Master Carpenter

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Riverview Psychiatric Center


Opening Date: 2/11/2026

Closing Date: 2/25/2026

Job Class Code:8203

Grade: 16

Salary Range: $18.10/hr to $24.71/hr

* This range includes a $0.60 institutional stipend
* Riverview Psychiatric Center is seeking a highly skilled Master Carpenter to lead and perform advanced finish carpentry work in support of large-scale renovation projects across our facility. This role is critical in ensuring our patient care environments are safe, functional, and professionally finished to the highest standards.

If you are an experienced finish carpenter who thrives on complex renovation projects and takes pride in precision craftsmanship, we invite you to join our team.

This position performs advanced structure and craft work involving skilled finish carpentry during our renovation projects. The Master Carpenter works with limited supervision, reviews detailed construction blueprints, estimates materials, plans and lays out work, and works with the team to ensure projects are completed efficiently and to specification.

This classification is distinguished from Carpenter positions by its responsibility for reviewing project plans, independently estimating materials, and completing all finish carpentry work on large renovation projects with minimal oversight.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience performing finish carpentry

Licensing Requirement

• Valid Class C Driver's License

Agency information:

Riverview Psychiatric Center, in collaboration with the community, is a center for best practice, treatment, education and research, for individuals with serious, persistent mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders. Hospital leaders have worked hard to implement changes and establish quality measures of distinction. To continue our goal of becoming a leader within the Behavioral Health field, we are looking for candidates who work well in a team and are enthusiastic and dedicated to providing compassionate care.

We hold accreditation's by CMS and the Joint Commission.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

For additional information about this position or to request a paper application, please contact Tiffany Smith at  or via email th.

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto-"Dirigo" or "I lead"-as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including:

• Work-Life Fit - Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave
  , and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage - The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($12,845.82 - $15,112.76 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costsfor you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit - Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%. Visit the Office of Employee Health and Wellness for more information about program requirements.
• Dental Insurance - The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($395.72 annual value).
• Retirement Plan - The State contributes the equivalent of 14.11% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (Maine
  
  PERS).
• Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child-including non-birthing and adoptive parents-receive six weeks of fully paid parental leave
  . Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package, covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note:

Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than full-time.

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