Human Resources Director

at Department of Human Services in Centralia, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is pleased to announce an opening for a Human Resources Director for the Murray Developmental Center located in Centralia, Illinois.  The Murray Developmental Center is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented individual who will lead and direct the Human Resources and Labor Relations functions at the center.  This role provides support and assistance to all employees of the center and ensures management focuses on providing a positive and productive work environment for all employees.

• Serves as the Human Resources Director for the Murray Developmental Center.


• Serves as full line supervisor.


• Confirms appropriate classification within the Position Classification plan while meeting the classification needs of the center.


• Reports regularly on personnel issues such as changes in personnel policies and procedures, employee turnover and the general status of the personnel operation of the center.


• Administers the Labor Relations program for the center.


• Participates as a member of Executive Committee.


• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in business or public administration.


• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative human resources or labor relations experience for a private or public organization.

• Three (3) years of experience supervising paraprofessional and professional staff including assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff and approving time off.


• Two (2) years of professional experience working with human resources and labor relation rules, regulations and procedures.


• Two (2) years of professional experience with labor relation activities, including negotiations, grievances and contract interpretations, while utilizing ethical practices and procedures.


• Three (3) years of professional personnel experience in a private or public organization maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with professionalism.


• Three (3) years of professional experience providing advice and counsel to employees and senior leaders regarding human resources and labor relations issues.


• Two (2) years of professional experience communicating with both internal and external stakeholders daily ensuring detailed and critical analysis of work performed.

• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.


• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.


• Requires the ability to serve as Administrator on Duty (AOD) on a rotation basis, after business hours, weekends and holidays. 


• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers. 


• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties. 


• 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.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and relat