Join our team at the Southwest Developmental Center!

Who Are We?

The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma informed care agency focused on implementing our core values and providing support to people with developmental disabilities. We oversee a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring the health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment. To learn more about DODD click here.

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DODD Core Values:

To help Ohioans with developmental disabilities, DODD has embodied the following core values that focus on the experience of our customers, the people we serve, and their families:

• Kindness & Empathy – All interactions are based on genuine care and concern for all involved. We listen to those we serve, our partners, and each other.
• Collaboration – We engage with each other and our partners with openness and trust.
• Transparency – We are accessible and visible in our business practices.
• Quality Innovation – The services we deliver are value-added and promote excellence.
• Inclusiveness – Cultivate an environment that embraces diversity and ideas at every level of interaction. Our systems and processes are designed to ensure that every person is treated equally, and every voice is heard fairly.
• Accountability – We conduct ourselves professionally and will manage taxpayer dollars responsibly.

Job Duties:

Under general supervision of Building Maintenance Supervisor 2 & with required considerable knowledge of maintenance repair, performs variety of skilled & semi-skilled maintenance. Replaces, repairs, installs & maintains various plumbing equipment (i.e. water & sewer lines, sinks, faucets, toilets, bathtubs & pipers); performs minor preventive maintenance on equipment as required. Performs maintenance, replacement, minor installation & repair of electrical equipment (i.e. light fixtures, electrical outlets, switches, appliances, wiring panels, fans, heating cooling & sprinkler systems). Performs carpentry work involving maintenance, alteration &/or repair to buildings, equipment & wooden structures (i.e. doors, windows, floors, walls, furniture, door closers & lock); installs locks. Performs minor repairs &/or replacements of gutters & roofs. Paints, patches & prepares surfaces of rooms, buildings, etc; knowledge of block & cement work.

Requires working knowledge of safe driving practices & skill to operate small motor vehicles (van, station wagons, cars, trucks& electrical trucks) to transport residents or staff to/from developmental center for variety of activities (i.e. medical appointments, workshops) & for pick up &/or delivery (i.e. food, supplies, parts). Inspects (i.e. measures air in tires, checks headlights, windshield wipers, turn signals measures level of coolant/antifreeze in radiator), services (i.e. adds, coolant, antifreeze, washer fluids) & maintains (i.e. change oil & filters, lubricates, washes, waxes, cleans interior, replaces light bulbs) motor vehicles. Cleans shop/work area.

Performs general maintenance of grounds by operating outside maintenance equipment (i.e. tractors, riding & push mowers, snow plows) to perform or assist in snow removal (i.e. shovels now, salts to treat roadways, driveways & sidewalks); Cuts grass, prunes trees, weeds, waters flower beds, edges sidewalks, rakes & picks up leaves. Keeps grounds clean by disposing of litter, leaves, and branch clippings. Cleans, performs minor repairs & maintains related tools & equipment (i.e. tractors, mowers, hand tools, snow blowers, week eaters, edgers).

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in maintenance repair work (e.g., basic electricity, plumbing, carpentry, masonry repair & use of associated hand & power tools & equipment); in Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry only, applicants must have successfully completed the mandated basic firefighter/introduction to fire behavior course (S-130/S-190); in accordance with section 124.11 (B) (2) of revised code, Director Of Administrative Services has determined this classification to be unskilled labor class & therefore exempt from written examination. Valid commercial driver's license required if motor equipment is of type & size regulated by sections 4506.01 & 4506.12 of Ohio revised code.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated licensure.

Job Skills: Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Attention to Detail

UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

May work evening shift; may be exposed to high & low temperatures; may be exposed to weather.

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Rule 5123:2-2-02, “Background Investigations for Employment,” outlines disqualifying offenses that will preclude an applicant from being employed by the Department of Developmental Disabilities. The State of Ohio is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of applicants or employees as defined in applicable federal law, state law, and any effective executive order. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact the ADA Coordinator by email at EEO-DiversityAffairs@dodd.ohio.gov.

The final applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to a urinalysis drug screen for illegal drug use prior to the appointment. An applicant with a positive test result will not be offered employment and will be barred from employment with the State of Ohio for 1 year.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.