Maintenance Worker Apprentice

We are accepting applications to fill Maintenance Worker
- Apprentice vacancies in

We are accepting applications to fill Maintenance Worker
- Apprentice vacancies in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez, and New Cuyama for the Public Works Department
.

Applicants who currently possess a valid Class A California driver’s license and meet the minimum qualifications may be appointed to the Maintenance Worker I or Maintenance Worker II level.

NOTE
:
This position
* REQUIRES* candidates that are hired for Maintenance Worker
- Apprentice positions to obtain a California Class A Commercial Driver's License prior to completion of their probationary period (within 12 months)
AND as a condition of continued employment.

We are also accepting applications to establish employment lists for future Full-Time, Part-Time, Civil Service Rule 1414* and Extra-Help
Maintenance Worker
- Apprentice vacancies in All Locations (Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez, and New Cuyama).

• NOTE:
  
  Positions vacated as a result of a leave of absence (Civil Service Rule 1414) and the duration of the appointment shall be subject to the return of the individual who is on leave. A person who is appointed to a position under Civil Service Rule 1414 may be able to transition into a regular position in the classification without re-application or re-testing, depending on the performance of the appointee and the needs of the department.
  
  The 1414 position is eligible for Full-Time benefits.

• Vacation: 12 to 25 days per year depending on length of public employment.
• Holidays: 13 days per year.
• Sick Leave: 12 days sick leave per year. Unlimited accumulation, one year of which can be converted to service credit upon retirement.
• Health Plan:
  Choice of medical and dental plans (with vision care). County contributes toward the employee's premium.
• On-Site Employee Health Clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria:
  Provides ongoing and episodic services to eligible employees and their eligible dependents.

Click on Benefits Tab above or  for more information on County benefits.

In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for:

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

you would like to be considered for current and for future vacancies. If you qualify for this position and pass the required selection steps, then your name will be sent to the hiring manager(s) of the vacancy location(s) where you have expressed that you are willing to work.

Under close supervision, learns and performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled manual work in the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads, traffic, flood control, waste-handling, wastewater systems, and other public works facilities; and performs related duties as required.

• Dependable
• A team player with good judgment
• Customer service oriented
• Honest and have great work ethics
• Self-motivated and take initiative
• Able to develop and maintain sound working relationships with diverse people and personalities
• Able to handle high stress situations and adapt to change

Maintenance Worker – Apprentice, Maintenance Worker I/II is a flexibly staffed series in the Public Works Department. Employees typically enter the series at the Apprentice or Maintenance Worker I level depending on the needs of the department.

Maintenance Worker-Apprentice is the trainee class where employees possessing basic safety skills and the ability to learn are assigned to work crews and provided with the training, experience, and license qualifications required to flex to Maintenance Worker I within twelve (12) months.
Maintenance Worker I is the working-level class in the series. Incumbents possess some general maintenance experience upon hire and receive training in Santa Barbara County maintenance practices on Public Works facilities as well as in the operation of a variety of power tools and light equipment within their area of assignment. Incumbents are expected to progress to Maintenance Worker II
, the journey-level class, within a reasonable length of time.

Maintenance Worker
- Apprentice and Maintenance Worker I incumbents may be assigned to any of the department's three operational divisions (Transportation, Water Resources, or Resource Recovery & Waste Management) and may transfer between or be reassigned to any of the department's five areas of…