Psychologist III
Job Location:
Waukegan, IL - USA
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Posted:
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Job Summary
Job Requisition ID:56164
OpeningDate:05/21/2026
Closing Date: 06/04/2026
Agency:Department of Human Services
Class Title:PSYCHOLOGIST III - 35613
Skill Option:None
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: (Eff 7/1/26) $7602-$11110/month ($91224-$133320/year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Lake
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:RC063 Professional Employees EducatorsJuvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinatorsand Physicians 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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The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Psychologist III for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan Illinois to serve as a team leader to designated interdisciplinary (ID) habilitation teams by assigning cases to other professionals monitoring other professionals work and providing guidance to other professionals. Integrates coordinates monitors and evaluates the implementation of Individual Program Plans. Provides psychological/behavioral services to assigned treatment teams.
- Serves as a team leader to designated ID (Interdisciplinary) habilitation teams by assigning cases to other professionals monitoring other professionals work and providing guidance to other professionals.
- As the team leader of a designated professional treatment team directs monitors and evaluates the work of the team.
- Assumes responsibility for a caseload including cases of an advanced complexity level.
- Provides guidance and direction to ID team members in the implementation of behavioral procedures to modify individuals behavior.
- Serves as liaison with the consulting physician.
- Proposes initial medication reduction plan and participates in habilitation team efforts in monitoring progress of and revising medication reduction plans for individuals on psychotropic medication.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
- Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology from a recognized college or university supplemented by two (2) years professional psychology experience.
For Candidates not possessing these qualifications a masters degree in psychology from a recognized college or university is a minimum requirement. If the minimum educational requirement is met five (5) years qualifying professional psychology experience may be substituted for the doctoral degree in psychology and two (2) years experience.
- Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
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 travel in the 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:see below
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Requires one early morning shift one evening shift and one weekend day per month which will be agreed upon with the supervisor. The week that a weekend day is worked a weekday will be chosen to be a non-work day.
Headquarter Location:1401 W Dugdale Rd Waukegan Illinois 60085
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Kiley Developmental Center
Clinical Services/Psychological Services
Work County:Lake
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 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.
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 BillTraining/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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State employees: Log in to thecareer portalfor State employees and review theInternal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on 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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Required Experience:
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