Gambling Manager

GAMBLING MANAGER

The Division of Human Services of Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking a Gambling Manager to plan, design and execute the Gambling Initiative Community Engagement Program for the Southern Region. In this role, the Gambling Manager will develop and implement policy for managing outreach for, but not limited to, the rural less populated areas of the state, to ensure outreach and assessment to population gaming establishments, sports betting, video gaming and outreach to casinos.

In addition, serving as a working supervisor and developing budget proposals for the expansion of outreach and marketing and providing funding recommendations are also highlights of this dynamic position. As a liaison, participates in and coordinates the ongoing collaborative planning efforts among gambling disorder providers, community and governmental organizations and monitors the program effectiveness and performance for comprehensive continuum of care.

Responsible for all facets of training for the Gambling Initiative Community Engagement Program as it relates to gambling disorder issues and policy to ensure comprehensive and uniform training. Speaks on behalf of the division at seminars on topics such as DHS policies concerning guidelines, networking and program development and serves as the interface between the public and the provider community towards the objectives of service integration.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Gambling Manager, planning, designing and executing the Gambling Initiative Community Engagement Program for the Southern Region.
• Organizes, plans, executes, oversees, monitors, and evaluates the implementation and ongoing performance of all parts of the comprehensive continuum of care for gambling disorder clients and the policies and procedures that attest to the success of this program.
• Serves as a Gambling Initiative Community Engagement Program technical expert providing guidance and direction specifically for, but not limited to, the rural less populated areas of the state to ensure outreach and assessment to population, but also includes representatives of gaming establishments, sports betting, video gaming and outreach to hospitals for gambling disorder outreach, prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
• Serves as a liaison and participates in and coordinates the ongoing collaborative planning efforts among gambling disorder providers, community and governmental organizations.
• Serves as working supervisor.
• Develops, coordinates and implements training for the Gambling Initiative Community Engagement Program as it relates to gambling disorder issues and policy to ensure comprehensive and uniform training is transferred to necessary entities.
• Speaks on behalf of the division at seminars on topics such as DHS policies concerning guidelines, networking and program development.
• Develops budget proposals for the expansion of outreach and marketing and makes funding recommendations for prevention and outreach for Gambling Initiative Community Engagement Program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college with courses in social or human services field.
• Requires three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of substance use disorder or gambling disorder treatment, prevention and/or recovery support services for a social or human services organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of professional experience in the field of substance use disorder or gambling disorder treatment, prevention and/or recovery support services for a social or human services organization.
• Three (3) years of professional experience utilizing available resources for effective program development and evaluation related to substance use disorder or gambling disorder prevention, treatment and recovery.
• Three (3) years of professional experience working with substance use prevention programs, practices and policies, substance use prevention science, knowledge of model program implementation and the use of research-based principles associated with the effective delivery of substance use prevention.
• Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience including assigning work, providing guidance to subordinate staff, recommending counseling, training staff, approving time off and preparing and signing performance evaluations.
• Three (3) years of professional experience working with programs and service objectives, activities and operational systems for a public or private organization.

Conditions of Employment

• 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…