Laborer

Job Description

Laborer

(
2600072M
)

Organization
:

Developmental Disabilities - Columbus Developmental Center
Agency Contact Name and Information
:

charlotte.calloway@dodd.ohio.gov
Unposting Date
:

Sep 28, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location
:

Columbus Developmental Center

1601 West Broad Street

Columbus

43222-1087
Primary Location
:

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation
:

$19.44 - $20.78
Schedule
:

Full-time
Classified Indicator
:

Classified
Union
:

OCSEA

Primary Job Skill
:

Transportation
Technical Skills
:

Basic Documentation, Customer Service, General Maintenance
Professional Skills
:

Adaptability, Flexibility, Listening

Agency Overview
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
.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & YouTube @DODDOhio
Job Description
About Us:
Offering support across the lifespan of people with developmental disabilities, the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities oversees a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment.
DODD is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform job functions, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
We encourage you to visit the
TOTAL REWARDS
site, to familiarize yourself with the
many
perks of employment with the State of Ohio!
OUR MISSION
Improve the quality of life for Ohioans with developmental disabilities and their families
OUR VISION
An integrated system that helps and empowers people to live their best life
CORE VALUES
What You'll Do
:
Performs general labor outdoors (e.g., shovels snow; loads & unloads trucks; mows grass; cuts weeds; hauls trash; repairs fences; digs holes & ditches; cleans beach houses & outside restrooms). Performs general labor indoors (e.g., shovels coal & pulls ashes; moves furniture, sets up chairs, tables, stages & platforms; sorts, stacks & puts merchandise away; cleans & dusts stock room); performs custodial duties such as sweeping, mopping & waxing floors & cleaning windows & walls.
What's in it for you:
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
Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed
eligibility period
. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
Employee Development Funds
The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the
OPERS website
for more information.
Deferred Compensation
The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the
Ohio Deferred Compensation website
for more information.

Why Work for the State of Ohio
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.
Qualifications
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition, subtraction, multiplication & division. 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.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills:
Transportation
Technical Skills:
General Maintenance, Basic Documentation, Customer Service
Professional Skills:
Adaptability, Flexibility, Listening

Supplemental Information
UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Works shifts, weekends & holidays; exposed to communicable diseases; exposed to unpredictable patient behavior.

The State of Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, age, disability or military status in employment provision of services.

If contact for an interview, an applicant who requires special accommodations, due to a disability, should notify the office so that proper arrangements can be made.

*IMPORTANT* - If attaching a document that contains your Social Security Number (SSN), please redact SSN before attaching it to your application.
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. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact ADA Coordinator by email at
EEO-DiversityAffairs@dodd.ohio.gov
.
ADA Statement
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.
Drug-Free Workplace
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.

Requirements

Qualifications
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition, subtraction, multiplication & division. 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.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills:
Transportation
Technical Skills:
General Maintenance, Basic Documentation, Customer Service
Professional Skills:
Adaptability, Flexibility, Listening