Senior Carpenter

SALARY DETAILS

$53.63 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application open date: 2/20/2026
Application close date: 3/9/2026

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. 

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. A promotional candidate is a current or retired LAUSD employee who has attained permanent status in the Classified Service by completing the required probationary period in a job classification, or who holds permanent status in the Certificated Service, or an LAUSD employee who has been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which they 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.

Permanent status in the Classified Service is generally achieved after 130 days of paid service, except for executive, administrative, or peace-officer classes, where the probationary period is 260 days of paid service or one year, whichever is longer. A former employee who is not reinstated, but is appointed from an eligibility list must serve a probationary period in the same manner as a new employee.

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

• 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 Marlyn.Sanchez@lausd.net.

APPLICATION PROCESS

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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