Toolkeeper
Published Date: Jun 6, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
$25.46 - $30.94 Hourly
APPLICATION FILING DATES
Open: 6/6/2025
Close: 6/23/2025
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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PROJECT
A Toolkeeper receives, stores, and issues tools, equipment, materials, and repair parts; and performs other duties related to the care and maintenance of a tool room and tool panels located in shop areas.
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 Toolkeeper:
- Issues and receives tools, equipment, materials, and repair parts used by students and instructors.
- Maintains records of and reports loss or damage to items issued and may collect money from students.
- Maintains perpetual inventory records and takes or assists with the annual inventory of Board equipment and student-body supplies.
- Marks, cleans, and performs minor maintenance and repair of tools and equipment.
- Notifies maintenance personnel of items to be picked up for major repair and keeps necessary records.
- Arranges a tool room, maintains it in a clean and orderly condition, and may build shelves, cabinets, and tool racks.
- Observes stock levels and assists in the preparation of working copies of requisitions for stores and non-stores items by consulting instructors and catalogs.
- Checks tool room deliveries for accuracy and completeness and may assist custodial personnel with the identification, sorting, and distributing of supplies for other shop classes.
- May keep records of materials charged to jobs or to students.
- May order, receive, or return welding gas cylinders and wiping rags from vendors.
- May build teaching aids and storage facilities, paint machinery, service hydraulic jacks, and performs other duties on the instruction floor under the immediate supervision of an instructor.
- May perform miscellaneous duties such as making stencils, issuing keys, maintaining a library of parts catalogs and equipment manuals, answering a telephone and taking messages, and assisting with the moving and stacking of steel and lumber.
- May assist in the direct purchase of student-body-financed repair parts.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
Experience: One year of experience in the use and maintenance of tools or the operation of a tool room or parts room.
Special Physical Requirements:
- Manual dexterity as required to service and make minor adjustments and repair of tools
- Ability to safely lift and carry up to 25 pounds
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
An ideal candidate for the position of Toolkeeper will be knowledgeable in the use and maintenance of tools, materials, and equipment across various trades, and will also possess the ability to adhere to safety practices and guidelines. Additionally, this candidate will demonstrate the ability to complete assigned tasks on time, maintain accuracy in their work, and ensure quality customer service when assisting students and/or staff.
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process will tentatively consist of a computer-based multiple choice test and a technical interview.
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We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process.
If you have questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the HR Specialist, Sofia Montenegro, at sofia.montenegro@lausd.net
For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org
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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