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Position Title
Laborer
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
SE-1629-ANDE-24-12432663-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, August 30, 2024 to Friday, September 13, 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
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. From the descriptions below select the one response that best describes how your experience/education meets the ability to do the work of the Laborer, WG-3 position without more than normal supervision. You must show that you meet the experience described below. Read all responses before making your selection. Mark only one response. If you select more than one response or leave the question blank you will be rated ineligible. Any skill that you indicate you have experience with in the following occupational questionnaire must be specifically documented in your resume or application.

THE 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 TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION 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. Maintain assigned areas in a meticulously clean condition including floors, ceilings, and trim where there are significant differences in the materials requiring maintenance.
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3. Properly load, unload, and move furniture.
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4. Clean and otherwise perform custodial maintenance for a wide variety of buildings including those that are historical.
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5. Load and unload supplies and other diverse materials and objects.
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6. Mow lawns and perform other grounds maintenance work.
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7. Keep accurate records of the type of work performed, the nature of the materials used, amount of time spent, and written instructions received.
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8. Perform continuing work following only general instructions.
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9. Perform work following complicated or complex oral and written instructions that require determining alternatives and making decisions.
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10. Follow specific instructions to perform simple tasks, some of which may require several steps.
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11. Follow simple oral instructions once they have been carefully explained.
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12. Move and lift objects or materials requiring unusual strength and stamina, such as lifting 100-pound sacks, for sustained periods of time.
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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. Perform manual work requiring frequent lifting and moving of objects and/or materials weighing up to 40 lbs. with occasional lifting and moving of objects up to 50 lbs.
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17. Select and use the proper hand and power tools for a variety of laborer tasks including shovels, picks, leaf blowers, floor buffers; power-vacuums; lawnmowers; weed-eaters; snow-blowers; hand-trucks; dollies; ladders; scaffolding; power drills; wheelbarrows; common carpentry, plumbing and gardening hand tools; etc. (Be sure to describe this experience in your application).
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18. Perform routine preventive maintenance on all hand tools.
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19. Perform preventive maintenance on power tools (e.g., cleaning, oiling, changing attachments, etc.).
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20. 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. (Be sure to describe this experience in your application).
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21. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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