Mason I – Facilities Maintenance Branch

Mason I, BC-10

Compensation adjustments shall be made in accordance with the applicable established collective bargaining agreement, policy and procedure, or executive order.

Who May Apply: Any Civil Service member of the Hawaii State Department of Education or a Conversion Public Charter School who has demonstrated satisfactory performance in his/her position and whose membership is active at the time of referral and movement may apply. All others are not eligible to apply for this internal vacancy announcement including for example:

• Board of Education Support Services Personnel (SSP) employees
• Exempt employees
• 89-day hires
• TAOL employees
• Certificated employees
• Casual hires
• Substitute employees
• Employees on initial probation
• Non-employees of the Department

Examples of Duties

Plans and lays out masonry work; performs masonry work in the building and repair of such structures as walls, partitions, manholes, piers, catch basins, pavement gutters, curbs, meter boxes and foundations, using brick, stone and concrete block, hollow tile, and poured concrete; cuts and shapes brick and stone preparatory to setting; establishes and checks vertical and horizontal alignment of walls with gauge line, level and plumb bob; constructs forms, fills with concrete and removes forms; spreads a layer of mortar, sets stone or brick by hand and shapes mortar in joints between exposed faces of stones or bricks; repairs stone and brick work on walls, foundations and retaining walls; tears mortar; may keep time records of employees; may supervise other employees; performs duties in other trades when not occupied as a mason.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience and Training: Four (4) years of work experience in performing a variety of work in the masonry trade or an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Knowledge of: Practices and methods in the masonry trade, including safety procedures; the tools, equipment and materials used in the masonry trade.

Ability to: Use the hand and power tools or equipment common to the masonry trade; read and interpret blueprints and sketches; mix mortar and concrete; operate a concrete mixer and jackhammer; recognize hazards typical of the work; lay stone, brick and tile; estimate time and materials to complete a job; understand and follow oral and written instructions; perform heavy lifting, moving and other manual work typical of the class.

Physical and Medical Requirements: Applicants must be physically able to perform, efficiently and effectively, the essential duties of the position which typically require the ability to read without strain printed material the size of typewritten characters, glasses permitted, and the ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, or the ability to compensate satisfactorily. Any condition which would cause applicants to be a hazard to themselves or others is cause for disqualification. Any disqualification under this section will be made only after a review of all pertinent information, including the results of the medical examination, and requires the approval of the Superintendent or designee.

Driver's License Requirement: Applicants must possess a current valid driver's license. Lift and Carry Requirement: Applicants must possess the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted and lift and carry up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Supplemental Information

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable. Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years. Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

1. A copy of the applicant's TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;
2. A signed letter from the applicant's supervisor that includes the applicant's name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,
3. Copies of the applicant's signed SF-10 Forms.

Documents: Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education. Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Payday: New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.