IVH-L BUILDING & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER

Agency :  Department of Veterans' Affairs 

Posting ID:  REQ 49352
Closing Date: 09/09/2025 
Salary:   $4,586.00 - $6,228.00/monthly; CBA language applies; Anticipated starting salary $4,586/Monthly  
County:   LaSalle  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU:   RC042 Residual Maintenance Workers, AFSCME   

 

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.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Essential Functions

• Performs a variety of semiskilled work, below the journeyman level, to maintain and repair the structure, grounds, and equipment for Illinois Department Veterans Affairs Home (IDVA).
• Makes periodic rounds of buildings, inspecting for obvious safety and fire hazards.
• Performs routine safety inspection and services the equipment and items used by the residents and employees in other departments such as electrical lifts for residents and their wheelchairs.
• Relocates, renovates, and remodels rooms by loading and unloading equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, and assists with equipment up to 100 pounds.
• Operates motor vehicles to provide the transportation of residents to off-site medical providers and hospitals.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school plus one (1) year of maintenance work experience preferably associated with the building and mechanical trades and/or heavy equipment operation.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of working knowledge of construction and maintenance tools, equipment, and materials.
• One (1) year of elementary knowledge of one or more of the building and mechanical trades.
• One (1) year of experience in professional groundskeeping
• One (1) year of experience in following written and oral instructions.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass a background check.
• Requires the ability to pass a drug screen and pre-employment physical.
• Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
• Requires the ability to stand for the duration of the shift, aside from official breaks and lunch period.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• This position is considered heavy work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(d)). Heavy work involves lifting no more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours:  8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.  
Work Location: 1015 Oconor Ave, La Salle, Illinois, 61301  

LaSalle Veterans' Home

Nursing Services 
Agency Contact: IDVA.HR.APPLICANTS@ILLINOIS.GOV

Posting Group: Building, Fleet & Institutional Support  

 

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

 

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is a state agency designed to empower veterans and their families to thrive. We do this by assisting them in navigating the s