APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE CARPENTER CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE OR BE IMMEDIATELY REACHABLE ON THE OPEN COMPETITIVE CARPENTER EXAM (# 2078).

The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to preventing and addressing homelessness. In partnership with other City Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations, DHS works to prevent homelessness before it begins, reduces street homelessness, provide temporary shelter, and connect individuals and families to stable housing all with a focus on accountability, empathy, and equity.

DHS is committed to continuous improvement and employs innovative strategies to deliver high-quality services that support a swift transition from shelter to self-sufficiency. The agency manages hundreds of facilities and operates with a large team as well as a several billion-dollar budget to meet the diverse needs of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

The Facilities and Logistics Division (F&L) is responsible for providing both direct and indirect maintenance and repair services to City owned and operated facilities using in-house skilled trade-workers, maintenance contracts and purchasing operation. F&L is responsible for monitoring DHS shelters as it relates to the maintenance of building systems. The F&L guides shelter staff on ways to improve facility conditions, and the goal of this unit is to ensure funds are being spent on preventive and general maintenance to avoid premature failure of building systems.

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS), is recruiting for two (2) Carpenters who will:

- Perform work on the installation and repair work involving rough, finish and general carpentry.

- Install, repair and replace flooring, partitions, window frames and sashes, door frames and doors, drop ceilings and metal framing of walls, and other related components of buildings and structures. This may include fences and screens, doors and wooden office furniture.

- Repair and replace various shelving, cabinets, doors and ceilings. Build new wall cabinets, counter tops and bases from sketches and plans for all city shelters.

- Operate both hand and powered woodworking equipment; build and repair various types of fire ladders.

- Work from plans and sketches; prepare, reports, notices and other documents.

- May supervise assigned personnel; keep job and other records.

- In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform the duties of that position.

- Work overtime, including weekend and holidays.

- Perform related work.

HOURS/SHIFT
Monday – Friday 8am – 3:30pm

CARPENTER - 92005

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a Carpenter acquired within the last 10 years; or
2. Three years of experience as described in “1" above, plus sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or vocational high school to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade or vocational school training.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.