Custodian and Mail Services

Champaign-County; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Champaign County is seeking a full-time Custodian/Mail Services employee to maintain approximately 20,000 square feet of floors, offices, and public spaces while handling daily mail operations.

The role reports to the Custodian and Grounds Manager, requires a high school diploma or GED, and offers AFSCME union benefits; compensation ranges from $18.45 to $23.38 hourly, with competitive county benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or 1–3 months related experience or training.
• Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, supplies, and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and maintains floors, offices, and public spaces across ~20,000 sq ft.
• Operates heavy cleaning equipment like scrubbing machines and buffers.
• Transports and processes county mail using postage machine.
• Identifies cleaning problems and determines appropriate remedies.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Openings as of 8/28/2026

Custodian and Mail Services JobID: 3673

• Position Type: Champaign County/ Custodian (Physical Plant)
• Date Posted: 8/24/2026
• Date Available: 09/09/2026

Job Title: Custodian/Mail Services (Full-Time, Non-Exempt)

Department: Facilities

Reports To: Custodian and Grounds Manager

Summary

Performs routine cleaning of floors, offices, and public spaces. Performs mail services for the County.

Duties and Responsibilities

Include but not limited to as other duties may be assigned:

• 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.
• 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

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• 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 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.

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $18.45 - $23.38 depending on qualifications.

The County offers a competitive benefits package, which is outlined on the Champaign County website , 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.

Applicant should note that this position is part of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union contract.