Program Director

Position Overview

Agency:
Department of Human Services
Job

Requisition

Location:

Rushville, Illinois, 62681
Opening Date: 1/30/2026
Application/Closing Date: 3/2/2026
Salary:
Anticipated Salary: $10,835 - $12,835 per month ($130,020 - $154,020 per year)
County:
Schuyler
Number of Vacancies: 1

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Program Director for the Treatment and Detention Facility (TDF) located in Rushville, Illinois to direct and coordinate services at the facility. The incumbent will manage the general, medical, psychiatric, administrative, security and fiscal functions. Formulates and institutes administrative policies to guide the overall direction of the total program operation.

• Serves as the Program Director for the Treatment and Detention Facility (TDF).
• Directs, reviews and enforces standards of care and treatment for residents receiving services at the TDF in accordance with DHS/DBHR policies, procedures and standards of practice.
• Serves as full line supervisor.
• Through subordinate supervisors, directs fiscal management staff in the development of the annual budget proposal.
• Directs investigations and communications surrounding unusual incidents, violations of agency or facility rules, complaints, criminal violations, lawsuits filed against the facility.
• Serves as official spokesperson for the TDF.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Five (5) years of professional experience organizing, administering and evaluating ongoing services in a multi‑disciplinary operation.
• Five (5) years of professional experience interacting with and communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders.
• Five (5) years of professional supervisory experience, assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, providing counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, preparing and signing performance evaluations and approving time off.
• Five (5) years of professional experience developing and interpreting policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
• Five (5) years of professional experience working with Federal and State standards and regulations relative to residential care and treatment programs.
• Five (5) years of professional experience developing strategic plans, long and short‑term goals for residential treatment program.

Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties. Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non‑State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.

This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public.

All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of …