Assistant Unit Director - Human Services

Assistant Unit Director - # 58006
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Agency:
Department of Human Services
Location: Kankakee, Illinois, 60901
Job Requisition : 58006
Opening Date: 08/20/2026
Closing Date: 09/02/2026
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,820 - $9,875 per month ($81,840 - $118,500 per year)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Kankakee
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

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Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Mental Health Administrator II for the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois to serve as the Assistant Unit Director to coordinate the overall function of the delivery of programs and services for individuals in an assigned unit. Supervises and directs activities of treatment teams to ensure individuals health/medical needs are met.

Directs treatment teams in formulating and implementing treatment programs for assigned individuals. Serves as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team to ensure compliance with applicable department rules and regulations, Public Health standards, accreditation standards, Shapiro and Department policies, procedures, forms and guidelines.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Assistant Unit Director.
• Serves as working supervisor.
• Assists higher level administrators on administrative matters and program development and evaluations.
• Serves as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team to ensure compliance with applicable department rules and regulations, Public Health standards, accreditation standards, Shapiro and Department policies, procedures, forms and guidelines.
• Reviews forms, logs and other reports ensuring information is accurate and is submitted in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to either (1) a master’s degree in administration, education or the behavioral sciences and one year of professional experience in or appliable to the provision of therapeutic patient services for persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities and successful completion of a comprehensive training program at the Mental…