Work Environment:

This is an in-person, office-based position located in the Madison County Administration Building in Edwardsville, Illinois. Remote work is rarely available. Attendance at public meetings, hearings, or events outside regular business hours may be required. While performing the primary duties of the position, the employee will be required to sit and stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Annual salary: $45,000 – $65,000, based on experience and qualifications
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave

Application Process:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Stephanie Seehausen at srseehausen@madisoncountyil.gov

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Madison County's Organizational Values help direct every employee toward a common goal.  They remind us that we share a larger purpose.

Madison County's Organizational Values are:

• Communicate openly & honestly
  • I circle back when there is a need for clarity or amends
  • I have direct honest conversations with people rather than talking about them to others
  • I reach out for help when I need it and respond to others appropriately when they ask for help
  • I facilitate clarity not confusion
  • I listen to others while setting my own biases aside and focusing on the whole person
• Maintain high standards of excellence
  • I conduct myself in a way that demonstrates our standards of excellence
  • I define what success means within my team and engage them through a continuous improvement mindset
  • I and my team set appropriate goals and establish checks and balances to ensure our goals are reasonably achieved
  • I lead by example through establishing clear guidelines and defining our standards
  • I accept change that benefits my colleagues and our organization
• Integrity
  • I do what I say I'm going to do
  • I act in alignment with my values
  • I do the right thing when nobody is looking
  • I value input from others and recognize that I am not always right
  • I seek to build trust and avoid carelessly blaming others
• Accountability
  • I own my mistakes, apologize and make amends
  • I make myself available for, and am receptive to feedback
  • I take responsibility
  • I establish achievable deadlines for myself and my team
  • I take ownership by not making excuses
• Compassion
  • I treat my colleagues with respect and compassion by responding when appropriate in a timely and professional manner
  • I commit to showing compassion by seeing my colleagues as real people
  • I create an inclusive work environment where I value my colleagues as people
  • I respect my colleagues in how I speak about them when they aren’t present
  • I actively listen to my colleagues