Maintenance Repair Worker 3

What You'll Do:

DYS is seeking a Maintenance Repair Worker 3 to join our diverse team The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background in semi-skilled and skilled tasks.

Specifically, the Maintenance Repair Worker 3 will:

• Work under general direction from the Building Maintenance Superintendent for the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility (CJCF) & requires considerable knowledge of maintenance in order to perform semi-skilled & skilled tasks (i.e., telecommunication; carpentry; electrical; plumbing; heating; refrigeration; electronic components of heating & cooling systems; installs various communications cables; maintains radio systems; masonry work; painting; various repairs & adjustments to building structures &/or equipment; repair to doors, partitions, windows,& furniture); moves computers, printers & other equipment; supervise youth workers assigned to work area.
• Perform &/or supervise the youth performing custodial duties within the facility.
• Perform necessary grounds keeping duties: snow removal, salt spreading, operation of motor vehicles with/or without snow plow, operate lawn mower, weed control/removal, plant/remove flowers, bushes & other landscape material, parking lot maintenance.
• Other duties as assigned (e.g., attend meetings, represent Building Maintenance Superintendant at DYS sponsored events; attend trainings, conferences on behalf of DYS, answer phones, etc.).

Why Work for the State of Ohio

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in maintenance repair (e.g., basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry & use of associated hand & power tools & equipment). Valid commercial driver's license required if motor equipment is of type & size regulated by Sections & of Ohio revised code; in Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry only, applicants must have successfully completed the mandated basic firefighter/introduction to fire behavior course (S-130/S-190).

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated licensure.

Job Skills: Facilities Maintenance & Inspection

Supplemental Information

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check that includes results from BCI & FBI, Public Safety, and State of Ohio Taxation. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services must partake in paid, mandatory 4 weeks of training. Week 1 is held at CJCF, weeks 2 through 4 are held in Orient, Ohio, 10-hour training days, Monday through Thursday.

DYS is a "qualifying employer" for the purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

ADA Statement

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Drug-Free Workplace

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.