Maintenance Repairer 2 (WAE)

State of Louisiana; Jackson (LA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Louisiana is seeking a Maintenance position in Jackson, LA, within the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System’s Maintenance Department. The role covers a range of tasks from carpentry to HVAC and requires upkeep of hospital grounds and facilities.

You will operate power tools and perform basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, and painting while maintaining a valid driver’s license. Appointment Type: WAE (not to exceed 1,245 hours in a 12-month period).

Qualifications

• Two years experience or training in building trades, maintenance, or grounds maintenance.
• Two-year vocational program in general building construction or related field.
• Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hospital grounds and facilities.
• Operate landscaping equipment and perform groundskeeping tasks.
• Make basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC/refrigeration, and painting.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Multi-trade capabilities

Safety consciousness

Education

Two years building trades experience

Two-year vocational program in building construction

Twelve semester hours in construction/engineering

Tools

Power tools basics

Job description

About This Job

Division: Within the Maintenance Department at ELMHS Located in Jackson, LA

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric are in coordination with the total system of care in Louisiana

ELMHS is looking for a skilled and motivated individual to join the team in the Maintenance Department. Here the work can comes in a range of different varieties from carpentry to HVAC. The selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining hospital grounds and facilities by operating landscaping equipment, performing groundskeeping tasks, completing basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC/refrigeration, and painting, maintaining equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR
• Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering; OR
• Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

Job Duties and Other Information

In This Role, You Will

• Be responsible for the upkeep and appearance of the hospital grounds.
• Must be able to operate all power and handheld equipment such as: Weed eaters, weed trimmers, lawn mowers both riding and push, chainsaws, power edgers, power blowers, etc.
• Duties include but are not limited to: cutting grass and weed-eating around stationary structures, trimming the hedges, picking up branches that have fallen out of trees, and, at times, cutting limbs out of trees.
• Make repairs in the following fields:
  • Plumbing: Unstop commodes and sinks, repair water & sewer lines, etc.
  • Carpentry: Repair broken furniture, re-hang entrance door and cabinet doors, hang bulletin boards, pictures, etc.
  • Electrical: Change light bulbs; replace receptacles, switches, repair small appliances, washers, dryers, change out ballast, etc.
  • HVAC/Refrigeration: clean and replace air conditioner and heating filters, change out heat strips in A/C with heater units, make repair to window A/C.
  • Painting: Preparing surfaces before painting i.e., scraping off old paint, filling in holes, etc.
• Maintain a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: WAE (not to exceed 1,245 hours in a 12-month period).

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Leigh Moore
ELMHS HR
[e-mail]
225-634-0680

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

Insurance Coverage

More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave

Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement

State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Are you a current, permanent employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

• Yes
• No

02

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

• Yes
• No

03

If Yes, give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If No, enter N/A.

04

Have you completed twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses?

• Yes
• No

05

If you answered yes to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered no, type N/A. Example: CM 1011 - Introduction to Construction Management - 3 hrs - LSU

• Required Question