Area Facilities Services Director (For Laid Off Employees Only)
SALARY DETAILS
APPLICATION FILING DATES
Applicaiton Open Date: 6/1/26
Applicaiton Close Date: 6/15/26
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 tion with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educatiol centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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BENEFITS
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
An Area Facilities Services Director plans, organizes, assigns, directs, and reviews the maintenance and operations activities at all sites in an assigned area. Some of the core duties will require that a job incumbent:
- Directs the routine and preventative maintenance, operations, minor alterations and improvements, and other smaller construction activities within an assigned Maintenance and Operations area.
- Confers and maintains liaisons with site administrators, parents, faculty, other school stakeholders, and senior management personnel.
- Recommends and implements policies and procedures for Maintenance and Operations and the Facilities Services Division.
- Administers the budget and monitors expenditures in an assigned Maintenance and Operations area.
- Monitors the response and completion of maintenance service calls.
- Monitors the coordination and scheduling of preventative maintenance on a wide array of facilities equipment and systems.
- Monitors the maintenance of accurate record keeping of payroll, inventory, and financial records of an assigned area.
- May receive night and weekend emergency calls and initiate appropriate action.
- May manage District-wide programs.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PROMOTIOL 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 promotiol candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for promotiol 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 promotiol candidate expires.
EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency and sixty semester units or equivalent quarter units from a recognized college or university that include courses in business administration, public administration, construction management, construction technology, computer science, or other related areas.
EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of experience in the supervision of maintenance, construction, or operations at or above the Complex Project Manager or Operations Program Manager level.
SPECIAL: A Facilities Planner Program Certificate must be obtained by the end of the probationary period. A valid California Driver License. Use of an automobile.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of:
- Current practices, processes, and materials utilized in the maintenance, repair, and construction fields, including the construction, installation, and maintenance of school buildings and grounds facilities
- Current practices, processes, and materials utilized in the custodial, pest management, gardening, and tree maintenance fields
- District and State standards and legal provisions governing school building construction, maintenance, budget, and finance
- Local and State building codes and safety regulations
- Basic District personnel rules, regulations, practices, and policies
- Pertinent sections of District collective bargaining agreements
- Characteristics of school, shop, and office equipment and the specialized crafts required for their maintenance
- Principles of budget administration
- Computerized maintenance management systems
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- Principles of supervision
Further, the ideal candidate will also possess the ability to effectively:
- Plan, direct, and coordinate maintenance, repair, capital outlay, and construction projects for school buildings, grounds, and equipment for maximum efficiency and cost effectiveness
- Work effectively with administrators, school personnel, city officials, and private business officials
- Direct the supervision of a large number of personnel in a variety of functions
- Interpret and express policies, regulations, and other matters clearly and concisely in both orally and in writing
- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of plans, policies, and programs
- Analyze and interpret computerized management information reports
- Estimate material and labor costs
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The assessment process for this classification will tentatively consist of a Technical Writing Project and 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. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. If you are uble to attend the scheduled dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.
If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Alex Herrera at a.herrera@lausd.net
APPLICATION PROCESS
ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
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