Vehicle & Equipment Mechanic (Open & Promotional) (To Establish A List)

Desert Sands Unified School District · La Quinta · Riverside County

Salary: $5,292 – $6,452 per month

Closes: 2026-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Requirements / Qualifications Education and Training Required: High school diploma or equivalent and one (1) year experience in the repair and maintenance of automotive and heavy power-driven equipment. Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: • Environmental Protection agency, EPA, Section 609 Certification. • Valid California driver’s license. (Upon Hire) • Drug Testing Clearance. (Upon Hire) • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a Commercial Drivers license within thirty (30) days after initiation of employment. • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a California School Bus Drivers Certificate within thirty (30) days after initiation of employment • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a Forklift Certification within thirty (30) days after initiation of employment. • Certificate Copy (Environmental Protection agency, EPA, Section 609 Certification) • Resume (Include detailed breakdown of duties and employment dates.) Comments and Other Information The Desert Sands Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, potential parental, family and/or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, in its educational program (s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Joseph Hyde, Title IX Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Rd, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8695, joseph.hyde@desertsands.us; Dr. Lisa McColl, Title IX Coordinator, Designee/Resolution and Compliance Officer, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Rd, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8695, lisa.mccoll@desertsands.us; Mr. Alpercy Bennett, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8612, alpercy.bennettjr@desertsands.us.
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Requirements / Qualifications

Education and Training Required:

    High school diploma or equivalent and one (1) year experience in the repair and maintenance of automotive and heavy power-driven equipment.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:

  • Environmental Protection agency, EPA, Section 609 Certification.
  • Valid California driver’s license. (Upon Hire)
  • Drug Testing Clearance. (Upon Hire)
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a Commercial Drivers license within thirty (30) days after initiation of employment.
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a California School Bus Drivers Certificate within thirty (30) days after initiation of employment
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a Forklift Certification within thirty (30) days after initiation of employment.
    • Certificate Copy (Environmental Protection agency, EPA, Section 609 Certification)
    • Resume (Include detailed breakdown of duties and employment dates.)

    Comments and Other Information

    The Desert Sands Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, potential parental, family and/or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, in its educational program (s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Joseph Hyde, Title IX Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Rd, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8695, joseph.hyde@desertsands.us; Dr. Lisa McColl, Title IX Coordinator, Designee/Resolution and Compliance Officer, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Rd, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8695, lisa.mccoll@desertsands.us; Mr. Alpercy Bennett, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8612, alpercy.bennettjr@desertsands.us.

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