Job Description

Job Requisition ID: 53146
Closing Date: 02/10/2026
​Agency: Department of Juvenile Justice
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070)
Skill Option: Law Enforcement/Correctional
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Antcipated Starting Salary: $9,174.00 to $11,174.00 (Full Range: $9,174.00 to $15,858.00)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Logan; Sangamon
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

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ASSISTANT SUPERITENDENT OF OPERATIONS

Why Work for Illinois?

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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

POSTION OVERVIEW

The Assistant Superintendent of Operations is responsible for initiating and implementing new methods and procedures to enhance the efficiencies of operations for their facility. The incumbent in this position monitors the daily functions of the facility to ensure orderly operations of Operation areas and acts as Chief Administrative Officer in the absence of the Superintendent. This role is critical to the success of the facility and supervises a team of operation managers, security staff, dietary staff, and engineering/maintenance workers. This position would be an excellent fit for someone with a passion for criminal justice reform and rehabilitation. The Department of Juvenile Justice welcomes applicants who are looking for a dynamic opportunity with a purpose to apply!

ESSENITAL FUNCTIONS

• Serves as Assistant Superintendent of Operations.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Reviews data to assist and confer with the Superintendent in establishing overall institution policies, facility budget preparation.
• Completes inspection tours of facility to ensure compliance with safety and security standards.
• Attends administrative staff meetings and conferences.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires the knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or advanced degree from an accredited college or university with the specialization in criminal justice, education, psychology, social work, or a closely related social science.
• Required prior experience equivalent to four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience managing projects or people in a public or business organization with two (2) years of specific experience serving adolescents or young adults who are involved with the legal, child welfare, or behavioral health system.

PREFERRED QUALIFCATIONS

• Prefers management experience within a juvenile justice secure facility or other residential setting.
• Prefers management experience in a collective bargaining environment, specifically following a labor contract while managing staff.
• Prefers knowledge of juvenile justice best practices including community-based alternatives to incarceration, Prison Rape Elimination Act requirements, and strategies to reduce confinement.
• Prefers facility operations and maintenance experience.
• Prefers dietary operations experience.
• Prefers experience with 24/7 on-call and management of crises.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Requires the ability to pass IDOC/IDJJ background check
• Requires the ability to pass IDOC/IDJJ drug screening
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate
• 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 ILCS420/4A 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.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

ABOUT THE AGENCY

The mission of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is to build youth skills and strengthen families by promoting community safety and positive youth outcomes. Over 900 staff members from across various departments—security, programming, education, mental health, and more—collaborate with the understanding that youth are physically, emotionally, and cognitively different from adults. The department provides extensive services to young people through a developmental, treatment-focused model of care that builds youth resiliency, engages families, and promotes community safety at the five youth facilities it operates across the state. IDJJ serves and houses approximately 150 youth and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on Aftercare in various Illinois’ communities.

​Work Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm (Monday-Friday)
Headquarter Location: 861 S State St, Lincoln, Illinois, 62656
Work County: Logan
Email: idjj.humanresources@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management; Public Safety; Social Services

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