Hearing & Speech Advanced Specialist

Location: Waukegan, IL, US, 60085

Job Requisition ID:  39148

Agency: Department of Human Services 

Opening Date: 12/03/2024

Closing Date/Time: 12/18/2024 

Salary: Anticipated Salary (Effective 7/1/24): $7,066-$10,326/month ($84,792-$123,912/year) + Bilingual Pay  

Job Type: Salaried 

County: Lake  

Work Hours:  8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday  

Administration

Work Location: 1401 W Dugdale Rd, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085  

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Kiley Developmental Center

Hearing and Speech

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Hearing and Speech Advanced Specialist for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois to coordinate the entire hearing and speech services program. Recruits graduate students for internship training and clinical practicums. Develops and implements comprehensive speech, language and hearing services. Utilizes manual communication skills with individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.

Job Responsibilities

1. Coordinates hearing and speech services at the Kiley Developmental Center.
2. Provides direct professional clinical speech pathology and audiology services to an assigned caseload.
3. Develops and oversees practicums for graduate students for internship training and clinical practicums.
4. Serves as designated lead worker.
5. Functions as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team.
6. Translates functions/procedures into sign language for individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.
7. Prepares routine and specialized reports.
8. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires possession of a master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from an approved program.
2. Requires a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR).
3. Requires a valid, current Professional Educator License (PEL) with endorsement as a speech-language pathologist (either teaching or non-teaching) issued by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
4. Requires three (3) years of directly related clinical experience in an advanced clinical setting.
5. Requires the ability to communicate in sign language at a colloquial skill level.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
2. Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
3. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
4. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
5. 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.

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 & 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)
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 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