The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

1249

For BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-01249

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Either 1

One year of experience as a corpsmember in the California Conservation Corps.

Or 2

One year of experience in general semiskilled maintenance and repair work, or as a building maintenance or construction trades helper.

This examination consists of the following components:

• Online Exam : A passing score must be achieved and is weighted 100% of the final score.

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1.  Common methods, practices, and materials used in maintenance and repair work of buildings and building facilities. 
2.  Various tools used in building maintenance and repair work and their proper employment and care.

A Servicewide Open eligible list for the BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER Classification will be established for:

• State of California

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Instructions:  

Rate your experience in relation to specific Knowledge, Skill and Ability statements.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every question. In responding to each statement, you pick the statement from the drop-down menu that applies to your level of competency

Section 1: Knowledge Statements

Prompt: Rate your knowledge in relation to the following statement:

1. Knowledge of the use of common hand/power tools (e.g., hammer, screwdrivers, pressure washer, drills, sewer auger) used in building maintenance and repair work.

2. Knowledge of properly maintaining (e.g., cleaning, oiling, sharpening, retooling, returning to storage location) various tools used in building maintenance and repair work.

3. Knowledge of common methods and practices used in maintenance and repair work of building facilities to perform preventative maintenance and repairs.

4. Knowledge of common materials associated with general building, maintenance, repair, and practices.

5. Knowledge of safety principles and practices governing maintenance work activities and equipment to ensure the safety of self and others.

6. Knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to safely complete work assignments.

7. Knowledge of basic arithmetic (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to compute simple calculations related to estimating materials and quantities.

Section 2: Skill and Ability Statements

Prompt: Rate your skill or ability in relation to the following statement:

8. Skill in assisting others in a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks (e.g., painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, mechanical) to maintain acceptable condition of the facilities.

9. Ability to identify supplies, materials, and resources needed to complete projects or tasks.

10. Ability to carry out a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks to maintain working condition of facilities.

11. Ability to read and understand product directions/warnings and operation manuals to ensure safe work practices.

12. Ability to maintain a safe and hazard free workplace through practice of personal safety and vigilance in the identification of safety or security hazards.  

13 Ability to analyze situations to determine appropriate solutions and take effective action in a timely manner.

• State of California

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

State of California reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.