Job Requisition ID: 58721
Opening Date: 09/11/2026
Closing Date: 09/25/2026
Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Class Title: CONTRACTUAL WORKER - 10000
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated starting salary $14,000/month; Full salary range $14,000-$16,000/month
Job Type: Hourly
Category: Full Time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: It is required that a person reports to the headquarters on this job position as necessary (could be weekly, monthly, or other schedule) dependent on operational need
Headquarter Location: 401 S Clinton St, Chicago, Illinois, 60607
Work County: Cook
Agency Contact:A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application. Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.
Position OverviewThe Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of the Director, is seeking a high-energy individual with experience working in the field of strategic planning to serve as a Strategic Planning Expert. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work cohesively with internal and external partners to develop and analyze best practices to streamline the processes necessary to achieve the agency's long term planning goal of improving service delivery. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership skills to achieve set goals while demonstrating independent initiative. The candidate will possess strong communication skills.
HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.
Minimum Qualifications- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college
- Requires a minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization
Preferred Qualifications- Four (4) years of experience working with Medicaid programs and/or other social service programs in State Government
- Four (4) years of extensive experience developing and implementing of strategic planning processes
- Four (4) years of extensive experience with strategic direction of a large organization
- Four (4) years of extensive knowledge of the steps necessary to achieve Executive Staff cooperation and implementation of the major policies to improve service delivery
- Four (4) years of experience communicating to high level personnel, preferably in the context of government and strategic planning processes. Must be able to write well and present comfortably in public
- Possess a Master's degree
Conditions of Employment- Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history
- Requires ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a laptop
- Ability to work normal working hours
The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Benefits StatementThe Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of the Director, is seeking a high-energy individual with experience working in the field of strategic planning to serve as a Strategic Planning Expert. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work cohesively with internal and external partners to develop and analyze best practices to streamline the processes necessary to achieve the agency's long term planning goal of improving service delivery. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership skills to achieve set goals while demonstrating independent initiative. The candidate will possess strong communication skills.
HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.
Employees receive a robust benefit package including:
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible Hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas.
- Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- (12) Weeks paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually.
- New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually.
- Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually.
- (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
If you are seeking a new opportunity, and this position appeals to you, please apply today!
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