IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION, YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.VENTURACOUNTY.GOV/JOBS
SALARY:
$74,353.44 - $78,078.76 Annually, plus Benefits
WHAT WE OFFER:
Educational Incentive: 2.5% for an associate's degree, 3.5% for a bachelor's degree, or 5% for a master's degree.
Vacation Accrual: New regular, full-time employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10,400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase at 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
Sick Leave: Full-time regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 bi-weekly pay periods.
Flexible Credit Allowance: Biweekly contribution towards medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from authorized plans.
Deferred Compensation: County match of up to 3%, dependent upon your contribution amount.
Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit plan.
Holidays: 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
THE AGENCY:
The General Services Agency (GSA) is comprised of Fleet Services, Facilities, Procurement, Special Services, Parks, Security, and Business Support and is responsible for a broad spectrum of services to all County departments and agencies. It requires a very diverse workforce to accomplish the GSA mission of contributing to the quality of life in Ventura County by partnering with customers to provide expertise and cost-effective service delivery and foster the preservation of natural resources.
THE POSITION:
Under general supervision, repairs, services and installs locks and locking devices; repairs and installs all types of automatic, electrical and air operated doors; maintains complete locking system record.
The ideal candidate will be highly skilled and knowledgeable about all aspects of locking systems and devices employed in commercial and industrial settings, have a minimum of 5 years journey level experience, and/or possess certification from a recognized training program, and work well with others to ensure customer service standards are met and exceeded.
The eligible list established for this recruitment may be used to fill current and future regular, temporary, fixed-term, intermittent and extra-help vacancies for this position within the General Services Agency, Maintenance. There is currently one (1) anticipated vacancy.
Locksmith is represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 (IUOE) and is eligible for overtime compensation.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of journey-level locksmith experience
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Ability to kneel, crouch, squat, stoop, reach, twist and lift to accomplish assigned tasks.
Position of and ability to maintain a valid California Driver License.
Must have or obtain clearance to work in Juvenile Justice and Sheriff Jail facilities.
DESIRED:
Currently licensed by the California State Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
Certification from a recognized Locksmith training program.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply on-line please refer to our website at www.venturacounty.gov/jobs. A paper application can be obtained by calling (805) 654-5129. Our address is County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.
NOTE TO APPLICANTS:
Sufficient information must be provided under the Education/Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above sections; however, it may not be substituted in lieu of the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying:
All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. This questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant’s qualifications for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in removal of the application from further consideration.
APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying:
All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the examination process.
PRACTICAL EXAMINATION-100%:
A job-related practical examination will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates' knowledge, skills and abilities as a locksmith. Candidates must earn a score of seventy (70%) percent or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For further information regarding this recruitment, please contact Chinna Nahabedian by telephone (805) 654-2458.
