Job Requisition ID: 57435
Opening Date: 07/28/2026
Closing Date: 08/27/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070)
Skill Option: Health and Human Services
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,835 - $12,835 per month ($130,020 - $154,020 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Randolph
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Excluded - Subject to Paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (6) of Section 4d of the Personnel Code
Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (SPSA, Option 6)DO NOT APPLY ONLINE****A RESUME IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING****A resume and cover letter should be submitted to the Agency contact listed below.Posting Identification Number: 57435Position Overview The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) is seeking to hire a Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Chester Mental Health Center. Plans, directs, administers and coordinates mental health services and manages the general, medical, psychiatric, administrative and fiscal functions. Directs, reviews and enforces standards of care and treatment for patients receiving services at the hospital. Directs staff on matters involving the development and management of Chester's budget. Serves as official spokesperson for the hospital. Interprets department, state and federal policies, regulations and procedures to subordinates, outside official, professional and public groups. Chester Mental Health Center strives to assist patients to achieve their full recovery potential and values culture, safety, recovery, efficiency and quality.
Essential Functions - Serves as the Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Chester Mental Health Center.
- Directs, reviews, and enforces standards of care and treatment for patients receiving services at the hospital.
- Directs Fiscal Management staff on matters involving the development and management of Chester's budget.
- Serves as official spokesperson for the hospital.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of those enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications - Requires equivalency to a master's degree in a health or human services related field.
- Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the administration of a social services department, organization, facility, or hospital.
Preferred Qualifications - Five (5) years of professional experience organizing, administering and evaluating ongoing services in a multi-disciplinary operation.
- Five (5) years of professional experience interacting with and communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders.
- Five (5) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, preparing and signing performance evaluations and approving time off.
- Five (5) years of professional experience developing and interpreting policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
- Five (5) years of professional experience working with Federal and State standards and regulations relative to residential care and treatment programs.
- Five (5) years of professional experience developing strategic plans, long and short-term goals for a residential treatment program.
Conditions of Employment - Requires the ability to serve on-call after business hours, weekends, and holidays on a rotation basis.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm; 30-minute unpaid lunch
Headquarter Location: 1315 Lehman Dr, Chester, Illinois, 62233
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Chester Mental Health Center
Administration
Work County: Randolph
Agency Contact: Posting Group: Leadership & Management; Social Services
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONSDO NOT APPLY ONLINEPlease submit a resume and cover letter via email to:
[email protected]Application deadline: Thursday, August 27, 2026 (11:59pm)
