PAINTER
Park Forest, IL, US, 60466-1200
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PAINTER - 30800
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Opening Date: 12/26/2024
Closing Date/Time: 01/09/2025
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $8,969.70 - $9,328.14 per month ($51.55 - $53.61 per hour)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: PR000
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
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Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 43251
Why Work for Illinois?
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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Painter for the Ludeman Developmental Center located in Park Forest, Illinois to receive day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Stationary Engineer – Assistant Chief and Chief to perform journey-level work in painting, redecorating, and refinishing of walls, interior and exterior, woodwork, furniture and fixtures for renovation and maintenance. Inspects work sites to determine amount and type of materials needed for painting projects. Estimates amount of time and amount of paint needed for each job.
Essential Functions
- Receives day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Stationary Engineer – Assistant Chief at the Ludeman Developmental Center.
- Prepares interior or exterior walls, metal surfaces, floors, ceiling, and equipment for painting, applies plaster, joint compound or spackling for the repair, construction, filling of holes or patching of walls and removed soiled, old, or excess paint.
- Refinishes bookcases, cabinets, metal cabinets. Repairs, reglazes, and places glass in windows and doors, paints furniture and maintains painting supplies.
- Works from heights on ladders, scaffolds, and platforms, stands for long periods of time and lifts heavy equipment, materials, structures, and furniture weighing up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
- Inspects work sites to determine amount and type of materials needed for painting projects.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of high school.
- Requires successful completion of a recognized painter apprenticeship program and two (2) years of full-time journey level painter experience or six (6) years of full-time journey level painter experience.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires the ability to work from heights on ladders, scaffolds, and platforms, stand for long periods of time and lift heavy equipment, materials weighing up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday-Friday; 30-minute unpaid lunch
Property Management/Facilities Management
Work Location: 114 N Orchard Dr Park Forest, IL 60466-1200
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Ludeman Developmental Center
Trades
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Posting Group: Building, Fleet & Institutional Support; Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who 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 benefit 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 & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 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
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
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