Facility Worker

Job ID: 30683
Agency: SD Developmental Center
Location: Redfield, SD
Salary: $15.21 - $20.28/hr., depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: C
Closing Date: 03/25/2025

This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the SD Developmental Center.

This position cleans and sanitizes floors, walls, and furniture in offices and residential living areas. Cleans bathrooms to ensure sanitary conditions are met. Will assist with snow removal using hand tools as needed. Keeps walkways and entrances to buildings free of ice and snow.

Facility Workers are conducting basic maintenance and grounds at SDDC, and a good percentage of KSA’s listed.

Duties are as follows:

• Janitorial equipment maintenance and repair.
• Basic electrical maintenance
• Changing of incandescent, fluorescent, and LED lamps.
• Basic plumbing maintenance and repair
• Unplugs sinks, toilets and drains with hand cable snakes.
• Unplugs pipes/replace drain tail pieces.

Grounds

• Removes snow and/ice from sidewalks, steps, ramps for accessibility.
• Set up auditorium for special events.
• Operates string trimmer.
• Weed flower beds.
• Monitoring buildings and grounds.
• Monitors for unlocked doors/windows and secures.
• Reports unsafe conditions to supervisor.
• Work from ladders.
• Perform heavy lifting and physical labor.
• Client moves within facility.
• • Beds, dressers, personal effects.

• Basic carpentry
• Basic painting
• Vents
• Registers
• Assist Sr. Building Maintenance with lifting/setting cabinetry.

Custodial duties

• All custodial duties for a clean and sanitary living and working environment.

Working hours may vary depending on the project load and assignment.

Must be flexible to be called in during weather events such as blizzards. Will be required to use chemicals that kill bacteria. Must have the ability to use janitorial equipment such as buffers, mops, brooms, vacuums, etc.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Successful applicant(s) will undergo an abuse and neglect screening.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=18B
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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