City of Lockhart, Salary: $10.51 - $12.54 DOQ, Full-time. Answer busy switchboard, greet customers, ability to work with the public, process mail, provide typing/administrative support, and other duties.  Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, & Powerpoint; be multi-tasking and a positive team player. Requires: HS Diploma or GED, some college preferred; two years municipal administrative experience or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Excellent benefits & 20-year retirement program. Reports to the City Secretary and City Manager.  To apply, contact: City of Lockhart, Human Resources, P.O. Box 239, Lockhart, TX 78644, (512) 398-3461.   An Equal Opportunity Employer.  Web site: www.lockhart-tx.org.

Application Deadline:  October 2, 2017 at 5 p.m.

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Job Description - Receptionist/Secretary

Employment Application

The City of Lockhart is seeking a self-motivating, honest; dependable, and caring individual for weekends and part time Animal Shelter Attendant. Candidate must be self-motivated and be able to work without direct supervision. Must be 18 years of age, High School diploma or GED. Knowledge of animals and diseases of animals preferred. Must have good customer relation skills. Salary range $10.32 - $12.02 per hour. Job includes cleaning the animal shelter and caring for the animals. Application and Job Description available at City Hall, 308 W San Antonio St, Lockhart, 78644 or www.lockhart-tx.org.  The City of Lockhart is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Application Deadline:  September 29, 2017 at 5pm.

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Job Description - Part-Time Animal Shelter Attendant

Employment Application

The City of Lockhart will be holding a Civil Service Exam for Firefighter on Sunday, September 17, 2017 to establish an eligibility list. Starting estimated salary: $38,816 and increasing to $39,626 after two years. Possibilities for additional pay include: certification pay, educational pay, longevity pay. Benefits include: 3 weeks vacation leave annually, 3 weeks sick leave annually, 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 20 yr retirement, life insurance, & health insurance. For application packets contact City Hall, 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Tx 78644 or via phone at (512) 398-3461. Application packets are also available online by selecting the link below.

Application Deadline:  September 12th at 5:00pm.

Firefighter Application Packet

The City of Lockhart is accepting applications for two Class A Lineman positions. Applications may be obtained at the Personnel Dept. at City Hall, 308 W. San Antonio Street, during normal business hours or online at www.lockhart-tx.org. Benefits include a 20 year retirement plan (City matches 2 to 1), employee medical/life/dental insurance, sick/vacation leave, 12 paid holidays and deferred compensation. Position is Non-Exempt Pay Grade with a hiring range of $ 20.00 to $ 24.00 per hour DOQ. 

Position requires a minimum of 5 years experience, able to climb poles or specialize in underground locates, operate digger truck, bucket truck and back yard machine and job knowledge in the following areas: reading, connecting/disconnecting electric meters, framing, installation and construction of distribution overhead and underground power lines and installation/maintenance of street lights. Do over-head, underground and secondary terminations. Hands on work on energized power line circuits and secondary lines. Trim trees away from high voltage and secondary power lines. Trouble shoots electrical power outages; switch feeders from various locations within the power system to minimize customer outages. Accurately complete daily tracking, mileage and other routine paper work and knowledge of basic computer (word/ excel). Must have knowledge of three phase and single phase over-head and underground transformer installations. Must be able to be on 24 hour call out and be able to respond within 25 minutes to the trouble call site or warehouse. Due to safety capacity limitations of service work bucket truck, combined personal weight, materials and tools cannot exceed 300 pounds. High school diploma or G E D required. Must have valid Texas Operator's License and must be able to obtain Texas CDL License within 90 days of hire. Non-smoking environment. 

Applications accepted until position filled. 

The City of Lockhart is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 

The job description that includes the applicant's signature on the last page must be submitted with the Application for Employment. Select a link below to view the job description or to download the employment application:

      Job Description - Class A Lineman

      Employment Application