Clinical Psychologist

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• Agency:**Department of Human Services
• Location:** Kankakee, Illinois, 60901
• Opening Date**: 11/24/2025
• Closing Date**: 12/09/2025
• Salary:**Anticipated Salary: \$7,787 - \$11,450 per month (\$93,444 -
  
  

\$137,400 per year)

• County:**Kankakee
• Number of Vacancies**: 1
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**Posting Identification Number: 51607**

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**Position Overview**

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Clinical

Psychologist located in Kankakee, Illinois to serve as lead clinician at

the State Operated Developmental Centers (SODCs), serving individuals

with intellectualdisabilities. Maintains a caseload and monitors and

directs the handling of more complex cases. Provides leadership to

psychology staff in the development and planning for behavior

intervention plans. Administers psychological tests and establishes and

documents diagnostic classifications. Serves as a member of Clinical

Administrative Review Team (CART), provides technical assistance to

community providers and SODCs. Provides initial and refresher trainings

regarding learning and behavior issues/resolutions to new staff. Chairs

the BSC and serves as a member of a treatment team. Aids other SODCs in

psychological testing/services by reviewing and providing guidance for

psychological testing. Testifies in court and signs certificates of

admission; assesses individuals to determine mental capacity upon

admission.Travels in the performance of duties.

**Essential Functions**

• Serves as a Clinical Psychologist and lead clinician at the SODCs,
  
  

serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.

• Participates in the SODC training programs through teaching,
  
  

training, and seminars.

• Develops behavior intervention plans for individuals who exhibit
  
  

maladaptive behavior.

• Chairs the BSC at SODCs as needed and serves as a member of a
  
  

treatment team.

• Travels to SODCs for psychological testing/services.
• Serves on a variety of committees, both internal and statewide
  
  

committees.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably
  
  

within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

**Conditions of Employment**

• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary
  
  

to prevent injury to individual or others.

• Requires the ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary
  
  

Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.

• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and
  
  

holidays.

• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal
  
  

computers.

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with
  
  

overnight stays as appropriate.

• 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 Hou**