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Position Title
Laborer/Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating)
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
IM-1540-IMNR-12168239-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, November 13, 2023 to Friday, January 5, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a United States Citizen?

For more information, review Employment of U.S Citizens.
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position?   If yes, confirm:
  • 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.
 
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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.
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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:
  • 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.
(limit characters)
Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
2. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
3. Would you accept a temporary appointment? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience requirements for a Laborer, WG-3502-3/4/5 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 these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.

YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Dig ditches.
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3. Complete custodial work.
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4. Load and unload supplies.
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5. Shovel snow.
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6. Mow lawns.
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7. Perform routine preventive maintenance on hand tools.
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8. Select and use the proper hand and power tools for a variety of laborer tasks such as shovels, picks, leaf blowers, lawnmowers; weed-eaters; snow-blowers; hand-trucks; dollies; ladders; scaffolding; power drills; wheelbarrows; and gardening hand tools; etc.
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9. Perform preventive maintenance on power tools (e.g., cleaning, oiling, changing attachments, etc.).
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10. Move and lift objects or materials requiring unusual strength and stamina, such as lifting 50 pound sacks, for sustained periods of time.
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11. Perform continuing work following only general instructions.
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12. Perform work following complicated or complex oral and written instructions that require determining alternatives and making decisions.
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13. Follow specific instructions to perform simple tasks, some of which may require several steps.
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14. Follow simple oral instructions, once they have been carefully explained.
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15. Move heavy, bulky, but somewhat delicate items which require agility and knowledge of special handling techniques to avoid damage such as pianos, large electronic equipment, etc.
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16. Lift and move heavy objects or materials weighing over 50 pounds that do not require special handling such as carrying garbage cans, loading trash trucks, handling heavy wheelbarrow loads of cement, and lifting and moving heavy furniture for sustained periods of time.
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17. Perform strenuous manual labor such as digging ditches, shoveling snow, operating large industrial buffers, etc., requiring significant endurance for sustained periods of time.
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18. Observe all safety requirements when using the proper hand and power tools for a wide variety of laborer tasks, including the use of personal protective equipment.
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