Laborer (MVO)

Duties

Major Duties:
The primary purpose of the position is to perform laboring duties that require moderately heavy physical effort requiring the use of common hand tools and power equipment. In order to accomplish the laborer duties, the incumbent must on a regular and recurring basis also operate light duty motor vehicles weighing up to 10,000 pounds (such as pick-up trucks, panel trucks, flatbed trucks, etc.) to transport personnel, material or equipment to work sites located on the park.

• Maintain landscapes and roadsides using equipment including riding mowers, push mowers, weed eaters, 3-blade trimmers, backpack blowers, work trucks, and hand tools
• Operates heavy power equipment such as lawn mowers, chain saws, brush cutters, brush chippers, portable snow blowers, and all types of hand and light power tools (such as shovels, pulaskis, picks, digging bars, rakes, lawn edging equipment, electric drills, etc.), to maintain buildings, grounds, roads, trails, etc.
• Perform trail maintenance.
• Pick up litter along roadsides and empty exterior trash cans.

George Washington Birthplace NM (Colonial Beach, VA)
3 Vacancies
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is April to September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.
Anticipated Entry on Duty: April
Salary Range: $19.26 - $22.47 per hour

Gateway National Recreation Area (Staten Island, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Highlands, NJ)
35 vacancies Brooklyn, NY
25 vacancies Highlands, NJ
12 vacancies Staten Island, NY
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is April through Octoberbut can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.
Anticipated Entry on Duty: April
Salary Range: $22.04 - $25.72 per hour

Lowell National Historical Park (Lowell, MA)
Multiple Vacancies
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is May to September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: May
Salary Range: $21.51 - $25.10 per hour

Roosevelt-Vanderbilt NHS (Hyde Park, NY)
5 Vacancies
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is May to October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: May
Salary Range: $22.04 - $25.75 per hour

Assateague Island National Seashore (Berlin, MD; Chincoteague, VA)
4 Vacancies Berlin, MD
4 Vacancies Chincoteague
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is May to October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: May
Salary Range: $17.83 - $20.96 per hour

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (Stafford County, VA)
Multiple Vacancies
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is April to October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: April
Salary Range: $20.45 - $23.83 per hour

Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, PA)
9 Vacancies
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is April to October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: April
Salary Range: $22.81 - $26.56 per hour

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You may also be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
• You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
• You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• Government housing is not available.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old due to possible hazards of the position (i.e. operating motor vehicles)

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants must be physically fit and, as required in Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Handbook X-118C, must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the elements listed in Section 25 of the Online Occupational Questionnaire to perform the duties of the position at the level for which they are applying. A specific length of time and experience is not required; however you must be able to demonstrate the rough experience shown in your written application, that you possess sufficient knowledge, skill and ability to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

Ability to do the work of a Laborer (MVO) without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT)

Work Practices

Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc (other than blueprints).

Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment

Dexterity and safety

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Additional information

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Non-Competitive Rehire Eligibility: Temporary seasonal employees can only maintain their non-competitive rehire eligibility if they work no more than a combined total of Temporary NTE less than 1040 hours anywhere in the National Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position appropriate for temporary appointment with the same qualification requirements (5 CFR 316.402[b][7]), based on series and grade, anywhere in the major subdivision (NPS).

If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during that period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware that exceeding the limit of 1040 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility.

The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions that result in a combined total greater than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment that exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.

Employment may be terminated at any time due to fluctuations in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerations.

Physical Demands:/Working Conditions: The work performed requires the exertion of moderate to very heavy physical effort. The work involves lifting and moving objects over 50 pounds, and in some cases, carrying 80 to 100 pounds (or more) with assistance. Outside work is usually performed under all kinds of weather conditions. Indoor work is often accomplished in office buildings or in well-lighted, heated, and ventilated areas such as warehouses, loading docks, or trade shops. Frequently exposed to weather and temperature extremes, drafts, noise, dust, and dirt and the possibility of bruises, muscle strains, cuts and scrapes. Work requires the employee to fellow proper safety procedures and use standard safety equipment such as gloves, ear protectors, safety glasses, and steel-toe shoes to avoid possible hazards in the work area.
Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. All travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected employee.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information .