Psychologist I

Job Requisition ID: 47129
Opening Date: 06/17/2025

Closing Date: 07/01/2025
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PSYCHOLOGIST I - 35611 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: (Eff 7/1/25) $5,637-$8,026/month ($67,644-$96,312/year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Lee
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Psychologist I for the Mabley Developmental Center located in Dixon, Illinois to perform professional psychological services to individuals including assessment program planning, instructing staff on implementation of programs and data collection and interpretation of individual progress. Serves as a member of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team. Utilizes behavior analysis and modification for developing Behavior Intervention Programs (BIP).

Essential Functions

Performs professional psychological services to individuals including assessment program planning, instructing staff on implementation of programs and data collection and interpretation of individual progress.

Serves as a member of the Interdisciplinary Teams by conveying individual progress information to the Team for assigned individuals.

Implements behavior programming with individuals, provides counseling, trains direct care staff in the provision of behavior programs.

Completes comprehensive summaries of counseling sessions.

Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a master’s degree in psychology from a recognized college or university supplemented by two (2) years’ professional experience in psychology or satisfactory completion of the psychologist associate program.

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

Conditions of Employment

Requires physical ability to access various work sites throughout the Center to attend meetings and confer with individuals and other professional staff.

Requires the ability to work after business hours weekends and holidays.

Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.

Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.

Requires ability to travel in the performance of 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.

Work Hours: See below: 

Monday: 10:00am - 6:30pm, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Friday: 6:30am - 3:00pm, with Saturday and Sunday off, 30-minute unpaid lunch, Clinical
Work Location: 1120 Washington Ave, Dixon, Illinois, 61021-1258  

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Mabley Developmental Center

Psychological Services
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Posting Group: Health Services; Social Services