What are the responsibilities and job description for the MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN I position at illinois?
Job Requisition ID: 57780
Opening Date: 08/03/2026
Closing Date: 08/14/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN I (27011)
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $4,867 - $6,657 per month ($58,404 - $79,884 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 4
Bargaining Unit Code: RC009 Institutional Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
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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Why Work for Illinois?
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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Mental Health Technician I for the Madden Mental Health Center located in Hines, Illinois to perform beginning level duties on an assigned shift on an assigned unit for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill individuals. Assists in providing physical care, developing self help skills and supervision of skills of daily living. Participates in personal and monitoring of patients during crisis situations. Performs simple nursing procedures. Participates in training to increase job skills.
Essential Functions
- Performs beginning level duties on an assigned shift on an assigned unit for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill patients.
- Assists in providing physical care, developing self-help skills and supervision of skills of daily living.
- Performs beginning level program duties.
- Participates in personal and monitoring of patients during crisis situations to include appropriate intervention, limit setting, redirection, time out and full-length restraints.
- Performs simple nursing procedures (Temperature Pulse Respiration (TPR’S), blood pressure (BP), weights, collects specimens for lab, etc.).
- Participates in training to increase job skills.
- 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 completion of high school.
- Requires successful completion of a comprehensive training program at the Mental Health Technician Trainee level.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to the patient or others.
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to perform heavy lifting, carrying and pushing.
- Requires the ability to travel in performance of job duties.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: Various shifts, see below:
(1 vacancy) 4:00 pm - 12:00 am; Wk A: Off Sun/Fri, Wk B: Mon/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Pavilion 4
(1 vacancy) 4:00 pm - 12:00 am; Wk A: Off Sun/Fri, Wk B: Tues/Sat, 30 min unpaid lunch, Pavilion 5
(1 vacancy) 4:00 pm - 12:00 am; Wk A: Off Sun/Thurs, Wk B: Mon/Fri, 30 min unpaid lunch, Pavilion 5
(1 vacancy) 4:00 pm - 12:00 am; Wk A: Off Mon/Sat, Wk B: Sun/Wed, 30 min unpaid lunch, Pavilion 6
Headquarter Location: 1200 S 1st Ave, Hines, Illinois, 60141
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Madden Mental Health Center
Nursing Services
Work County: Cook
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Health Services; Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being of everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.
As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
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Salary : $4,867 - $79,884