Custodian and Mail Services

Job Title:

Custodian & Mail Services
Department:
Facilities

Reports To:

Custodian and Grounds Manager

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

• Cleans, sweeps, dusts, mops floors, stairways, and 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 outgoing County mail to and from County Buildings. Operates postage machine and processes daily mail.
• Identifies cleaning problems and determines appropriate remedies.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) OR 1–3 months related experience and/or training; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of cleaning methods and procedures, 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.

• 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.

While performing duties, 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 is usually moderate to occasionally loud.

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

• The pay range for this position is $18.45 - $23.38 depending on qualifications.
• The County offers a competitive benefits package, which is outlined at https:/, including membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), optional 457 deferred compensation plans, and a comprehensive health insurance plan.
• For questions or requests for accommodations, reach out to Chuck Chaney via email.

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

EOE/AA/ADA