Vision & Hearing Program Manager – Public Service Administrator
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Springfield • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $8,281 - $12,223 per month
About the role
- Plans, develops, coordinates, and participates in the statewide program of vision and hearing screening.
- Serves as working supervisor.
- Assists with planning, developing, coordinating and evaluating the mandated Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Program.
- Maintains records and reports relative to all segments of the statewide vision and hearing screening and training program.
- Develops and submits policy statements relative to the function of the Vision and Hearing Screening Program.
- Prepares vision and hearing screening budget, with input and assistance from fiscal staff, manages financial activities of the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Program, recommends budget allocation to separate vision and hearing screening efforts and the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Program, manages expenditures of allocated program funds.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned that are reasonable within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the fields of health and human services.
- Preferred Qualifications Master’s Degree in the field of Audiology, Speech Pathology, Optometry, or Nursing.
- Three (3) years of administrative experience in public health, human services, audiology, optometry or nursing.
- Three (3) years of experience in the areas of diagnostic audiology, deafness/hearing impairment, optometry, or vision impairment.
- Three (3) years of experience in fields of statewide programs and inter-agency activities.
- Three (3) years of experience working with the Microsoft suite of programs, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
- Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
- Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
- Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
- 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
- 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
- 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
- 13-14 paid holidays per year
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
administrative experiencediagnostic audiologydeafnesshearing impairmentoptometryvision impairmentprogram planningbudget managementpolicy developmentrecord keeping
Soft Skills
coordinationsupervisionevaluationcommunicationorganizational skillsleadership
Certifications
Master’s Degree in AudiologyMaster’s Degree in Speech PathologyMaster’s Degree in OptometryMaster’s Degree in Nursing