Maintenance Worker

This position is located in the Facilities Maintenance Division at Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois. This position performs simple and routine work involved in the maintenance and repair of grounds, exterior structures, buildings and related utilities, requiring the use of a variety of trade practices associated with occupations such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrical, cement work, painting, and other related trades.

Assist higher graded Maintenance Mechanics in various construction and maintenance projects, such as boardwalk repair, roofing, and historic preservation of park facilities. Perform grounds maintenance tasks such as mowing, weed-eating, leaf removal, and snow and ice removal. Perform custodial duties within park facilities, such as vacuuming, dusting, and trash removal. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work approximately 11.5 months in pay status, and you will be in a non-pay status 2 weeks (months ranging from late March November to Mid-April) depending on weather. Physical Effort: Works from ladders, scaffolds and platforms and where surfaces to be coated, or the parts of systems worked on are hard to reach that require incumbent to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts, carries and sets up parts and equipment that weigh up to 40 pounds. Working Conditions: Work is performed inside and outside where dirt, spray, and fumes are present. Also required to work in inclement weather and/or wear protective equipment and clothing that are sometimes heavy and uncomfortable. Area information: Lincoln Home National Historic Site is located in downtown Springfield, Illinois. Springfield, the state capitol (population 117,000) is located approximately 200 miles south of Chicago and 100 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. Amenities are typical of a Midwestern city and include a wide variety of educational and cultural opportunities as well as professional, commercial and health services. The climate is cold in the winter and hot and humid in summer. Government housing is not available, but a variety of housing options are available for rent or purchase in the local area. Housing costs are some of the lowest in the country. Additional information can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/liho and information about the Springfield area can be found at: https://www.springfield.il.us/.