Class A Commercial Truck Driver

We are at the forefront of innovation in public schools, with the serious

work of tailoring the learning environment to better serve our community.

Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in the

business of education. LAUSD's staff of 30,000+ classified employees

includes technical professionals, skilled workers, support personnel,

executives/management, and community representatives. We do our

jobs with a sense of integrity, accountability, and pride in shaping the

future for more than 600,000 K-12 students at LAUSD.

Department or School Site The Class A Commercial Truck Driver positions are part of LAUSD's

Procurement Services Division/Material Management Branch - Truck

Operations. All truck driver positions are based at Pico Rivera, CA.

Project This is a full-time "C-basis" position; working eight hours per day, nine

months per year. (i.e. school-year calendar)

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and

vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement

Systems (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: 10 days.

Job Duties/Responsibilities The following list includes the essential duties/responsibilities of this job

position:

• Drives, loads, and unloads vehicles of various weights and types to and

from appropriate delivery and storage points.

• Inspects vehicles for proper operating condition in accordance with

federal and State Department of Transportation requirements and District

policy.

• Operates loading, storing, and securement devices such as pallet

jacks, forklifts, power pallet jacks/riders, hand trucks, tail lifts, and

moving-related equipment such as dollies and lift levers to load and

unload supplies, freight, foods, material, equipment, and mail.

• Checks freight being loaded and unloaded for agreement with shipping

documents, records delivery discrepancies, and withhold delivery of

damaged items.

• Captures and records data using electronic or manual equipment such

as handheld scanners.

• The aforementioned list is not exhaustive. For more information, and to

view the class description, please visit www.lausdjobs.org.

Minimum Requirements EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent

educational proficiency.

EXPERIENCE: Three years of experience driving a truck tractor-trailer

combination or a truck and trailer combination requiring a Class A

commercial driver’s license, OR two years of experience in the position
of Light Truck Driver or Medium Truck Driver for the Los Angeles Unified

School District and a Class A commercial driver’s license, OR one year
of experience in the position of Heavy Truck Driver Assistant for the Los

Angeles Unified School District and a Class A commercial driver’s
license.

SPECIAL:

A satisfactory driving record as obtained from the California Department

of Motor Vehicles.

A valid CA Driver License, Class A, to drive both automatic and manual

transmissions.

A valid medical card/certificate, as indicated on the current DMV K-4

printout (dated within 30 calendar days at the time of the

computer-based, multiple-choice written test).

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to safely pull, push, lift, and carry objects weighing up to 100

pounds.

Ability to safely negotiate stairs while lifting, pushing, and pulling

materials to various delivery points.

Ability to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.

Ability to frequently bend, kneel, twist, and climb.

Ability to use small power and common hand tools.

There are NO exceptions to these special requirements. You will not be

allowed to participate in the performance test unless you show proof of

meeting these requirements.

PLEASE NOTE: All employees in the Class A and Class B Commercial

Truck Driver job classifications are subject to the Federal Highway

Administration regulations for drug and alcohol testing as required by the

Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991.

Employment Selection Process The selection process may tentatively consist of one or more of the

following assessments: screening of entrance qualifications; a

computerized multiple-choice test; and a performance test. The

computerized multiple-choice test consists of the following sections:

Pre-Trip Inspection; Trucking Practices, Mechanics and Safety;

California Vehicle Code; Map Reading; and Basic Math. The

performance test consists of the following sections: a thorough pre-trip

inspection; a driving test; and maneuvering exercise.

The computerized multiple-choice test is tentatively scheduled for

Summer 2021; the performance test is tentatively scheduled for Summer

2021. Please save this time-frame for your records. All candidates will be

notified via e-mail of the next steps in the selection process shortly after

recruitment closes. Also, please be sure to include correspondence from

@lausd.net as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally

placed into your junk e-mail folder.

Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION? Please visit www.lausdjobs.org and click on ‘help desk
service request form’ located to the left of the Quick Links. To find out
whether the application deadline has been extended, please visit the

website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons

shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing

are available to individuals with disabilities.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL correspondence relating to this exam will be sent

via e-mail, so please check your applicant profile to verify your e-mail

address before submitting your application for this position.

Additional Posting Information Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment

assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment

score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months or until

the list is exhausted, and may be extended up to an additional two years.

The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill

open positions in related job classifications.