Corrections Maintenance Worker

4 weeks ago


Chicago, United States State of Illinois Full time

**Agency** : Department of Juvenile Justice

**Opening Date/Time**:04/23/2024 3:20pm
**Closing Date/Time**:05/07/2024 11:59pm
**Salary**: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/24) $4,985 monthly: Full Range $4,985-$6,910 monthly

**Job Type**: Salaried
**County**: Cook
**Number of Vacancies**: 1
**Plan/BU**: RC006

**Posting Identification Number **37327**

**Position Overview**:
**Essential Functions**:

- Performs maintenance work below the journeyman level in the repair of institutional buildings, machinery, and equipment.
- Assigns maintenance or repair tasks to youth performing maintenance repairs.
- Communicates with Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and Stationary Engineer-Assistant Chief about the needs of the institution.
- Accountable for all tools and equipment belonging to the institution.
- Handles minor electrical problems or instructs other employees to do so in his absence.
- Supervises the operation of a small maintenance or repair shop within the institution.
- Coordinates vehicle repair and maintenance as per Administrative Directive.
- Cleans and services grease trap bi-weekly or as needed.
- 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 four (4) years high school.
2. Requires one (1) year of experience in the maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
2. Prefers at least one (1) year of experience in the economical usage of materials and supplies.
3. Prefers at least one (1) year of experience of planning and laying out work according to requirements of assignment, and to lead youth by example and instruction.
4. Prefers at least one (1) year of experience in enforcing disciplinary, safety, security, and custodial measures for the control of youth.

**Conditions of Employment**:

- Requires the ability to lift and carry containers/equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Requires completion of an approved pre-service training course within six (6) months of employment.
- Requires the ability to pass an IDOC/IDJJ background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
- Requires the ability to comply with all local and federal health requirements and/or mandates.

**About the Agency**:
The mission of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is to build youth skills and strengthen families by promoting community safety and positive youth outcomes. Over 900 staff members from across various departments—security, programming, education, mental health, and more—collaborate with the understanding that youth are physically, emotionally, and cognitively different from adults. The department provides extensive services to young people through a developmental, treatment-focused model of care that builds youth resiliency,
engages families and promotes community safety at the five youth facilities it operates across the state. IDJJ serves and houses approximately 150 youth and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on Aftercare in various Illinois’ communities.

**Employee Benefits**:
The Department of Juvenile Justice offers an excellent benefits package including:

- 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)
- 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)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions

**Work Hours**: Sunday - Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm
**Work Location**: 136 N Western Ave Chicago, IL 60612-2222
**Agency Contact**:
IYC Chicago Human Resources Department

**Posting Group**: Building, Fleet & Institutional Support; Public Safety; Social Services

This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

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