Job Requisition ID: 59134
Opening Date: 09/30/2026
Closing Date: 10/14/2026
Agency: Department of Corrections
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
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage
Work Hours: 8 am - 4pm Mon-Fri; Sat/Sun off
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: Not available, fully in office
Headquarter Location: 2500 Route 99 S, Mount Sterling, Illinois, 62353
Work County: Brown
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 Corrections is seeking a highly motivated professional to serve as the Business Administrator at Western Illinois 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.
- Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non- State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non- State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
- This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
- 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.
- Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description
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:
