Psychologist II

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• Agency:**Department of Human Services
• Location:** Dwight, Illinois, 60420
• Opening Date**: 11/21/2025
• Closing Date**: 12/08/2025
• Salary:**Anticipated Salary: \$6,589 - \$9,541 per month (\$79,068 -
  
  

\$114,492 per year)

• County:**Livingston
• Number of Vacancies**: 1
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**Posting Identification Number: 51638**

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**Position Overview**

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a

Psychologist II for the Fox Developmental Center located in Dwight,

Illinois to independently perform professional psychological assessments

and therapy for a broad range of individuals who are developmentally

disabled and provides professional input into the development and

revision of individual program plans. Trains and monitors direct care

staff in the implementation of programs to increase appropriate,

adaptive behavior and decrease inappropriate, maladaptive behaviors.

**Essential Functions**

• Independently performs professional psychological assessments and
  
  

therapy for a broad range of individuals who are developmentally

disabled.

• Provides professional input to interdisciplinary team in the
  
  

development of individual program plans.

• Trains and monitors direct care staff in the implementation of
  
  

programs to increase appropriate, adaptive behavior and decrease

inappropriate, maladaptive behaviors.

• Provide individual therapy to various individuals.
• Attends seminars and workshops exchanging information to assure a
  
  

uniform approach consistent with Center policy for behavior

training.

• 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 work after business hours, weekends and
  
  

holidays.

• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal
  
  

computers.

• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary
  
  

to prevent injury to individual or others.

• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires ability to pa s 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 Hours:Various shifts, see below:**

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm, working one early shift, one late

shift and one weekend shift per month (flexible shifts), with a

30-minute paid lunch

• Headquarter Location:**134 W Main St, Dwight, Illinois, 60420
  
  

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Fox Developmental Center

Residential Services\

• Work County:**Livingston**\
  
  

Agency Contact:**

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