Position Description and Application Information
This position is a Maintenance Worker, WG- 4749-6.
Salary: The salary for each location may vary depending on locality. Locality tables may be found here.
Please see additional information about each vacancy here.
This is a temporary appointment intended for seasonal work that is less than 6 months or 1040 hours from the date of appointment/service year. It is expected this position will be terminated upon completion of the seasons work. The agency may non-competitively rehire an eligible temporary seasonal worker in subsequent years who works less than 6 months or 1040 hours in their service year. At management's discretion, this appointment may be extended up to one-year with the possibility of extending an additional one-year.
As a Maintenance Worker your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Perform general maintenance on facilities (e.g., painting, electrical, plumbing, siding).
- Operate farm tractors, backhoes, mowers and other types of equipment to construct and maintain refuge facilities.
- Use a variety of hand and power tools including hand saws, drills, planes, routers, power nailers and fasteners, metal shears, power saws, and power sanders and planes to maintain facilities.
- Maintain restrooms, roads, parking areas, boat ramps, etc.
- Aid in installation/repair of cabinets, fences, siding, etc.
- Assist in mixing and pouring cement.
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
- Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
- Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation
- See Additional Information section for link to additional conditions of employment applicable to each position advertised
- Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
Qualifications
By the closing date of this announcement, you must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Handbook X118C, Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupation.
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/Although no specific amount of experience, education or training is required, applicants must meet a minimum level of ability in relation to the position and the Assessment Questionnaire in order to be rated qualified for consideration. To be qualified candidates must meet any screen out element(s) listed at an "acceptable" level, and must achieve an average rating of at least "acceptable" on all of the elements. Only education, training, or experience acquired before the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements.
The screen out element for this position is:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision
(Screen-Out) Job Elements- Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.
- Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
- Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprinting reading)
- Operation of Motor Vehicles
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
