Support Service Worker
About The Position
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking a Support Service Worker for the Shapiro Center in Kankakee, Illinois. The position performs routine, repetitive, unskilled manual support-service tasks on an assigned shift. Work may involve dietary, laundry, housekeeping, exterior building or campus cleanup, and clothing services, including meal preparation, clothing care, and cleaning. Services are performed in accordance with applicable Accreditation Council on Services or People with Developmental Disabilities (ACDD), Healthcare Financing Administration (HCFA), and Public Health requirements. The role also includes simple clerical record keeping related to work performed. This is a full-time, salaried union position with seven vacancies. The job is fully in office and offers several listed schedules, including shifts from 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with rotating days off and a 30-minute unpaid lunch. The position requires heavy physical work, and may require work after business hours, on weekends, and on holidays.
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.
Nice To Haves
- A resume/Curriculum Vitae is recommended, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine, repetitive, unskilled manual support-service tasks at Shapiro Center on an assigned shift.
- Perform support-service functions in dietary, laundry, housekeeping, exterior building or campus cleanup, and/or clothing service.
- Participate in meal preparation, care of clothing, or cleaning.
- Complete dietary, clothing, and housekeeping services according to applicable ACDD, HCFA, and Public Health requirements.
- Exercise safety precautions when using and handling supplies, tools, and equipment.
- Perform simple clerical record keeping related to activities performed.
- 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
- 3 paid personal business days annually
- 12 paid sick days annually, with sick days carrying over from year to year
- 10–25 days of paid vacation annually, including 10 days in the first year of employment
- 13 paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Deferred Compensation Program supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax programs, including Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) and Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill training/apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans
- 5% salary differential for bilingual positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
- Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
