Job Requisition ID: 57794
Opening Date: 08/20/2026
Closing Date: 09/02/2026 11:59pm
Agency: Department of Corrections Dixon Correctional Center
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015
Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $8,571 - $10,571 per month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Lee
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage
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 Corrections is seeking a highly motivated professional to serve as the Business Administrator at Dixon Correctional Center. This position will supervisor a large subordinate staff in dedicated business office roles. In this role you will be managing a fiscal operation within a multi-million-dollar organization while maintaining strict security protocols. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
Essential Functions- Serves as the Business Administrator.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Administers, implements, and directs accounting functions.
- Administers, implements, and monitors purchasing functions.
- Remains up-to-date and in compliance with applicable standards of Commission on Accreditation, Administrative Regulations and Directives, Procedures Manual, Statewide Accounting Management System Manual and Local Business Procedure Manual.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college, preferably with courses in business or public administration.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in fiscal operations for a public or business organization.
Preferred Qualifications- Prefers more than three (3) years of experience managing and overseeing a multi-million-dollar budget for a large organization (500 or more employees)
- Prefers more than three (3) years of experience performing full range of fiscal functions, which include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Financial Reporting, within a large organization (500 or more employees)
- Prefers more than three (3) years of experience utilizing automated financial systems for financial reporting, property control, inventory management and voucher processing
- Prefers at least three (3) years of experience with contract establishment, contract monitoring, and procurement processes
- Prefers at least three (3) years of supervisory experience
- Prefers at least three (3) years of professional experience managing and responding to auditors
- Prefers a bachelor's degree in business administration, business management, finance, economics or accounting
- Prefers at least six (6) months of experience with BidBuy or other procurement software
- Prefers experience interpreting collective bargaining contracts and supervising union covered employees
Conditions of Employment- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
- Requires the ability to be on call.
- Requires the ability to work at various times outside of normal office hours to meet deadlines.
- Requires willingness to work within a correctional center.
- Requires the ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
- Requires the ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.
- Required to utilize digital technology, tools, platforms, and processes in managing and supporting various digital enhancements for greater efficiency, productivity, and digital transformation efforts within the department.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description
Work Hours: 7:00a - 3:00p Mon-Fri; Sat/Sun off
Headquarter Location: 2600 N Brinton Ave, Dixon, Illinois, 61021
Work County: Lee
Agency Contact: Posting Group: Leadership & Management
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