SANITATION CLERK

City of Chicago Department of Law; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Chicago Department of Law is seeking a Sanitation Clerk to support district offices with clerical and payroll duties, maintaining records of refuse collection, route data, and daily activity reports.

The position requires two years of clerical experience or an associate degree with one year of clerical work, and offers a career-service appointment with varying hours.

Qualifications

• Two years of clerical work experience.
• Associate's degree required, plus one year clerical work experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain records of a district’s refuse collection activities (e.g., daily route assignments and units completed, tonnage collected by individual refuse trucks, and bulk, compost, and litter basket pick up assignments)
• Prepares various reports (e.g., manpower distribution and absentee reports, daily truck and hired equipment allocations, street cleaning activity reports)
• Contacts division office on a daily basis to report crew shortages, route completion, and tonnage collected. Maintains color coded maps to track daily work progress of crews throughout the districts
• Reviews manpower and maintains absenteeism for staff assigned to the district
• Maintains and prepares overtime seniority rotation
• Prepares various personnel forms (e.g., accident reports, payroll action forms, specialty rates)
• Receives requests from residents for sanitation services and forwards to supervisors
• Operates a computer terminal to update/close out complaints and service requests received from residents
• Provides area police district with information about areas scheduled for street cleaning
• Maintains inventory records of tools and materials issued to the district
• Prepares requisitions to order tools, materials, and office supplies as directed

Skills

Clerical work

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Job Description

Job Number

SANITATION CLERK 416430-1

Description

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Number of Positions: 1

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on Friday, October 9, 2026.

These positions are open to the general public and to all current city employees covered under the terms of the City's collective bargaining agreement with LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 1001 (BARGAINING UNIT 54).

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Under supervision, performs clerical and payroll duties in an assigned district office, and performs related duties as required

• Maintains records of a district’s refuse collection activities (e.g., daily route assignments and units completed, tonnage collected by individual refuse trucks, and bulk, compost, and litter basket pick up assignments)
• Prepares various reports (e.g., manpower distribution and absentee reports, daily truck and hired equipment allocations, street cleaning activity reports)
• Contacts division office on a daily basis to report crew shortages, route completion, and tonnage collected Maintains color coded maps to track daily work progress of crews throughout the districts
• Reviews manpower and maintains absenteeism for staff assigned to the district
• Maintains and prepares overtime seniority rotation
• Prepares various personnel forms (e.g., accident reports, payroll action forms, specialty rates)
• Receives requests from residents for sanitation services and forwards to supervisors
• Operates a computer terminal to update/close out complaints and service requests received from residents
• Provides area police district with information about areas scheduled for street cleaning
• Maintains inventory records of tools and materials issued to the district
• Prepares requisitions to order tools, materials, and office supplies as directed

Additional duties may be required for this position.

LOCATION: Varies

HOURS: Varies

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALFICATIONS

• Two (2) years of clerical work experience, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate’s degree, plus one (1) year of clerical work experience

NOTE: You must provide your transcripts or diploma at time of processing, if applicable.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral interview, will be selected for hire.

Desired Skills

• High School Diploma or GED
• Proficiency in work involving refuse collection
• Proficiency in preparing reports

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/Classification_and_Pay_Plan_2026.pdf

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicagois an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

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