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Job Summary
Job Requisition ID:51302
Opening Date: 11/06/2025
Closing Date: 11/20/2025
Agency:Department of Human Services
Class Title:PAINTER - 30800
Skill Option:None
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5879.46 - $6203.10 per month ($33.79 - $35.65 per hour)
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Randolph
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:PR000
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.
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Position Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Painter for the Chester Mental Health Center located in Chester Illinois to receive day to day guidance from the Chief Stationary Engineer. Performs journey level work in painting redecorating and refinishing of walls interior and exterior woodwork furniture and fixtures for renovation and maintenance. Prepares interior or exterior walls metal surfaces floors ceiling and equipment for painting applies and fills holes in plaster or woodwork with patching plaster putty or other type filler compound. Erects ladders or scaffolding needed for painting and repairing interior and exterior walls. Performs shop work at facilities. Inspects work sites to determine amount and type of materials needed for painting projects.
Essential Functions
- Performs journey level work in painting redecorating and refinishing of walls interior and exterior woodwork furniture and fixtures for renovation and maintenance at the Chester Mental Health Center.
- Prepares interior or exterior walls metal surfaces floors ceiling and equipment for painting applies and fills holes in plaster or woodwork with patching plaster putty or other type filler compound.
- Erects ladders or scaffolding needed for painting and repairing interior and exterior walls.
- Performs shop work at facilities.
- Inspects work sites to determine amount and type of materials needed for painting projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of high school.
- Requires successful completion of a recognized painter apprenticeship program and two (2) years of fulltime journey level painter experience or six (6) years of full-time journey level painter experience.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires a valid appropriate drivers license.
- Requires ability to work overhead and on knees.
- Requires ability to operate power lifts and overhead platforms.
- Requires ability to work from heights (on ladders scaffold and platforms) stand for long periods and liftand move heavy equipment materials structures and furniture up to 50 pounds independently and upto 75-100 pounds with assistance.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment including 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.
Work Hours:7:00am - 3:00pm Monday - Friday; 30-minute paid lunch
Trades
Work Location:1315 Lehmen Dr Chester Illinois 62233-2542
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Chester Mental Health Center
Trades
Posting Group:Building Fleet & Institutional Support; Social Services
About the Agency:
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 employment)
- Personal Sick & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI BillTraining/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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Key Skills
- Drywall Experience
- Hand Tools
- Basic Math
- Construction Experience
- Carpentry
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Airless Paint Spraying
- Auto Body Repair
- Auto Painting
- Painting
- Caulking
