Trades Specialist; Carpenter - Regional Maintenance - Bear Mountain State Park

Duties/Responsibilities

• Perform journey-level carpentry work and tasks/projects involving carpentry, woodworking, and general construction.
• Travel in park vehicles to other facilities within the Palisades Interstate Park Region (PIPC) for work assignments.
• Plan and layout work, including ordering materials and equipment.
• Complete routine carpentry and repairs, including finish work.
• Perform restoration work on historic buildings, ensuring retention of the original historic fabric.
• Monitor and train crews in routine carpentry skills and safety practices.
• Supervise crews on various projects.
• Read blueprints and project plans; supply rough sketches for work to be performed.
• Possess a working knowledge of modern code compliance.
• Install and adjust door and building hardware as required.
• Operate and maintain various types of woodworking equipment for accurate and safe operation.
• Erect scaffolding or ladders as needed.
• Adhere to all applicable safety regulations and use proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Apply knowledge of various forms of finish applications and proper techniques for varnishes, stains, etc.
• Utilize experience in design, construction, finishing, and repair of furniture.

• Minimum Qualifications
  • Four years of full-time experience in carpentry work under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, or an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in carpentry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Carpenter) traineeship or a two-year carpenter training, apprenticeship, OR equivalent program
    * such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program.
  • Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of “C” or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.
  • If verifiable, we will accept and prorate appropriate part-time and volunteer experience.

Current NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Employees only, with at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Trades Specialist (Carpenter).

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that allows the candidate to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.
• Must be qualified and medically cleared to wear a respirator and adhere to safe working practices.
• Must be certified as a scaffold competent person or obtain training and certification within one year of appointment as a term and condition of employment.

• Location pay:
  The hiring rate will be the sum of the statutory hiring rate for CSEA Grade 12 ($50,425) and the Downstate Adjustment ($4,000). The job rate will be the sum of the statutory job rate ($61,548) and the Downstate Adjustment ($4,000).
• Generous benefits package, worth approximately 65% of salary, including:
• Paid Time Off: 44 days (13 Vacation days, 13 Sick days, 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays).
• Health Care Benefits:
  Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.
• Additional Benefits:
  New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership; NYS Deferred Compensation;
  Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds;
  Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF);
  Paid Parental Leave.