Maintenance Repairer ; WAE

Division
:
Within the Maintenance Department at ELMHS Located in Jackson, LA

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric are in coordination with the total system of care in Louisiana

ELMHS is looking for a skilled and motivated individual to join the team in the Maintenance Department. Here the work can comes in a range of different varieties from carpentry to HVAC. The selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining hospital grounds and facilities by operating landscaping equipment, performing groundskeeping tasks, completing basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, HVAC/refrigeration, and painting, maintaining equipment.

• Two years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR
• Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering; OR
• Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for the upkeep and appearance of the hospital grounds.
• Must be able to operate all power and handheld equipment such as:
  Weed eaters, weed trimmers, lawn mowers both riding and push, chainsaws, power edgers, power blowers, etc.
• Duties include but are not limited to: cutting grass and weed‑eating around stationary structures, trimming the hedges, picking up branches that have fallen out of trees, and, at times, cutting limbs out of trees.
• Make repairs in the following fields:
• Plumbing:
  Unstop commodes and sinks, repair water & sewer lines, etc.
• Carpentry:
  Repair broken furniture, re-hang entrance door and cabinet doors, hang bulletin boards, pictures, etc.
• Electrical:
  Change light bulbs; replace receptacles, switches, repair small appliances, washers, dryers, change out ballast, etc.
• HVAC/Refrigeration: clean and replace air conditioner and heating filters, change out heat strips in A/C with heater units, make repair to window A/C.
• Painting:
  Preparing surfaces before painting i.e., scraping off old paint, filling in holes, etc.
• Maintain a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.

Appointment Type
: WAE (not to exceed 1,245 hours in a 12-month period).

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

ELMHS-HR

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.