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Position Title
Laborer (Seasonal)
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
NE-1612-PETE-25-12629022-OC Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, December 9, 2024 to Monday, May 19, 2025
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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.
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Preferences
1. Would you accept a temporary appointment? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Laborer WG-3502-03 position. For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. DO NOT overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification of references as appropriate. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position following acceptance. (limit characters)
1. Select the response below that best describes your skill and ability to perform the work of a Laborer, WG-3502-03 position. Please provide evidence of this skill and ability in your resume. Select 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 ability requirements, you will not receive consideration for this position.
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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. Perform janitorial services.
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3. Properly erect scaffolding in a safe and secure manner.
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4. Dig ditches and trenches using pick and shovel where soil is hard and compact.
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5. Clean pole gutters.
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6. Properly load, unload, and move furniture.
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7. Mow lawns and perform other grounds maintenance work.
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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. 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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13. Perform routine preventive maintenance on all hand tools.
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14. Perform preventive maintenance on power tools (e.g., cleaning, oiling, changing attachments, etc.).
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15. 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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16. Load and unload supplies and materials from trucks, trailer, dollies, etc.
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17. Move heavy, bulky, but somewhat delicate items which require agility and knowledge of special handling techniques to avoid damage such as furniture, large electronic equipment, etc.
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18. 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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19. 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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20. As previously explained, your ratings in this Occupation Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. 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 the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.
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