Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Psychologist II for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois to conduct professional psychological services to individuals within the assigned caseload. Designs and implements behavior modification programs and assists more experienced psychologists in training staff in the techniques of behavior modification and learning theory. Conducts individual, group and family therapy and administers and completes comprehensive psychological assessments and psychological tests. Designs and evaluates behavioral management programs. Counts data and reports statistical information as part of the Interdisciplinary (ID) process. Uses data to adjust individual programming. Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, provides community linkage in relations to individual evaluation and specific psychological/psychiatric services determined by the interdisciplinary treatment team. Attends and participates in psychology services committees and groups and completes treatment documentation.

Job Responsibilities

• Conducts professional psychological services to individuals within the assigned caseload at Kiley Developmental Center.
• Conducts individual, group and family therapy sessions for assigned cases.
• Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Administers and completes comprehensive psychological assessments and psychological tests.
• Completes treatment documentation.
• Provides community linkage in relations to individual evaluation and specific psychological/psychiatric services determined by the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Attends and participates in psychology services committees and groups.
• Keeps abreast of any new psychology-based developments and/or treatments regarding developmentally disabled individuals.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology from a recognized college or university supplemented by one 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 years’ qualifying professional psychology experience may be substituted for the doctoral degree in psychology and one years’ experience.

• This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

Conditions of Employment

• 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 ability to administer, score and interpret psychological tests.
• Requires ability to properly interpret psychological information and to make sound recommendations.
• Requires ability to prepare complex written and oral reports.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
• Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.