Employment Opportunity

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VILLAGE OF PEORIA HEIGHTS POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Park Maintenance
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
REPORTS TO: Village Administrator or designee(s) DATE UPDATED: March 2021

Under the general supervision of the Groundskeeper, Park Maintenance will assist with general landscaping to maintain a neat and orderly appearance of the Village of Peoria Heights. Park Maintenance will maintain all flowerpots and flower beds. The Village of Peoria Heights is dedicated to providing quality, personalized service and a superior quality of life to its residents which includes maintaining public spaces.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Collaborate with Groundskeeper to ensure assigned grounds are properly maintained.

  • Weed and water flower beds and pots, prune the bushes and trees, edge the walkways and give the

    grounds a manicured look.

  • Work outdoors in various temperatures and inclement weather.

  • Stand, walk, reach, bend, twist, etc. for extended periods of time.

  • Comfortable lifting up to 25 pounds.

  • Demonstrate ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

  • Exercise knowledge of proper safety techniques (including but not limited to: wearing proper personal

    protective equipment, handling of materials, lifting techniques, use of all equipment, etc).

  • Demonstrate knowledge and safety of any hazardous chemicals or materials used for landscaping.

  • Greet and assist public with a friendly and enthusiastic demeanor. Refer public with inquiries outside

    of scope to Administration.

  • Assist Tower staff with outdoor cleaning and maintenance tasks.

  • General Tower Park maintenance as assigned.

  • Demonstrate ability to maintain effective working relationships and professionalism with staff,

    elected officials and the general public.

  • Other related duties as assigned.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

  • Proven problem-solving abilities.

  • Detail oriented, strong organizational skills with ability to carry out tasks with minimal supervision.

  • Outstanding customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.

  • Knowledge of methods, materials, and equipment used in planting, cultivating, and trimming a variety

    of trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, and grasses.

  • Any combination of education, training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills,

    and ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Employment Application

Applications must be submitted no later than Monday, April 5th, 2021.

Applications can be emailed to: administration@peoriaheights.org

Dropped off at Village Hall

Or mailed to the attention of:

Peoria Heights Administration
4901 N Prospect Rd, Peoria Heights, IL 61616.

The Village of Peoria Heights is an equal opportunity employer.

No phone calls please.

Commercial Expense Reimbursement Grant Program

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So, 2020 wasn’t so good for business? Assistance is available

For the third time since the pandemic started, the Village of Peoria is implementing a significant relief program for local businesses.

The Commercial Expense Reimbursement Grant Program, operated with funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Equal Opportunity, will provide maximum grants of up to $10,000 for mortgage, lease and/or utility costs incurred between March 1, 2020 and Dec. 30, 2020.

Applications will be accepted starting April 1, with a deadline of May 28.

Business owners must provide documentation that their revenues declined by at least 25 percent for the covered month(s), as compared to the same time period in 2019.

The lump-sum grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis until the funds are exhausted. Previous grant recipients remain eligible for this program, though earlier awards will count toward the total. There will be about a 10-day turnaround between application approval and check in hand.

Single distributions topped out at $5,000 during the December incarnation of this same program. Ultimately, 36 Heights businesses took advantage, with total disbursements coming to $155,000.

Prior to that, the Village had conducted its own relief effort, using locally generated dollars from the community’s two Business Development Districts.
The individual relief then was capped at $1,500, with 82 Heights businesses collecting more than $110,000 in total. Village Hall also discounted water bills in the past year to help residents contend with the coronavirus crisis.

“Don’t be shy,” said Peoria Heights Mayor Michael Phelan. “A year ago at this time, none of us could have anticipated the challenges that were in store. We’re here to help, and we encourage our business owners to participate. Our health as a village government, and the extent of the services we can provide to our residents, are directly connected to the well-being of our businesses’ bottom lines.”

Applications are available on the Village’s website and at Village Hall at 4901 N. Prospect Road.

For more information, please contact Village Administrator Dustin Sutton at (309) 686-2385 or at dsutton@heightspd.com.

Light It Up Purple!

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“LIGHT IT UP PURPLE”

National Donate Life Month

April 2021

National Donate Life Month (NDLM) features an entire month of activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, tissue, eye donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.

National Donate Life Month is the biggest donation observance of the year and as part of Gift of Hope’s awareness efforts, we want to turn the Peoria area purple to honor the lifesaving legacy of donors and encourage the community to join the registry. But we can’t do it alone. 

Join the purple crusade for the month of April!

