SPEC:  MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINEE
                             CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BOARD

                                                 SPECIFICATION


                                                     Schematic Code:  DD60
                                                     Class Code:      9992
                                                     Established:     11/21/68
                                                     Revised:         6/22/78
                                                     Title Changed:   --


                       MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINEE


                                        DEFINITION

           Under  close  supervision, in a trainee capacity, to receive on-the-
           job instruction  and  perform  unskilled  or  semi-skilled work in a
           maintenance or service occupation; and to do other related work.


                                   JOB CHARACTERISTICS

           Maintenance  and  Service  Occupational  Trainee  is   a  nontesting
           temporary appointment class.  It is designed to provide  persons  an
           opportunity  to develop skills which will facilitate their permanent
           entry into State  service.  Employment in positions in the class may
           be for a period not  exceeding  nine months.  Typically, entry-level
           classes   in  the  maintenance  and  service   occupations   require
           successful completion of a formal training program.  The Maintenance
           and Service Occupational Trainee class provides an alternative means
           by which a  person  may gain qualifying on-the-job training and work
           experience in lieu of  formal  training.   Some  of the occupational
           areas  in  which Maintenance and Service Occupational  Trainees  are
           used include  park  and  highway  maintenance;  game  management  or
           conservation;   warehouse   and   stores;  food,  laundry,  grounds,
           housekeeping and janitorial services.


                                      TYPICAL TASKS

           Participates in on-the-job and/or formal  training  programs;  helps
           keep work areas and equipment clean, orderly and in good repair; per
           forms  unskilled  or  semiskilled  tasks  such as sorting, checking,
           counting, moving, arranging, collecting or  packaging of job-related
           materials; learns the proper use and care of  work  aids; works with
           others and assists in carrying out the services and programs  of the
           occupational area to which assigned.


                                  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

           Demonstrated  ability  to  learn  and  safely  perform  unskilled or
           semiskilled work in a maintenance or service occupation and  to read
           basic  English at a level necessary for successful participation  in
           on-the-job training and work assignments.


                                 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
           Willingness  and  ability to:  Learn from on-the-job instruction and
           to perform unskilled  and  semiskilled  work;  follow oral, gestural
           and/or written instructions; work courteously and cooperatively with
           others;   acquire  acceptable  work  habits;  and  meet   production
           standards.