SUPPORT SERVICE WORKER

at Department of Human Services in Dixon, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Support Service Worker for the Mabley Developmental Center located in Dixon, Illinois to perform routine, repetitive unskilled manual tasks associated with support services, including exterior building and campus clean-up, dietary tasks including meal distribution and clean-up, and housekeeping 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.

• Performs routine, repetitive unskilled manual tasks associated with support services, including exterior building and campus clean-up, dietary tasks including assisting with kitchen clean-up, housekeeping and other related duties.


• Uses and performs simple maintenance on standard equipment and machinery, ensuring compliance with Public Health standards, facility and department policies and procedures.


• Performs routine kitchen related tasks such as assisting with clean-up, food prep as necessary to include the use of peelers, food choppers, steam kettle, blenders, food processors and vertical cutters to slice, dice and chop food.


• Stocks housekeeping carts and supplies for both departmental use as well as use by others throughout the facility.


• Completes simple clerical tasks including completing work orders, supply orders and routine logs and reports.


• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of High School supplemented by six (6) months experience in the support service functional area to which assigned.

• Per P.A. 098-0566 Requires the ability to complete a food handling training course within 30 days of employment.


• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers. 


• Requires the ability to lift and carry items weighing in excess of 75 lbs. with assistance and pushing pulling carts weighing up to 400 lbs. with assistance. 


• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays. 


• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties. 


• 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.