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Senior Carpenter

Los Angeles Unified School District -
Los Angeles, CA

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Job Details

$53.63 an hour

Benefits

Paid holidays
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance

Qualifications

Concrete work
High school diploma or GED
Public school experience
Driver's License
Public sector construction project management experience

Full Job Description

SALARY DETAILS

$53.63 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application open date: 6/3/2026
Application close date: The application filing deadline will be established once we receive sufficient qualified candidates to meet our hiring needs.

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

LAUSD EMPLOYEES: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network(VPN) in order to submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD location. For assistance with installing the GlobalProtect virtual network, please contact Information Technology Services at (213) 443-1300 or (213)241-5200 or via their page (httgs://www.lausd.orglhelgdesk).

BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Senior Carpenter assists in overseeing the overall carpentry, plastering, and concrete-finishing operations in a designated Maintenance and Operations area.

Some of the core duties will require that a job incumbent:

Surveys sites, plans, schedules, inspects, and certifies completion of operations performed by District and contract personnel involving the construction, maintenance, repair, and alteration of facilities.
Develops, reviews, and revises work schedules.
Confers with supervisors on job requirements, plans, and schedules.
Prepares job estimates, scope of work, and sketches of work required.
Plans, coordinates, and schedules projects with District personnel, community representatives, contractors, vendors, and the public.
Prepares correspondence, reports, instructions, description of tasks, and related documents.
Provides emergency responses and related services to minimize safety hazards to students, employees, and the public.
Orients work crews in the proper and safe use of tools, equipment, and materials, and implements safe work practices.
Provides work direction to craft personnel.
Obtains contracts from private vendors and interacts with, coordinates, and inspects the work of contractors.
Identifies and evaluates equipment, supplies, techniques, and systems.
Ensures compliance with procurement procedures.
Coordinates resolution of construction project issues in accordance with District policy, applicable laws and regulations.
Performs journey-level duties as needed.
May act in place of the supervisor during absences.
Enters work order and requisition data utilizing computer systems.
Applies provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED. You must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation. Laid-off employees’ eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.

Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.

Experience: One year of experience as a Los Angeles Unified School District Carpenter or Plasterer and Concrete Finisher.

Special: A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and use of a motor vehicle.

Special Physical Requirements:

Manual dexterity and strength to use tools of the trade
Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, climb, reach overhead, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull, and safely lift up to 100 pounds in inspecting or assisting projects when needed
Ability to work safely at heights including the use of ladders, scaffolds and other related equipment
Ability to work safely in confined spaces

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of:

Principles of organization and personnel management
Pertinent employee health and safety laws, regulations, and District policies and procedures
Pertinent provisions of labor contracts
City, County, State, Federal, and other codes pertinent to carpentry, plastering, and concrete work
Practices, processes, materials, and tools used in construction, maintenance, and repair by carpenters, plasterers, and concrete finishers
Form work, rough framing, roof framing, construction of stairs, finish carpentry, cabinet work, drywall installation, interior plastering, exterior plastering, block wall construction and concrete finishing
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Further, the ideal candidate will also possess the ability to effectively:

Interpret and work from blueprints, drawings, and sketches
Follow written and oral instructions
Work effectively with others
Use and operate a computer, tablet, or other computing device
Identify and troubleshoot malfunctions of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
Operate electronic testing equipment such as meters, electronic scales, and related heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The assessment process for this classification will tentatively consist of a Technical Project and Technical Interview.

This is a competitive process as we anticipate a number of well qualified candidates for this recruitment. Please make sure that you describe in DETAIL, your experience, education, and training that most closely relates to this position in the on-line application. In your application you may include a professional resume, but it will NOT be in lieu of a detailed application. Additionally, please attach evidence of graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency demonstrating you meet the EDUCATION requirement (refer to the Minimum Requirements section). Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the 'MyLAUSD Career' section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.

If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Marlyn Sanchez at [email protected].

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at [email protected] To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

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