Maintenance Repairer ; WAE

Job Overview

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 care are coordinated 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 come in a wide range of trades, from carpentry to HVAC and more! The chosen 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.

• One year of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR
• Six semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

Official job specifications can be found in the State Civil Service records.

• 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 edger, 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 tree, 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 and make general repairs to all ground's equipment.
• Maintain a valid, unencumbered driver’s license.

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

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