TRAFFIC PAINTER AND SIGN POSTER TRAINEE 3405 (REVISED 02-28-25)

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NOTE: Annual salary is at the start of the pay range. The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer. DUTIES Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainees participate in a comprehensive training program and receive intensive on-the-job instruction to learn general knowledge, procedures, practices, and equipment used to paint and plasticize parking and traffic control markings on streets and curbs, parking lots, and airfield areas; and install and maintain non-electric parking and traffic control signs. Employees receive evaluations periodically as the training progresses to ensure performance milestones are met and critical competencies are assessed. These are intended to develop the skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary to qualify for transition to the Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Assistant class. NOTES: Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainees are appointed to positions which are designated as temporary training positions in accordance with Section 5.30 of the Rules of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners. Employment as Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainees is limited to eighteen (18) months of on-the-job training, including painting and plasticizing parking and traffic control markings and installing and maintaining non-electric parking and traffic control signs. Upon successful completion of the on-the-job training program and receipt of a letter of recommendation from an employing City department, incumbents will receive an appointment to Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Assistant and begin a six-month probationary period. New appointees who do not successfully complete the temporary training period will be terminated from the class. The Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee class will be utilized for the duration of the Bridge-to-Jobs Program solely as a pathway for Bridge-to-Jobs Program participants to eventually transition to full-time regular appointment as a Traffic Painter and Sign Poster.<ol style="margin-top: 0.0px;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;"><li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">Current placement in the Bridge-to-Jobs candidate pool with the City of Los Angeles; and</li><li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">A letter of recommendation from the personnel office of the employing City department, which includes a statement on the department’s willingness to hire the employee as a Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee. The letter must be attached to the application at the time of filing.</li></ol> PROCESS NOTES <ol style="margin-top: 0.0px;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;"><li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">A valid Class C California driver's license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles is required at the time of appointment. Candidates will not be eligible for appointment to these positions if their DMV record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation such as DUI.</li><li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">An employee in this position may be required to work a four-day forty-hour workweek, and be subject to weekend or evening work assignments.</li><li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">Appointments to the class of Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee, Class Code 3405, will be made to temporary training positions in accordance with Section 5.30 of the Rules of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners for a maximum duration of five years. New appointees who do not successfully complete the temporary training period will be terminated from the class.</li></ol>Applications WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON THE CITY APPLICATION FORM. Applications may be obtained on our website at <a href="http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/Application.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;">http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/Application.pdf</a>. <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>Applications MAY ONLY be submitted to the Human Resources/Personnel Services Section of the City Department providing your letter of recommendation.<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>APPLICATION DEADLINE<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>For administrative purposes, filing will close periodically and reopen the following day. This examination may close without prior notice at any time after a sufficient number of applications have been received.Examination Weight: Application Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100%<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The examination will consist entirely of review of candidates' City employment application by Personnel Department staff to ensure that minimum requirements are met. Since these reviews will be made solely on the basis of the written information contained on the candidate's City employment application, it is each candidate's responsibility to ensure that the application is complete with accurate descriptions of relevant experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Individuals appointed to the class of Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee will receive on-the-job training to assist them with developing the critical competencies required for successful performance in the targeted, regular civil service classification of Traffic Painter and Sign Poster. A list of the critical competencies required by the regular civil service classification and additional job analysis information can be obtained by going to <a href="https://personnel.lacity.gov/jobs/job-analyses.cfm">https://personnel.lacity.gov/jobs/job-analyses.cfm</a> and clicking on Competencies under Traffic Painter and Sign Poster.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>NOTES:<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><ol style="margin-top: 0.0px;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;"><li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">This examination is based on a validation study.<li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">As a covered entity under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. To request a disability accommodation, please complete the Disability Accommodation Form within 14 calendar days of the submittal of the City application. The Disability Accommodation Form can be obtained at <a href="http://per.lacity.org/exams/verify_disability.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;">http://per.lacity.org/exams/verify_disability.pdf</a>. <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">Applications are accepted subject to review to ensure that minimum qualifications are met. Candidates may be disqualified at any time if it is determined that they do not possess the minimum qualifications stated on this bulletin.<li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">Based on City policy, before being hired in one of these positions, you may be required to undergo a drug and alcohol screening test.<li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">A final average score of 70% or higher is required to be placed on the eligible list.<li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-decoration: none;">In accordance with Civil Service Rule, Sec. 4.24, review periods may be combined. Candidates in the examination process may file protests as provided in Sec. 4.20, 4.22 and 4.23 as applicable and within the required time frame; however, the Personnel Department may respond to and resolve protests prior to the establishment of the eligible list. </ol>Notice:<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>If you receive and accept an offer of employment to a regular position with the City of Los Angeles, your employee benefit coverage (including health and dental coverage as well as life insurance) will commence approximately six weeks after your original regular appointment. Not all positions in the City receive benefit coverage; you should inquire regarding the availability of employee benefits prior to accepting a position.All City employees are required to be Disaster Service Workers.<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>THIS EXAMINATION IS TO BE GIVENONLY ON AN OPEN COMPETITIVE BASIS<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>The City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, creed, color, ancestry, medical condition (cancer), or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

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