PSYCHOLOGIST II
Posted: June 03, 2025
Company: Illinois Department of Human Services
Employer Type: Government
Position Type: Full Time
Job Type: Psychology
Experience Level: Professional
Certification Required: Ph.D
Education Required: Masters
City: PONTIAC
County: LIVINGSTON
Salary Range: $75000 and Up
Posting Identification Number 47162
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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.
Desired Skills
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology from a recognized college or university supplemented by one (1) year of professional experience in psychology. For candidates not possessing these qualifications, a master's degree in psychology from a recognized college or university is a minimum requirement. If the minimum educational requirement is met, four (4) years' qualifying professional psychology experience may be substituted for the doctoral degree in psychology and one (1) years’ experience
- This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.
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 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.
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