Senior Carpenter

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Published Date: Aug 27, 2025

Location: US

Company: Los Angeles Unified School District

SALARY DETAILS

$53.63 - $53.63 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2025

Application Close Date: Monday, September 15, 2025

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.

 

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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. NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

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 primary job duties performed 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 for this position will possess the 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

 

The ideal candidate for this position will possess the ability to:

 

  • Read and interpret blueprints, plans, drawings, and specifications
  • Enter and retrieve information using computers or other peripheral equipment
  • Recognize, analyze, and deal effectively with problems and issues
  • Estimate cost of materials and labor
  • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Work effectively with administrators, other District personnel, and the public
  • Manage and direct multiple projects simultaneously
  • Maintain confidentiality

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The exam process will tentatively consist of a Technical Project and an Interview.  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. 

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net 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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