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network is encouraging everyone to participate by putting a purple bulb(s) in your front porch, yard light, and/or outside businesses, organizations, hospitals, or fountains for the month of April to show support and promote awareness for organ, tissue, and eye donation.

Take a picture to post on your Facebook page and/or other social media.

Employment Opportunity

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VILLAGE OF PEORIA HEIGHTS POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Tower Park Attendant
DEPARTMENT: Tower Park
REPORTS TO: Village Administrator or designee(s) DATE UPDATED: March 2020

Under the general supervision of the Village Administrator or designee(s) and the Tower Park Manager, staffs the Tower Park ticket booth as a representative of the Village of Peoria Heights. The Village of Peoria Heights is dedicated to providing quality, personalized service to its residents and guests, and, as such, this position is part of the Village’s mission to provide a superior quality of life.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Greet and assist guests with a friendly and enthusiastic demeanor. Refer guests with inquiries outside Tower scope to Administration.

  • Demonstrate ability to maintain effective working relationships and professionalism with staff, elected officials, and the general public.

  • Demonstrate ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

  • Sell tickets for the Tower and accurately make change.

  • Use, monitor, and maintain all Tower elevator equipment to ensure all is in working order.

  • Notify Tower Park Manager of any maintenance issues in accordance with policy.

  • Keep the immediate area around the ticket booth clean, wipe down tables, open/close umbrellas, etc.

  • Clean Tower Park restrooms according to schedule or as needed.

  • Monitor ticket booth supplies and cleaning supplies and notify Tower Park Manager when items need

    restocked.

  • General Tower Park maintenance as assigned.

  • Performs other related work as necessary.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

  • Maintains a high level of customer service and provides polite, knowledgeable, friendly assistance.

  • Ability to count and reconcile cash quickly and accurately.

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Proven problem-solving abilities

  • Detail oriented

  • Any combination of education, training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills,

    and ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

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Commercial Expense Reimbursement Grant Program

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The Village of Peoria Heights is excited to announce that we will be reopening applications for the Commercial Expense Reimbursement Grant Program and increasing the maximum grant award to $10,000 total.  Peoria Heights Business Owners may apply for reimbursement of eligible commercial expenses incurred from March 1 - December 30, 2020.

Applications will be accepted starting April 1, 2021 through May 28, 2021 or until funding is exhausted.  New and previous applicants are encouraged to apply.  To date, the Village of Peoria Heights has partnered with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Equal Opportunity to provide approximately $155,000 in funds through this program to 36 businesses in Peoria Heights.

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Peoria Heights wins award from labor management groups

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The Village of Peoria Heights has received recognition for its worker-friendly policies from a regional organization representing local employers and labor.

The Better Built Network’s 2020 “Building a Better Community Award” was presented to the Village Board at its March 16 meeting by Clint Drury, executive director of the West Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council – which goes to bat for 17,000 union workers in 13 counties – and Jimmy Dillon, the organization’s assistant director. Representing the management side was Dennis Higdon, executive director of the Greater Peoria Contractors and Suppliers Association.

Better Built is this area’s labor management organization. The groups just wanted to collectively express “our heartfelt gratitude for not forgetting workers at the price of development,” said Dillon. “Too many times that happens.” Indeed, when the organization was accepting nominations for the award, “it was a no-brainer to nominate the Heights for everything that they’ve done in trying to make the Peoria region and the Heights a better place to live and go to work.”

Among the actions that have been cited were the Village Board’s passage of “responsible bidder” and “prevailing wage” measures aimed at reassuring residents that work on all public projects will be done by skilled workers earning a fair income.

A self-described “Heights guy” – he grew up on Terrace Court and was a member of the second graduating class at Peoria Heights High School – Higdon expressed admiration at how the Heights has “reimagined itself” from the days when the Ben Franklin and Velvet Freeze were downtown landmarks.

“It’s really exciting to me ... We’re proud as an industry to be a part of that,” said Higdon. “Thanks so much for supporting ... the people that are paying living wages and offering training programs.

“We’re always on the lookout for new talent,” said Higdon, mentioning ongoing conversations with the local high school regarding a building trades curriculum.

“You guys are doing a great job and should be looked upon by many other towns as a beacon,” said Dillon.

“We’re very, very proud of that award,” said Heights Mayor Michael Phelan.

Water main break on Sciota

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Repairs are being made to a water main in the 600 block of Sciota Ave. Residents in the surrounding areas many experience temporarily discolored water. The discolored water poses no health or safety risk and should clear up in a few hours. There is NO boil order in effect. If you have any questions or would like to request iron remover for stained laundry, please contact the Water Department at 309-686-2375, ext 1.