Psychologist Ii

**Agency**:Department of Human Services

**Location**: Waukegan, IL, US, 60085

**Opening Date**:4/26/2024

**Closing Date**: 5/09/2024

**Salary**:Anticipated Salary: $5,901 - $8,825 per month ($70,812 - $105,900 per year)

**Job Type**:Salaried

**County**:Lake

**Number of Vacancies**:2

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**Posting Identification Number 37384**

**Position Overview**

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Psychologist II for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois to conduct professional psychological services to individuals within the assigned caseload. Designs and implements behavior modification programs and assists more experienced psychologists in training staff in the techniques of behavior modification and learning theory. Conducts individual, group and family therapy and administers and completes comprehensive psychological assessments and psychological tests. Designs and evaluates behavioral management programs. Counts data and reports statistical information as part of the Interdisciplinary (ID) process. Uses data to adjust individual programming. Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, provides community linkage in relations to individual evaluation and specific psychological/psychiatric services determined by the interdisciplinary treatment team. Attends and participates in psychology services committees and groups and completes treatment documentation.

**Responsibilities**:

- Conducts professional psychological services to individuals within the assigned caseload at Kiley Developmental Center.
- Conducts individual, group and family therapy sessions for assigned cases.
- Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
- Administers and completes comprehensive psychological assessments and psychological tests.
- Completes treatment documentation.
- Provides community linkage in relations to individual evaluation and specific psychological/psychiatric services determined by the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Attends and participates in psychology services committees and groups.
- Keeps abreast of any new psychology-based developments and/or treatments regarding developmentally disabled individuals.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

**Minimum Qualifications**

**Conditions of Employment**
- Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

**Work Hours**:Monday - Friday, 8am-4:30pm and

Working 1 early shift (6a-3p the first Tuesday), 1 late shift (12p-8p the second Thursday) and 1weekend day (8a-4:30p the third Saturday) per month

**Work Location**: 1401 W Dugdale Rd, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Kiley Developmental Center

Psychological Services

**Posting Group**:Health Services ; Social Services

**About the Agency**:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

**About the Agency**:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need all across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

**As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following**:
A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
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