STAFF DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST I

Job Requisition ID: 48856

Opening Date: 08/15/2025
Closing Date: 08/28/2025
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: STAFF DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST I - 41771
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5,928 - $8,493 per month ($71,136 - $101,916 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:

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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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All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Why Work for Illinois?

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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible 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 Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Staff Development Specialist I for Madden Mental Health Center, located in Hines, Illinois, to participate in developing and presenting training programs and curricula for all levels of administrative, support, and direct care staff. Designs and develops new training modules. Conduces training sessions for all current and new administrative, support, and direct care staff at the facility. Plans, develops, and implements specialized training programs and workshops for the staff. Evaluations and creates audio-visual training aides and manuals. Serves on a variety of committees which impact training design and programs and their contents.

Essential Functions

• Participates in the development of training programs and curricula for all levels of administrative, professional, support and direct care staff at Madden Mental Health Center.
• Conducts training sessions for current and new administrative, support, and direct care staff including new employee orientation, annual re-training, restraint seclusion, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training.
• Plans, develops and implements specialized training programs and workshops for staff.
• Serves as a member of various facility, regional and state training committees that monitor training of the local area and represents the facility at Department of Human Services meetings.
• Attends and actively participates in all mandatory meetings and trainings.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college. Academic course work should include quantitative measures (introductory statistics or business mathematics or social science analytical tools), educational methods, psychology of individuals, organized or group behavior, labor relations or equivalents.
• Requires two (2) years of professional experience in education or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of professional experience providing training in a clear and concise manner and in various accessible formats to ensure comprehension of material.
• Two (2) years of professional experience assessing employee training needs and developing curriculum in a public or private organization.
• Two (2) years of professional experience working with federal and state requirements for a direct service for individuals with disabilities in a public or private organization.
• Two (2) years of professional experience evaluating the effectiveness of training programs, making recommendations and implementing changes.
• Two (2) years of professional experience utilizing trends, techniques and technology to enhance training programs and prepare quality content for participants.
• Two (2) years of professional experience working with software packages such as Microsoft Outlook, Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint preparing reports and presentations in accessible formats for various audiences.

Conditions of Employment

• 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: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm; 30-minute unpaid lunch

Work Location: 1200 S 1st Ave, Hines, Illinois, 60141

Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

Madden Mental Health Center

Training and Staff Development

Agency Contact: [email protected]

Posting Group: 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)
• 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 Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

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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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