Maintenance Department - Worker

Title: Maintenance Worker

Department: Homer Township Maintenance Department

Reports To: Homer Township Supervisor and/or Maintenance Foreman

Position Type: Full-time; Non-Exempt

Pay Range: $28 to $32/hour

Pension/IMRF: Yes

Insurance: Yes

Vacation/Sick/Holiday Pay: Yes

Date Updated: September 18, 2026

Hours: This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week. This position may require non-traditional work hours at various times throughout the year. A typical schedule is five weekdays from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Work may include evenings, weekends and holidays on occasion along with assisting with special event throughout the year. Overtime may be required as necessary.

Job Summary

Assorted maintenance/repair work assigned by the Township Supervisor or Maintenance Foreman for Homer Township parks, rental facilities, senior housing, equipment and other properties.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Includes, but not limited to, lawn care; weed and trash removal; restroom care; painting; building maintenance and snow removal.

Operates various types of heavy, light, and complex equipment used in the maintenance of the Township’s properties, facilities, senior apartments, parks, etc.

• Performs maintenance work such as cleaning park facilities including restrooms

pavilions, painting, trash disposal, etc.

• Assists in care and planting of turf, trees, shrubs, flowers, and natural areas.
• Ensure work orders are completed for every job and ensure materials are available

for assigned tasks.

• Solves problems related to field projects and locations.
• Communicate effectively with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensures that projects stay on approved schedule.
• Ensures that standards and time frames are adhered to.
• Decide which tools are needed and order the necessary materials.
• Properly maintains and monitors a Township supplied cell phone; remains “On-

Call,” “Duty -Ready,” and able to report to work within forty-five (45) minutes of being

notified throughout the winter months.

• Follows safety protocols to ensure public and employee health and safety.
• Resolves resident complaints.
• Attend training seminars as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of five (5) years previous experience and/or training that includes

horticulture, park maintenance, facility maintenance, and vehicle/equipment

maintenance; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

• Any work-related experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the aboverequired

knowledge, skills, and abilities is an acceptable substitute for the abovespecified

education and experience requirements.

• Must possess and maintain a State of Illinois Driver’s License.

Abilities required

• Ability to perform manual labor and heavy lifting (approx. 50 lbs.)
• Tolerance of excessive weather and outside working conditions
• OSHA safety requirements and standards
• Safely and efficiently operate and maintain township equipment (such as lawn

mowers, string trimmer, snowplow, snow blowers and other township

equipment/vehicles)

• Excellent customer service skills and conflict resolution
• General construction practices and procedures
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to make plumbing, electrical, painting, and

carpentry installations and repairs.

• Familiarity and understanding of general grounds procedures for the care and

upkeep of turf, irrigation, trees, and shrubs.

• Mathematics to calculate correct amounts of materials
• Significant responsibility for the care, condition, and use of mechanical materials,

equipment, tools, etc.

• Communicate effectively and verbally and in writing.
• Ability to use a variety of hand tools and equipment including all department trucks,

backhoes, front-end loaders, trenchers, snow plow, snow removal and de-icing

equipment, sweepers, and mowers.

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Available to perform “on call, as needed” for after hour maintenance services

Preferred Requirements

• Certified Playground Safety Inspector Certification.
• Experience working in local municipal government.
• Experience in the construction trades.
• CPR/AED certification.

ADA Compliance

• Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant

physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing,

stooping kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting,

carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of heavy objects (approx. 50 lbs.)

• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate

colors or shades of colors, sound, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals.

Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure

to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt dust, pollen, odors, wetness,

humidity, traffic hazards, toxic agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being

performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an

exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities

from time to time, as needed.

Pay: $28.00 - $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28 - $32