FCS - Staff Psychologist

Job Description

Job Description

FORENSIC CLINICAL SERVICES

CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE :               STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST

GRADE :                     22

UNION :                      TEAMSTERS LOCAL 743

SALARY :                   UNION PAY SCHEDULE, STEP 1

CURRENTLY $106, 996

LOCATION :              2650 SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

STATUS :                    FULL TIME, HYBRID

JOB SUMMARY AND DUTIES

Forensic Clinical Services is a clinical department operating under the Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County. Established in 1914, the department has the distinction of being the nation’s first adult psychiatric court clinic. The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest judicial circuit in the State of Illinois and one of the largest unified court systems in the world.

Staff psychologists are administratively and clinically responsible to the Supervisor of the Psychology Division.  Staff Psychologists perform diagnostic forensic examinations of adult criminal cases ordered by the Court and submit formal written reports and provide expert witness in-court testimony.  The examinations often involve the administration of psychological testing instruments and procedures.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to :

• Performance of court-ordered psychological examination on adult criminal defendants.
• Administration of comprehensive psychological testing instruments in their examinations, as well as on referral from the Court or the Division of Psychiatry.
• Preparation and delivery for the court of formal written reports and clinical summaries relevant to diagnoses, opinions, and recommendations. Forensic psychological examinations may be sought for :

Fitness to Stand Trial.

The duties listed are not set forth for the purpose of limiting the assignments or work.  They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee’s normal line of work.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

WORKING CONDITIONS / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

This position requires a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check.  All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all required screening criteria.

Applicants are advised that as a Drug Free Workplace, use of medical or recreational marijuana is prohibited and will disqualify a candidate from employment.

Information concerning the benefits for this position can be found at the Circuit Court of Cook County Employment Opportunities Page .

THE CIRCIUT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS,

IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment.  No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.

Revised : July, 2025

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