- Position Title
- Maintenance Worker (Trails) (Seasonal)
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- NE-1611-ACAD-25-12642198-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, December 17, 2024 to Monday, April 7, 2025
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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.
This position requires the ability to do the work of a Maintenance Worker (Trails), WG-4749-07 without more than normal supervision. From the descriptions below, please choose the best response to describe your ability to perform the work of a Maintenance Worker (Trails), WG-4749-07. Read all of the 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 ineligible and will not receive consideration for this position. 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.
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 stone culverts, stone waterbars, and drainage dips.
3.
Planning and setting up overhead cable rigging systems to safely move, lift, and position large and heavy objects across narrow gorges and up and down steep terrain on hiking trail construction projects.
4.
Ability to directionally fell standing trees up to 36" in diameter, including dead trees and hazard trees, using proper felling and cutting techniques, ropes, cables and pullies.
5.
Ability to lead the work of others in stone masonry.
6.
Ability to lead and instruct the work of and delegate responsibilities and tasks to lower graded employees and volunteers in trail maintenance and rehabilitation.
7.
Ability to lead others in moving materials with rigging equipment.
8.
Construction and repair of wooden trail bridges, handrails, abutments, walls, or terraces, and wooden or log checks.
9.
Constructing single and multi-tiered dry stone retaining walls.
10.
Construction of stone staircases and riprap.
11.
Operating small tractors, loaders, or all-terrain vehicles, following all procedures regarding safe operation, in a variety of conditions of weather, terrain, and congested areas to safely and efficiently move materials and or equipment.
12.
Using utility trailers to transport loads and mechanized equipment, including proper loading of equipment onto trailer.
13.
Driving crew cabs, stake trucks (rack truck), one-ton dump trucks up to 26,000 GVW to transport crew and or materials to the job site.
14.
Ability to 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.
15.
Ability to 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.
16.
Ability to select proper rigging equipment for the accomplishment of trail work in the field.
17.
Drilling, cutting, and splitting stone with drills, feathers and wedges, and specialized hammers.
18.
Shaping stone with hand held masonry tools such as hand points and tracers.
19.
Choose proper wood stock for decks, stairs, ladders and also for rough timber construction projects.
20.
Replacement and installation of steel pins and iron hand rails into rock faces.
21.
Ability to estimate materials such as amounts of stone or lumber for trail projects.
22.
Ability to measure dimensions and volume for shaping and fitting material.
23.
Ability to measure to construct features to specifications to fit with existing structures.
24.
Ability to follow cultural guidelines, as stated verbally or in a cultural landscape report, to perform trail maintenance and rehabilitation to historic standards.
25.
Ability to implement written and oral instructions.
26.
Ability to interpret specifications and schematic drawings.
27.
Ability to plan work related to and plan for completion of trail projects.
28.
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.