Code Compliance Aide

Description

Do you enjoy being out in the community? Are you interested in an opportunity to make a visible and meaningful impact on the attractiveness and livability of our community and neighborhoods? If so, then consider applying to be a Code Compliance Aide for 2025.

The Neighborhood Services Department has opportunities for one full-time (40-hours per week) and two part-time (20-hours week), limited-term positions in the Code Compliance Division. Positions are available from May 19 – October 3, 2025. The full-time position is eligible for paid vacation, personal, and sick leave, and City holidays in addition to health, life, dental, and vision insurance. The part-time positions are eligible for pro-rated paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.

Responsibilities of Position

Code Compliance Aides provide office and field support to Code Compliance Division staff. They conduct daily drive-by and walking nuisance inspections of exterior areas of residential properties within the City to determine compliance with City Code related to grass and weed height, overgrown trees and vegetation, no garbage service, junk/trash or debris, inoperative motor vehicles, and more. Code Compliance Aides will work with residents and property owners to achieve compliance and on educational outreach. This is an opportunity to gain experience with, but not limited to: scheduling inspections, report writing, property monitoring, meeting with owners and tenants, data entry, and recordkeeping.

Code Compliance Aides will be shown how to use mapping and other software programs; about municipal codes and how to interpret and apply them; prepare proper documentation including photos using a digital camera or tablet; and organize and prioritize a daily workload and schedule.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service in potentially stressful situations.
• Ability to work and interact well with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather, including adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
• Physical condition necessary to perform the duties of the job, including the ability to remain stationary for extended periods of time and traverse rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer service experience involving a high level of public contact.

Drug screening and driving record check will be required. The salary is $17.39 per hour, plus an excellent fringe benefits package. Applications should be submitted online no later than Sunday, April 6, 2025, for first consideration. Position will remain open until filled.

Other Information

The City of Champaign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The City of Champaign is committed to promoting a work environment and a community that values and supports diversity and inclusion. Contact the Human Resources Department at (217) 403-8770 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. if you require an accommodation to complete this application or during any phase of the application, interview, or employment process.

The following locations offer free Internet access and assistance: Champaign Public Library, the Illinois WorkNet Center and the City of Champaign City Building.

Our mission is to provide responsive, caring, cost-effective service in partnership with our community.

These values guide our work:

Personal Integrity

We act in the best interests of the City

We behave in an ethical and legal manner

We are open and honest

We follow through on commitments

We are loyal to the City

Responsibility

We anticipate issues, problems, and opportunities

We take initiative

We act to prevent and solve problems

We take responsibility for the outcome of our actions and decisions

We hold ourselves and others accountable

Respect

We treat others in a fair, courteous, and equitable manner

We actively listen and seek understanding

We provide a direct response

We embrace ethnic and cultural diversity in the community and our workplace

We are positive and cooperative

We are willing to apologize

Teamwork

We know and respect our roles and responsibilities

We ask who needs to be involved and we involve others appropriately

We define and agree upon the goals

We collaborate to achieve organizational goals

We help others accomplish their goals

We share authority, responsibility, and credit

Results

We take pride in our work

We complete assignments and projects on time and within budget

We evaluate outcomes and seek feedback on our performance

We learn from our mistakes

We innovate

Some temporary job classes are eligible for certain City benefits. View the Salary Schedule and Fringe Benefit Summaries at: champaignil.gov/salaries.