Job Requisition ID: 48275
Opening Date: 08/04/2025
Closing Date: 08/15/2025
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: MENTAL HEALTH TECH I - 27011
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $4,702 - $6,432 per month ($56,424 - $77,184 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Kankakee
Number of Vacancies: 10
Bargaining Unit Code: RC009 Institutional Employees, AFSCME

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POSITION OVERVIEW

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Mental Health Technician I for the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois to implement treatment programs for individuals in a living area on an assigned unit, on an assigned shift. Assists in providing physical care services and develops skills in care, treatment, development, and rehabilitation. Participates in and escorts individuals to planned educational, vocational, recreational, and social activities. Ensures compliance with Illinois Department of Public Health requirements when performing duties. Travels in performance of job duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school.
• Requires successful completion of a comprehensive training program at the Mental Health Technician Trainee level.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Requires the ability to perform heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing of wheelchairs and to lift, turn and/or reposition individuals.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law
• All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
  Work Hours: Various shifts, see below:
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 100B
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 103B
  (1 vacancy) 11:00 pm - 7:00 am; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, No lunch per collective bargaining agreement in accordance with 820 ILCS 140, Unit 201A
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 202A
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 704A
  (1 vacancy) 11:00 pm - 7:00 am; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, No lunch per collective bargaining agreement in accordance with 820 ILCS 140, Unit 704A
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 704B
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 704C
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 805A
  (1 vacancy) 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm; Wk 1: Off Tues/Sat, Wk 2: Off Sun/Fri, Wk 3: Off Wed/Thurs, 30 min unpaid lunch, Unit 813A
  Work Location: 100 E Jeffery St, Kankakee, Illinois, 60901
  Division of Developmental Disabilities
  Shapiro Center
  Residential Unit
  Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
  Posting Group: Health Services; Social Services

• Implements daily treatment programs and schedules for individuals in a living area, on an assigned unit, on an assigned shift.
• Provides and/or monitors personal care services for individuals such as bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing etc.
• Participates in and escorts individuals to planned educational, vocational, recreational and social activities, appointments and other areas of the center.
• Maintains area in a safe, clean, and orderly condition and in compliance with Illinois Department of Public Health requirements.
• Attends and completes mandated training for the department, facility, and programmatic area.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.