Crisis Response Administrator
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Job Location:
Springfield, VT - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 112800 - 135972
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Requisition ID:50399
Opening Date: 10/14/2025
Closing Date: 10/27/2025
Agency:Department of Human Services
Class Title:SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR - 40070
Skill Option:Health and Human Services
Bilingual Option:
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $9400 - $11331 per month ($112800 - $135972 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:None
Merit Comp Code:Term Appointment/ Agency
A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application. Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.
When applicable titles that require specific coursework professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.
Posting Identification Number 50399
Why Work for Illinois
Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion equity and dedication that define our state. Whether youre helping to improve schools protect our natural resources or support families in need youre part of something biggersomething that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.
No matter what state career youre looking for we offer jobs that fit your life and your scheduleflexible 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 Family & Community Services is seeking to hire a dynamic administrator and independent and critical thinker who is organized detail-oriented strategic mindset and a motivational leader with the ability to communicate vertically and horizontally to oversee The Bureau of Crisis Response for the Department of Human Services. The Divisions mission is to assist Illinois residents by connecting them with public assistance programs and services. Through its programs services and prevention efforts the Division improves the health and well-being of individuals and promotes self-sufficiency and integrity of families of Illinois.
Essential Functions
- Serves as the Crisis Response Administrator.
- Directs organizes and develops highly complex research to craft written and/or statistical proposals affecting changes in recommended legislation existing statutes and/or administrative rules as it relates Bureau programs.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Reviews data summary analysis reports on routine basis to promote needed updates and/or development of policies procedures and/or guidelines that result in ongoing equal and equitable service delivery to eligible individuals statewide.
- Represents the Associate Director or other Division of Family and Community Services (DFCS) executive team in internal and external meetings with other bureaus divisions grantees stakeholders and state and federal government representatives.
- 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 four (4) years college with course work in a social or human services field.
- Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience working with housing and homeless services in a health or human services organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Four (4) years of professional experience in planning coordinating implementing and evaluating program support services and related strategic goals and objectives activities and operational systems for a public or private organization as it relates to housing and homeless services.
- Four (4) years professional experience reviewing and analyzing program fiscal and operational written and statistical reports.
- Four (4) years of professional experience developing reviewing and analyzing budgets for a public or private business organization to develop and implement strategies for allocation of federal and/or state funding for a public or private organization.
- Four (4) years of professional experience planning for the effective utilization of program monitoring resources for a public or private business organization.
- Four (4) years of professional experience exercising judgement and discretion in developing implementing interpreting and monitoring program financial and personnel policies procedures and/or protocols for a public or private organization.
- Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience managing personnel assigning work providing guidance to subordinates recommending and/or implementing counseling and/or discipline activities following collective bargaining agreements training staff and approving time off.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties with overnight stays as appropriate.
- 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 employment offer notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
- This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
* All conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours:Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch
Work Location:823 E Monroe St Springfield Illinois 62701
Division of Family and Community Services
Office of Housing Stability
Bureau of Crisis Response
Springfield/Sangamon County
Posting Group:Leadership & Management; 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 for 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.
Term Appointment:
Candidates hired into a term position shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and are subject to a probationary period. The term may be renewed for successive four-year terms at the Director of the Department of Human Servicess discretion.
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)
- Personal Sick & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time 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 BillTraining/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: INSTRUCTIONS
Use the Apply button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
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State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees a link is available at the top left of in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the View Profile link in the top right of 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 thecareer portalfor State employees and review theInternal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: 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.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your junk mail spam or other folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
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