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Job Requisition ID: 48285
Opening Date: 08/05/2025

Closing Date: 08/18/2025
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: DIETITIAN - 12510 
Skill Option: UMP UD Credential 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5,148 - $7,227 per month ($61,776 - $86,724 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Lake
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Dietitian for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois to interpret nutritional guidelines, standard and special dietary requirements. Plans and prepares modified diets and menus for Kiley Developmental Center. Participates in the habilitation planning process. Trains professional and para-professional staff about proper nutrition and dietary requirements. Plans menus, conducts on-site meal monitoring and evaluates the facilities nutritional safety and sanitation policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

  • Interprets nutritional guidelines, standard and special dietary requirements.
  • Provides direction to center staff in areas of portion control, modified diet, and sanitation procedures in accordance with Public Health Standards.
  • Evaluates individuals for food acceptance and weight changes.
  • Performs quality assurance checks including sanitation, random samples of meal quality and proper food preparation. 
  • Monitors the facility homes for sanitary storage practices.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned that are reasonable within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with courses in dietetics.
  • Requires licensure as a dietitian nutritionist by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation*.
  • *This requirement is set forth in the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act (225 ILCS 30).
  • This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title. 

Conditions of Employment

  • Requires the ability to work 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.
  • Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
  • Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
  • The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, 30-minute unpaid lunch 

Food Service
Work Location: 1401 W Dugdale Rd, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085  

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Kiley Developmental Center

Fiscal Services Dietary
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov

Posting Group: Health Services; Social Services