Support Service Worker

Overview

Job Requisition : 51058

Opening Date: 01/05/2026

Closing Date: 01/16/2026

Agency: Department of Human Services

Class

Title:

SUPPORT SERVICE WORKER - 44238

Salary: Anticipated Salary: $3,693 - $4,700 per month ($44,316 - $56,400 per year)

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Kankakee

Number of Vacancies: 7

Bargaining Unit Code: RC009 Institutional Employees, AFSCME

Merit Comp Code:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

• Performs routine, repetitive unskilled manual tasks associated with support services at Shapiro Center on an assigned shift.
• Uses and performs simple maintenance on standard equipment and machinery.
• Performs routine food service tasks in the kitchen.
• Follows established procedures and performs general laundry functions including marking individuals’ clothing and institution linens.
• 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 ability to complete an ANSI Accredited food handling training course within 30 days of employment.
• Requires the ability to perform heavy physical work.
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
• Requires the ability to lift in excess of 75 lbs. with assistance.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, such as personal computers.
• 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.

Various shifts, see below:

(1 vacancy) 6:30 am - 3:00 pm;
Off Thurs/Fri, Off Sat/Sun, Monthly rotation, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pool/100A

(1 vacancy) 6:30 am - 3:00 pm;
Off Thurs/Fri, Off Sat/Sun, Monthly rotation, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pool/100B

(1 vacancy) 6:30 am - 3:00 pm;
Off Thurs/Fri, Off Sat/Sun, Monthly rotation, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pool/202A

(1 vacancy) 6:30 am - 3:00 pm;
Off Thurs/Fri, Off Sat/Sun, Monthly rotation, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pool/202B

(1 vacancy) 1:00 pm - 9:30 pm;
Off Thurs/Fri, Off Sat/Sun, Monthly rotation, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pool/411

(1 vacancy) 6:30 am - 3:00 pm;
Off Thurs/Fri, Off Sat/Sun, Monthly rotation, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pool/Unit 7

(1 vacancy) 6:30 am - 3:00 pm;
Off Thurs/Fri, Off Sat/Sun, Monthly rotation, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pool/805B

Headquarter

Location:

100 E Jeffery St, Kankakee, Illinois, 60901

Division of Developmental Disabilities
Shapiro Center
Residential Services

Work County: Kankakee

Agency Contact: DHS.Hiring Unit

Building, Fleet & Institutional Support;
Social Services

The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

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…