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Position Title
(Seasonal) Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating)
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
SE-1630-FODO-25-12702022-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 to Wednesday, March 12, 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
1. From the descriptions below, select the appropriate response based on your level of experience, education, and/or training, that you fully possess and that demonstrates your ability to perform WG-3502-05 Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating) duties. Read all 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.
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2. This position requires that the incumbent possess a Driver's License. From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how you meet this requirement. 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.
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For the questions below, please select from A through E to indicate the skill level that you possess for each task listed. The questions were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to perform the work of this position. Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted clearly shows how you possess the experience and skill levels you claim in the questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position. If not, your score will be lowered, or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Assist in the repair/replacement of interior and exterior building items such as doors, shelves, hardware, frame structures, windows, trim, and cabinets, siding, stairs, thresholds, broken planks on decks, benches, or picnic tables.
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4. Dig ditches and trenches with pick and shovel, level grades and fill holes in road and trail surfaces.
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5. Maintain general cleanliness of grounds, mow, rake, edge, and water lawns, trim trees, and shrubbery, remove weeds and debris from flower beds and other landscape features pick up litter from grounds and roadsides.
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6. Keep visitor use buildings, offices, or comfort stations clean, sanitary, and orderly.
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7. Read signs and labels.
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8. Receive and complete oral received work assignments.
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9. Read and understand drawings and/or plans to complete an assignment.
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10. Interpret instructions, specifications, etc. related to motor vehicle equipment operations and a wide variety of manual labor tasks.
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11. Carries out special laboring assignment(s) which require knowledge of several steps, phases, or detailed procedures.
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12. Adhere to all state, local and installation traffic laws, and ordinances over public roads.
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13. Operate motor vehicles up to one ton capacity including 2- or 4-wheel drive pickups over Federal, state, and country roads and city streets in all traffic conditions.
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14. Transport material and personnel to and from worksites.
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15. Operate and maintain large and complex lawn mowers, to include adjusting blades, cleaning, and oiling.
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16. Perform preventive maintenance on power and hand tools (e.g., cleaning, oiling, changing attachments, etc.).
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17. Operate light power tools to perform grounds maintenance (e.g., lawn edging equipment, trimmers, brush cutters, brush chippers, etc.) and hand tools (e.g., shovels, picks, pulaskis, digging bars, rakes, etc.).
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18. Operate power equipment such as lawnmowers, snow blowers, string trimmers, 3-blade trimmers, hedge trimmers, pole saws, backpack blowers, weed whackers, chain saws, snow blowers, etc.
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19. Use a variety of common hand tools and light power tools other than grounds maintenance tools. (e.g., circular saws, electric drills, etc.).
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20. Use proper, safe, and most efficient methods of loading and unloading materials from trucks, trailers, dollies, etc.
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21. Safely move furniture, office items, and/or objects up to 50 pounds, such as staking heavy logs, lumber, and sacks of cement, etc.
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22. Check surroundings for operating hazards.
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23. Use chemicals following proper safety precautions.
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24. Safely load and off load supplies and material and other heavy items from trucks and trailers using hand trucks or dollies.
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25. Apply knowledge of braking distances when operating vehicles and equipment.
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26. Report operating malfunctions for repair.
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