Support Service Worker

State of Illinois•Kankakee, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking a Support Service Worker for the Shapiro Center in Kankakee, Illinois. The role performs routine, repetitive, unskilled manual support-service tasks on an assigned shift. Duties may include exterior building and campus cleanup, lawn care and snow removal, dietary tasks such as meal preparation, distribution, and cleanup, laundry, housekeeping, and clothing services. The worker uses and performs simple maintenance on standard equipment and machinery while following Public Health standards and facility and department policies and procedures. The role also completes simple clerical tasks, including work orders, supply orders, and routine logs and reports. The position is fully in office. The posted schedules are 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with a rotating schedule that provides every third weekend off and a 30-minute unpaid lunch. Two vacancies are listed, with differences in one scheduled day off during week two. The position requires the ability to complete an ANSI Accredited Food Handling Training Course within 30 days of employment, perform heavy physical work, work after business hours, on weekends and holidays, use office equipment including personal computers, travel for work, and pass an IDHS background check and a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.

Requirements

Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school, supplemented by six months of experience in the assigned support-service functional area.
Ability to complete an ANSI Accredited Food Handling Training Course within 30 days of employment.
Ability to perform heavy physical work.
Ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to use office equipment, including personal computers.
Ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
Ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.

Responsibilities

Perform routine, repetitive, unskilled manual support-service tasks at Shapiro Center on an assigned shift.
Perform exterior building and campus cleanup, including lawn care and snow removal.
Perform dietary tasks, including meal preparation, distribution, and cleanup.
Perform laundry, housekeeping, and clothing-service tasks.
Use and perform simple maintenance on standard equipment and machinery in compliance with Public Health standards and facility and department policies and procedures.
Complete simple clerical tasks, including work orders, supply orders, and routine logs and reports.
Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.

Benefits

Pension program
Competitive group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance
Three paid personal business days annually
Twelve paid sick days annually, with sick days carrying over from year to year
10–25 days of paid vacation annually, with 10 days in the first year of employment
Thirteen paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years
Twelve weeks of paid parental leave
Deferred Compensation Program, a supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax Medical Care Assistance Plan and Dependent Care Assistance Plan
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
GI Bill training and apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans
Commuter Savings Program for Chicago employees