Up to $126K per year working for Illinois? Check out state jobs open now & what they pay
Looking around online for job postings? The Illinois state government is hiring for hundreds of open positions statewide, including some in the metro-east.
Unemployment saw a slight decline from 5.3% to 5.2% in the Land of Lincoln in December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate had previously held steady at 5.3% from August to November.
Many updated and new laws went into effect in Illinois last month, including several affecting employment rights. One major update was a pay transparency amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, requiring employers with more than 15 workers to include pay scale and benefit information in job postings. Illinois state government positions have already included pay range information, but many private businesses will now do so, as well.
The Illinois state government is hiring for more than 355 positions as of Feb. 12. Here’s what to know about positions available in the metro-east and statewide.
Office coordinator
Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Wage: $3,971 per month anticipated starting pay
Location: Chicago
Application deadline: Monday, Feb. 17
Minimum qualifications for this position include “knowledge, skill, and mental development” equivalent to the completion of two years of secretarial/business college, or completion of high school and two years of related office experience, or two years of independent business experience, and the ability to type 30 words per minute, the listing says.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
“Under direction, performs complex and specialized procedures to achieve the service of income withholding orders or to otherwise dispose of delinquency referrals
Reviews and analyzes accounts through the comparison of HFS computer records and Clerk of the Court payment records to determine correct delinquency amount
Gathers information and issues notices of delinquency to responsible relatives whose accounts meet established delinquency guidelines
Gathers information and issues referrals for accounts in need of adjustment to designated accounting staff and referrals for cases in need of legal action to attorneys for Child Support Specialists
Establishes and monitors tracking procedures to monitor status of notices of delinquency, income withholding services, and other work in progress
Keyboards letters, forms, records, and other documents relative to income withholding operations.”
You can apply for the office coordinator position online.
Programming analyst engineer
Agency: Department of Transportation
Wage: $5,761 per month anticipated starting pay
Location: Collinsville
Application deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Minimum qualifications for this position include a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology) college or a master’s degree in engineering or an engineer intern license in Illinois, and 43 months of civil engineering experience, the listing says.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
“Assists in the development of the Annual and Multi- Year Highway Improvement Programs.
Participates in special review and monitoring committees, including the District Safety Committee.
Maintains the district element of the PPS.
Provides programming data to district and central office bureaus and offices.
Reviews project documents of non-project or design report projects to ensure that they conform with state policy and programmed limits and costs.
Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner [conducive] to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.”
You can apply for the programming analyst engineer position online.
SAFE Model administrator
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Wage: $8,500 to $10,500 per month anticipated starting pay
Location: Collinsville
Application deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Minimum qualifications for this position include a master’s degree in social work or a related human services field, three years of professional experience in child welfare services and three years of supervisory experience in the area of child welfare, the listing says.
The listing’s preferred qualifications include six years of professional experience conducting direct child welfare or child protection casework for DCFS, private sector partner agencies or a DCFS counterpart agency in another state, four years of professional experience in a public or private organization exercising working knowledge and application of child welfare principles, best practice development, employee coaching, emerging issues and research and more.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
“Serves as SAFE Model Administrator for an assigned sub-region
Conducts high level case reviews and provides expert consultation to evaluate safety practice and family engagement practice
Provides expert level field support to field supervisors and other appropriate staff to reinforce core skills and knowledge, enhancing the transfer of learning from the training classroom to field operations
Develops and implements strategies to foster engagement, coordination, and integration of core child welfare and child protection practices and achieve specified outcomes
Provides high level input into overall DCFS policies, procedures, and training curricula as a subject matter expert
Attends and provides leadership and input into various meetings.”
You can apply online for the SAFE Model administrator position.
Environmental health specialist III
Agency: Department of Public Health
Wage: $5,703 per month anticipated starting pay
Location: Fairview Heights
Application deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27
Minimum qualifications for this position include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with 30 semester hours in the physical or biological sciences and three years of professional experience in environmental health practice, the listing says.
The listing also describes several preferred qualifications, including three years of experience conducting field inspections, surveys and investigations to determine eligibility for licensure or certification and/or assess compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations, three years of experience preparing routine and complex reports, correspondence and activity logs and more.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
“Plans and prepares schedule strategy for inspection of regulated entities.
Performs equipment checks of dairy and manufactured food plant pasteurization equipment systems to ensure proper operation and accuracy.
Collects official food, water and environmental samples as directed by Regional Supervisor or in compliance with the food or dairy enforcement program.
Responds to incidents and conducts complex investigations of food safety concern, including but not limited to, complaints, foodborne illness outbreaks, tampering incidents and emergency recall implementation.”
You can apply for the environmental health specialist position online.
Benefits counselor
Agency: Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois
Wage: $56,940 to $72,883 per year
Location: Springfield
Application deadline: Friday, Feb. 28
Minimum qualifications for this position include a bachelor’s degree in math, statistics, accounting, education, business or a related degree or five years of progressive experience in lieu of a degree, and three years of progressive responsibility in a related business or education field, the listing says. Preferred qualifications include experience with pensions, benefits and/or employee relations.
Some of the job responsibilities include, the listing says:
“Maintain an understanding of existing statutory requirements, rules and procedures that determine retirement options and benefits.
Use Excel spreadsheets and computerized procedures to process information requests and calculate benefit estimates including age retirement annuities, reversionary, reciprocal and single-sum retirements.
Analyze and prepare all necessary calculation and benefit information in order to provide comprehensive and concise information to members via teleconferences, individual conferences and correspondence.
Conduct individual field conferences and teleconferences.
Make oral presentations at member meetings explaining TRS benefits and new legislation.
Edit the standard meeting presentation to meet the needs of different member groups such as state employees covered by TRS or retired members.
Conduct individual counseling sessions via Teleconference, video, or In-office.
Respond to member emails according to standard procedures.
Analyze inquiries, recommend solutions or refer cases [with] complex issues to the Benefits Counseling Manager according to established problem resolution procedures.”
You can apply for the benefits counselor position online.
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