Custodian Job at Champaign County in Urbana

Overview

Job Title: Custodian & Mail Services
Department: Facilities
Reports To: Buildings and Grounds Manager

Summary
Performs routine cleaning of offices and public areas and maintains tile and carpeted floors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Cleans, sweeps, dust mops, wet mops floors, stairways, corridors to ensure cleanliness of approximately 20,000 square feet.
• Performs routine maintenance of housekeeping equipment.
• Washes windows, inside and out.
• Operates heavy cleaning equipment such as scrubbing machines, high speed buffers, carpet shampooer or wet/dry vacuum.
• Transports internal and out-going County mail to and from County Buildings. Operates postage machine and processes daily mail.
• Identifies cleaning problems and determines appropriate remedies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) OR 1-3 months related experience and/or training; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Illinois Driver’s License
• Knowledge of cleaning methods and procedures, knowledge of materials, supplies, and equipment in cleaning activities.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Reach with hands and arms.
• Stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Occasionally required to sit, climb, and/or balance.
• Occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Vision abilities such as close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

While performing duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in this environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• 37.5 hours per work week.

Compensation

• The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.87 depending on qualifications.
• The County offers a competitive benefits package, which is outlined at https://www.co.champaign.il.us/jobs, including membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), optional 457 deferred compensation plans, and a comprehensive health insurance plan.

How to Apply

To submit an application, please apply at www.co.champaign.il.us/jobs.

This position is part of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union contract.

EOE/AA/ADA