Opening Date: November 15, 2024
Closing Date: December 3, 2024
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Salary: $15.60 - $19.03/hr**
**This includes a .60/hr Institutional Stipend
Job duties:
This is maintenance and personal services work involving minor supervisory duties in the custodial care of buildings and equipment or heavy manual work in a dietary service. Responsibilities include sweeping, cleaning, shoveling snow, raking leaves, filling food carts, and transporting the food to designated areas, and operating low-pressure boilers and elevators. May lead the work of employees engaged in janitorial tasks or dietary service work. Work is performed under general supervision.
REPRESENTATIVE TASKS: (A position may not be assigned all the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all the duties that may be assigned).
… | Leads a small number of other employees and participates in the routine cleaning of buildings and the care of surrounding grounds in order to maintain building cleanliness. |
… | Oversees other employees and participates in unskilled dietary service work such as filling carts with food, moving carts to ward floor kitchens, and returning empty containers and dishes in order to assist in the feeding process. |
… | Fires low-pressure boilers, removes ashes, and cleans flues and boiler room in order to provide heat and minimize fire hazards. |
… | Sweeps and cleans walks, mows lawns, rakes leaves, and shovels snow in order to keep outside premises in an orderly condition. |
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KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: (These are required to successfully perform the work assigned).
… | Knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment used in building custodial and unskilled dietary service work. |
… | Ability to plan, assign, and lead the work of employees engaged in janitorial and unskilled dietary service work. |
… | Ability to understand and follow simple oral and written instructions. |
… | Sufficient physical strength to perform a variety of routine manual tasks in the care, cleaning, and general maintenance of buildings and equipment and in heavy manual dietary service work. |
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be able to: function as a lead worker in a structured work environment; follow instructions; operate manual and automatic custodial equipment; adhere to safety rules; adapt quickly to diverse work assignments; work harmoniously in a team environment; lift 40 lbs. unassisted; and follow a work schedule.
Agency information:
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) is a 69-bed psychiatric hospital serving the entire State of Maine that provides services for people with severe mental illness. As a member of a statewide community of care givers, DDPC collaborates with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, their community and personal supports, to provide recovery-oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care and treatment in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment we can create.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
For additional information about this position please contact Jennifer Iverson at 207-561-5425 or emailrebecca.bennett@maine.gov.
To apply, please upload a resume and cover letter. To request a paper application, please contact Theresa Peppard at theresa.m.peppard@maine.gov.
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including:
- Work-Life Fit – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
- Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums ($11,196.96 - $12,514.32 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costsfor you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
- Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($387.92 annual value).
- Retirement Plan – The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
- Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including non-birthing parents and adoptive parents—receive six weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package, covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than full-time.
There's a job and then there's purposeful, transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn, grow, and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways, and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer, Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members, and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status or genetics.
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