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2 Feb2023
Full-Time Support Service Worker # 23316 – Waukegan
Elisad5 – Posted by Elisad5 – Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Posting Identification Number 10-70-23316
Work Hours: Mon – Fri, 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Kiley Developmental Center
Support Services Unit
Food Services
Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Support Service Worker for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois to perform routine, repetitive unskilled manual tasks associated with support services, including exterior building and campus clean-up including lawn care and snow removal, dietary tasks including meal distribution and clean-up, laundry tasks, housekeeping and clothing services. Uses and performs simple maintenance on standard equipment and machinery, ensuring compliance with Public Health standards, facility, and department policies and procedures. Completes simple clerical tasks including completing work orders, supply orders, and routine logs and reports.
Job Responsibilities
1. Performs routine, repetitive unskilled manual tasks associated with support services.
2. Uses and performs simple maintenance on standard equipment and machinery, ensuring compliance with Public Health standards, facility, and department policies and procedures.
3. Performs routine food service tasks in the kitchen.
4. Follows established procedures and performs general laundry functions including marking patients’ clothing and institution linens.
5. Completes simple clerical tasks including completing work orders, supply orders, and routine logs and reports.
6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of High School supplemented by six months experience in the support service functional area to which assigned.
Conditions of Employment
1. Per P.A. 098-0566 – Requires ability to complete a food handling training course within 30 days of employment.
2. Requires the ability to perform heavy physical work and lift more than 75 pounds with assistance.
3. Requires skill in the basic operation of machinery and equipment in the assigned area.
4. Requires the ability to instruct others in simple methods and procedures common to the area.
5. Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
6. Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individuals or others.
7. Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
8. Requires the ability to travel.
9. Requires the ability to pass the IDHS background check.
10. Requires the ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
11. Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is to provide equitable access to social services, support programs, and resources to enhance the lives of all whom we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency, and Kindness.
As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefits package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually – (10 days in year one of employment)
* Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour Work Schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even-numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 10 Weeks of Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program – A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
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