Job description
Agency : Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 05/05/2023
Closing Date/Time: 05/18/2023
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5,536 - $8,279 per month
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
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.
While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 10-76-26496
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a position to evaluate, monitor and analyze community-based program grant making requirements regarding services designed to benefit individuals in Illinois with serious mental illness. This involves developing and implementing operational procedures to provide for the execution of grant agreements for 50+ Division of Mental Health grant programs. This position plans, organizes, directs, and integrates work activities to provide a timely and effective execution of grant agreements as well as monitors compliance with established state and federal laws and guidelines that govern implementation requirements; and participates in the analytical review of service utilization activities utilizing a systematic analytical approach to conceptualize the impact of various programs as they affect clients who are severely emotionally disturbed and their families from a statewide perspective. Develops an evaluation methodology for the Mental Health Service System grant application funding opportunities.
Job Responsibilities
- Evaluates, develops and analyzes community-based program grant making requirements regarding services designed for eligible entities.
- For eligible entities, provides technical assistance and conducts analytical and programmatic reviews of current programs and community- based programs.
- Provides technical assistance to state staff, grant applicants and awardees regarding the service delivery system design.
- Develops an evaluation methodology for the Mental Health Service System grant application funding opportunities documents.
- Serves on task forces, associations, and organizations to review issues regarding mental health services acquisition process.
- 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, supplemented by a master's degree in business or public administration, with coursework in areas such as economic theory, accounting and finance, organizational theory, and operations research.
- Requires three (3) years progressively responsible professional experience in management operations analysis.
Preferred Qualifications
- One (1) year of professional experience working with the application process for obtaining community-based services, including working with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act, for a public or private organization.
- Three (3) years of professional experience working with electronic data processing operations and the manner in which they are utilized in operations analysis for a public or private organization.
- One (1) year of experience providing technical assistance for the grantmaking process, including creating and hosting meetings/trainings on Webex, for a public or private organization.
- One (1) year of professional experience analyzing problems and developing systems of action.
- One (1) year of professional experience posting grant opportunities on the OneWeb.
- Two (2) years of professional experience presenting ideas clearly, both orally and in writing.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires basic proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint Software.
- Requires ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
- Requires ability to pass the Illinois Department of Human Services background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
Work Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Work Location: 600 E Ash St Springfield, IL 62703-2925
Division of Mental Health
Bureau of Business Policy & Fiscal Operations
Community Grants-Fiscal Analysis/Support
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Job Family: Building, Fleet & Institutional Support; Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.
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 Work Schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 10 Weeks Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care
- Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link:
https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
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