Wildfire Recovery Laborer

Wildfire Recovery Laborer

Work Location : Altadena, CA

Compensation : $25 per hour. This is a temporary, short-term position (max 620 hours).

This position is on-site and based at our partner location Altadena Community Center.

Organization Background : PACE is a local community nonprofit organization founded in 1976 to provide job training and placement services for the Asian Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles. PACE has since expanded into a variety of service areas, all tailored to meet the growing and changing needs of the multi-ethnic communities in Los Angeles County. Now, in addition to job training and employment services, significant PACE programs encompass : Business Development; Early Childhood Education (Head Start); Financial Education and Asset Building; Housing and Rehabilitation Services; Weatherization and Energy-conservation programs; and Affordable Housing Development. PACE serves more than 40,000 people each year with our wide scope of services with approximately 350+ staff. PACE is recognized as a leader in addressing problems of poverty and economic inequity in ethnic minority communities and has a reputation of being responsive to community needs and is known for creating innovative solutions to the myriads of challenges faced by our clients.

Program Summary : As a result of the widespread damage and displacement, through the leadership of the Governor's Office, the State of California has recognized the need for immediate and ongoing clean-up, repair, and humanitarian assistance. The 2025 January Wildfires Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (LA25 NDWG) project offers dislocated workers a Temporary Job position to aid in the recovery from the wildfire damage. Laborer and Humanitarian Aid positions will cover much of the clean-up and repair activities as well as assisting residents who are Wildfire victims access fundamental supports.

Position Summary : We are looking for an enthusiastic and service-oriented Wildfire Recovery Laborer to join our team. Under the direction of the Senior Workforce Development Specialist of the Downtown / Pico-Union WorkSource Center, the Wildfire Recovery Laborer will be responsible for clean-up, repair, and clerical humanitarian assistance in affected areas from the fires. Position is based at PACE's partner organization, Altadena Community Center, in Altadena, CA.

Position Responsibilities : As a key representative at the Downtown / Pico-Union Worksource Center, the Wildfire Recovery Laborer is responsible for providing initial assistance to the Altadena Community Center and Altadena residents affected from the LA January Wildfires. This position will perform a range of duties related to the implementation of the LA25 NDWG funded program, including : clean-up / collection and repair, and humanitarian assistance (calls, scheduling, event implementation, sorting, and organizing).

Essential Duties of the Position Include :

• Cleanup / collection of fire debris throughout the building and its property
• Repairing and restoring the Altadena Community Center by repainting or refinishing the fire damaged hard surfaces and replanting vegetation / landscaping around the property
• Assisting with humanitarian aid efforts by taking calls to schedule and provide assistance to Altadena locals affected from the fires
• Organize, schedule, prepare, and plan events within the Altadena Community Center aiding locals affected from the fires
• Assist with clean-up and sorting of the center's remaining contents (between damaged, but salvageable and the completely destroyed including the only surviving historical archive of Altadena and its founding)
• Cleaning residue, smoke, ash, and soot from the fire damaged documents / materials

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Application Process :

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to lift and / or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.