BUILDING/GROUNDS LABORER

Position Overview

Join a World Class Institution!! The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is hiring a Building/Grounds Laborer. This position is responsible for coordinating activities related to cleaning and maintaining ALPLM's beautiful campus. The ideal candidate is dependable, a self-starter, and is comfortable working alone as well as with others. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is a world class institution that welcomes more than 250,000 visitors every year and houses one of the world's best collections of Illinois and Lincoln-related documents, artifacts, and audiovisual materials. We invite qualified applicants to apply for the position of Building/Grounds Laborer to help ALPLM continue to chronicle the life of one of our nation's greatest Presidents and the history of Illinois.

Essential Functions

• Maintains interior cleanliness of facilities.
• Cleans exhibit areas and stairways open to the public.
• Performs exterior maintenance of facilities.
• Participates in setting up and taking down tables and chairs for meetings, events and receptions.
• Wipes tables in meeting rooms, break rooms and common areas.
• Moves various items throughout the campus.
• Conducts rounds on the premises including parking garage.
• Performs upkeep on Agency vehicles to keep them clean of debris.
• 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 high school. 

Conditions of Employment

• Requires possession of a valid appropriate driver's license and required auto insurance.
• Requires the ability to work holidays, evenings, and weekends.
• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the use of an agency-supplied mobile phone. 
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as outlined in the job description.

About the Agency

The ALPLM is passionate in or mission to inspire civic engagement through the diverse lens of Illinois history and sharing with the world the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln.  As caretakers of a one-of-a-kind collection of artifacts, we consider our work to learn, teach and share history a great honor. The people of the ALPLM strive to employ innovate approaches to create a positive impact for the future, as it can be inspired by the past.  As preservationists of Illinois' diverse history, we strive to build, maintain, and make accessible a growing record of history for today's inquisitive explorers as well as those who shall, in the future, rely on our efforts.  Our learning-centered agency insists on the values of honesty and integrity, intentional leadership, equitable collaboration and transparent accountability.  The ALPLM boasts pristine facilities, a creative environment, and a professional staff with a variety of backgrounds and talents.

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

* 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)

* 13 paid holidays annually - 14 on even numbered years

* 12 weeks 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) and more

For more information about our benefits please follow this link https//www2.illinois.gov/coms/benefits/pages/default.aspx