DISTRICT SIGN SPECIALIST 1-2

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DISTRICT SIGN SPECIALIST 1-2

Salary

$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Alexandria, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

08/11465/DSP1-2/121323/Bb

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 8- Alexandria

Opening Date

12/15/2023

Closing Date

Continuous

• Description

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Supplemental Information

DISTRICT 08 - UNIT 750 – RAPIDES

Job Number: 08/11465/DSP1-2/121323/Bb

DISTRICT SIGN SPECIALIST 1-2

District Sign Specialist 1: $17.18/hourly

District Sign Specialist 2: $19.67/hourly

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancy may be filled from this recruitment as a District Sign Specialist 1 or a District Sign Specialist 2, dependent upon the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Must possess a valid Class D Chauffeur's License at time of appointment.

Please refer to the 'Job specifications' tab located at the top of the La Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

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

Preference will be given to the applicant(s) that possess the following:

• Applicants with valid Class D Chauffeur's License

• Good Driving Record

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

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.

Resumes WILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Joey Rachel, Engineer Technician 7

318.561.5113

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment

opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Must possess a valid Class D Chauffeur's License at time of appointment.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

Learns to install, maintain and replace highway regulatory, guide and information signs in a Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) District.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Typically, direct from a Highway Foreman 2. May receive supervision from higher level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Transportation and Development.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from District Sign Specialist 2 by the absence of experienced level District Sign Specialist responsibilities.

Differs from other maintenance jobs by the presence of duties specializing in sign installation and maintenance.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Learns to perform sign installation, replacement and maintenance on state highways in accordance with federal guidelines. This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closure signing, barricading, and other permanent and temporary signing.

Learns to operate and maintain all equipment to perform duties, including sign truck and small tools.

Learns to maintain daily work reports, materials used reports, truck inventory, and sign shop inventory.

Assists in determining exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits and other regulatory signing.

Learns to determine exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders establishing these regulations.

Cleans signs and performs discriminative tree and limb cutting to clear obscured signs.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

  01

  Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes

• No

  04

  If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

  05

  Do you possess a valid Louisiana Class "D" Chauffeurs License?

• Yes

• No

  06

  If you do not have a chauffeur's license, are you willing to obtain one?

• Yes

• No

  07

  What are your career interests?

  08

  How did you hear about this DOTD job opportunity?

  09

  To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

  10

  Are you willing to perform other duties as necessary, including but not limited to emergency/disaster support activities after work hours, weekends and or holidays?

• Yes

• No

  11

  Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Did you include all relevant education and experience on your official submission?

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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