- Position Title
- Maintenance Worker (Trails)
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- NE-1611-ACAD-23-11747722-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, December 16, 2022 to Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Would you accept a temporary appointment?
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience or education requirements for an Maintenance Worker (Trails), WG-4749-05 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet this screen out, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Recognizing and diagnosing trail drainage problems and constructing and maintaining appropriate trail drainage features such as waterbars and drainage dips for the maintenance of hiking trails.
3.
Replacement and installation of wooden or steel handrails into rock faces.
4.
Construction and repair of wooden trail bridges, handrails, walls, or terraces, and wooden or log checks.
5.
Constructing single and multi-tiered dry stone retaining walls.
6.
Construction of stone staircases and riprap.
7.
Construction of bridge abutments.
8.
Shaping stone with handheld masonry tools such as hand points and tracers.
9.
Driving crew cabs, stake truck (rack truck), one ton dump trucks, and crew cabs up to 26,000 GVW to transport crew and or materials to the job site.
10.
Operating small tractors and loaders, and all-terrain vehicles, following all safety procedures, in a variety of conditions of weather, terrain, and congested areas to efficiently move materials and or equipment.
11.
Using utility trailers to transport loads and equipment, including loading equipment onto trailer, fastening equipment properly, hauling, and backing up utility trailers in a variety of conditions of weather, terrain, and congested areas.
12.
Ability to guide and instruct the work of and delegate responsibilities and tasks to lower graded employees and volunteers in trail maintenance and rehabilitation.
13.
Ability to guide the work of lower graded employees in stone masonry.
14.
Ability to plan work, plan for completion, and estimate time frames for trail projects.
15.
Ability to use a variety of measuring tools such as levels, sight levels, line levels, rulers, tapes, and plumb bobs.
16.
Ability to use rulers and tapes for estimating material necessary to repair wooden trail structures.
17.
Ability to use sight levels and levels for the proper grading of trail tread, drainages, slope.
18.
Ability to install wooden bridge structurers including bridge pier, decking, and rail assembly.
19.
Ability to construct or repair drystone wall, including proper assembly of wall material.
20.
Ability to install log wall, tread, and cribbing assemblies.
21.
Ability to follow cultural guidelines, as stated verbally or in a cultural landscape report, to perform trail maintenance and rehabilitation to historic standards.
22.
Ability to implement written and oral instructions.
23.
Ability to interpret schematic drawings.
24.
Ability to select and maintain the proper tools for the accomplishment of trail work, and all tools necessary to maintain equipment in the field.
25.
Ability to correctly use power tools such as chain saw, brushing saw, vibrating tamp, and rock drills, power winch, metal cutoff saw, portable generator, crawler trucks on tracks, electric and gasoline-powered rock drills and breakers.
26.
Ability to correctly use hand tools such as hacksaw, compact pruning saws, hammers of many types and sizes including specialized stone hammers, hand points, drawshaves, shovels, bars, and other digging instruments, log haulers, etc.
27.
Ability to safely use and maintain equipment and vehicles.
28.
Ability to actively participate in effective safety program and work in a safe manner in accordance with that program and policy.
29.
Ability to consider the safety of others such as coworkers or bystanders such as park visitors on site at trail projects.
30.
Drilling, cutting, and splitting stone with drills, feathers and wedges, and specialized hammers.
31.
Ability to choose proper materials for the construction and repair of wooden trail bridges, handrails, walls, or terraces, and log checks.
32.
Ability to select stone of different size or shape for the construction of dry stone retaining walls, stone staircases, and riprap.
33.
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.