Public Service Administrator

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Job Requisition ID: 59731 

Opening Date: 10/22/2026

Closing Date: 11/06/2026

Agency: Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015 

Skill Option: Special License - Illinois Law License 

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $8,571 - 10,571 monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time 

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: None

Merit Comp Code: Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from RC010 Collective Bargaining Coverage

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 1 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needs

Headquarter Location: 2125 S 1st St, Champaign, Illinois, 61820

Work County: Champaign

Under the Direction of Director of Office of the State Guardian, serves as managing attorney for the OSG division, responsible for supervising and coordinating the legal, guardianship, and paralegal staff of the division. Provides counsel to guardianship staff. Supervises staff attorneys and other legal staff in assignment of duties, allocation of resources, and supervision of performance. Provides legal advice and assistance to staff attorneys on cases and activities. Coordinates with regional managers all legal work required in the region including requests by guardianship representatives for court activities, ensuring that specific plans are made for the assignment and completion of court related activities, paying claims and handling property, and inventory and filing of accounts within statutory limits. Maintains an open caseload covering the assigned regional office and appears in court when necessary. Serves as public guardian in counties where the Governor has designated OSG as interim public guardian.

Essential Functions

• Maintains an open caseload covering the assigned regional office and appears in court when necessary.


• Coordinates with regional managers all legal work required in the region including requests by guardianship representatives for court activities, ensures that specific plans are made for the assignment and competition of court related activities, the payment of claims and handling of property, and that inventories and accounts are filed within statutory limits.


• Supervises staff attorneys and other legal staff in the assignment of duties, allocation of resources, and supervision of performance.


• Provides legal advice and assistance to staff attorneys on cases and activities.


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

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires possession of a valid license to practice law in Illinois.


• Requires graduation from an approved law school.


• Requires three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in legal matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers three (3) years of trial practice experience.


• Prefers three (3) years of experience with applying knowledge of rules of evidence and judicial and administrative procedures, case law, and research techniques.


• Prefers three (3) years of experience in advising, assisting, and directing other attorneys in implementing individual case strategy.


• Prefers two (2) years of experience in implementing agency policy and procedures.


• Prefers two (2) years of experience with estate taxes, especially the preparation and filing of such taxes.


• Prefers three (3) years of experience with disability and/or mental health law.

Conditions of Employment

• Successful completion and passing of fingerprint and background check.


• Requires ability to travel with overnight stays as appropriate.


• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.


• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

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