CORRECTIONS GROUNDS SUPERVISOR

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Corrections at Taylorville Correctional Center is seeking a self-motivated and task-oriented candidate to fill the role of Corrections Grounds Supervisor. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of lawncare and its maintenance, as well as experience planning, preparing, and maintaining gardens and/or flower beds. This position would be ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors and maintaining a well-groomed lawn and grounds. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Job Responsibilities

1. Supervises individuals-in-custody in the maintenance of lawns and drives consisting of trees, shrubbery, planting and maintaining flower beds, as well as, the institutional garden, watering, fertilizing, mowing grass, hedge trimming, tree pruning, and removal, pickup, and disposal of trash, snow removal, etc.

2. Plans and lays out flower beds requiring conditioning and digging of flower beds, transplanting flower plants, fertilizing, watering and the maintenance of beds during the season.

3. Monitors and directs maintenance of walks, ditches, watersheds, facility exterior signs and roadways around the institution.

4. Monitors and directs the operation of landscaping and maintenance of institution grounds.

5. Operates and directs the use of power equipment such as power mowers, tractors, weed eaters, and snowplows used in the maintenance of institution and grounds.

6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of high school.
2. Requires two (2) years of experience in grounds maintenance and gardening.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
2. Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited.
3. Requires completion of an approved course in guard training within six months of employment.
4. Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the forefront of our operations, hiring, policies and procedures, and training. We recognize the benefit of workplace empowerment, the importance of diversity and fully support an environment where ALL employees are treated fairly, respectfully, and have equal access to opportunities and resources necessary to thrive and contribute to the agency’s success. IDOC genuinely values the differences of individuals in our custody and is committed to ensuring a healthy living environment where they feel valued, respected, and included.

Through our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), we shall establish and uphold agency policies and practices conducive to eliminating all forms of exclusion including, but not limited to, racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, and religious oppression.

The IDOC team works to serve justice in Illinois and increase public safety by promoting positive change in behavior of individuals in custody, operating successful reentry programs, and reducing victimization.

Employees enjoy excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance; retirement plan and deferred compensation; state holidays and other benefit time off; and pre-tax benefit programs. The department also offers extensive training and career advancement opportunities.

The Illinois Department of Corrections is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.