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Illinois Department of Human Services Clinical Director in Dwight, Illinois
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Agency:Department of Human Services
Location: Dwight, Illinois, 60420
Opening Date:4/03/2026
Closing Date:4/16/2026
Skill Option:Special License - Social Worker/Clinical Social Worker
Salary:Anticipated Salary: \$9,403 - \$11,081 per month (\$112,836 - \$132,972 per year)
Category:Full Time
County:Livingston
Number of Vacancies: 1
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Posting Identification Number: 51649
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Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Clinical Director for the Fox Developmental Center located in Dwight, Illinois. The incumbent will be responsible for all clinical psycho-social and habilitative programs and active treatment, development and rehabilitation of persons with a developmental disability. The Clinical Director will coordinate activities of clinical programs with nursing and medical staff, develop, establish, and implement goals and objectives for the centers Strategic Plan for all clinical programs. At Fox Developmental Center, we strive to provide equitable access to social/human services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.
Essential Functions
- Serves as Clinical Director for the Fox Developmental Center.
- Develops and implements contemporary psychological/clinical programs designed to move to a recovery oriented system and to incorporate Recovery strategies and Trauma informed care.
- Serves as a full-line supervisor.
- Attends treatment team meetings on a regular basis and provides treatment team staff with guidance and direction in optimal treatment planning.
- Writes, reviews and maintains various facility manuals which govern the areas of Admissions and Discharges, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning and Patient Care Monitoring.
- Serves and participates on various facility committees.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Preferred Qualifications
Four (4) years of professional experience developing, implementing and maintaining a system for monitoring clinical/psycho-social and rehabilitation programs nd activities in the treatment/development and rehabilitation of persons with developmental disabilities.
Four (4) years of professional experience providing clinical consultation on service delivery and active treatment relative to developmental disability policies and procedures.
Three (3) years of professional experience developing, interpreting and ensuring implementation of policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
Four (4) years of professional experience providing training and instruction to professional staff on the philosophy and goals for a clinical services program and current treatment technologies.
Three (3) years of professional experience developing reports for a public or private organization.
Three (3) years of professional experience communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders regarding issues dealing with mental health policies, procedures, staff, legislation and interag