Trades Apprentice Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5074800) Apply  Trades Apprentice Salary $2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly Location Oakdale, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 212720 Department Oakdale Housing Authority Opening Date 09/10/2025 Closing Date 10/1/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits About this Job OUR MISSION The Oakdale Housing Authority has a mission to empower our employees to deliver good quality work to improve the living conditions of the residents and community that we serve. The Housing Authority also provides clean, safe and affordable housing. About this position This position must be willing to learn and assist other maintenance employees. If you are driven and ready to make an impact, this is the opportunity for you. Minimum Qualifications No experience or training is required. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Make minor repairs to the interior/exterior of buildings, basic plumbing, electrical and carpentry. + Clean and maintain interior/exterior buildings, lawns, drainage and signs + Maintain lawn mowers, appliances, vehicles and other related equipment + Complete work order form in interior/exterior and related forms Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type:Probational Appointment Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group. Work Schedule: Work hours are 6:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday-Friday. Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. How To Apply: No Civil Service test score or assessment is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. 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. *ResumesWILL 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: Tina Guillory Oakdale Housing Authority tjohnsonha@bellsouth.net 318-335-2417 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 Employer 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email