USA Staffing

Position Title: Motor Vehicle Operator
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CBTE-12726722-25-CC Opens in new window
Open Period: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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Eligibilities

1. Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Please provide your driver's license number, issuing state and expiration date along with the class and any endorsements.. Reminder - Do no include a copy of your license; if referred for interview it may be requested at that time.

3. A current, valid state-issued Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Passenger Endorsement AND Air Brake Endorsement is required for this position. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Commercial Driver's License.

Do you possess a current, valid state-issued CDL with Passenger and Air Brake Endorsement?

A. Yes

B. No

Preferences

1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:

Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.

By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

Assessment 1

Select the appropriate answer to the following question based on your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your answers are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of your knowledge or skills as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. Please select only one letter for each item.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

1. (Screen-Out) Do you have the ability to perform the work of a Motor Vehicle Operator without more than normal supervision? Related experience includes operating various types of gasoline and/or diesel-powered vehicles (e.g., sedans, station wagons, vans, pick-ups, ambulances) to transport patients and cargo; performing operator maintenance on vehicles (e.g., monitoring fluid levels, checking tire pressure and hose connections, washing the vehicle); completing trip tickets; and loading and unloading heavy cargo. Please select the appropriate response below.

A. Yes

B. No

2. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT (Screen-Out): Do you possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) class B with passenger and air brake endorsements. Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid commercial driver's license at the time of your interview.

A. Yes

B. No

For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.

Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.

3. Operate gasoline, electric powered or diesel vehicles up to 26,000 pounds over public roads and highways in all weather conditions.

A. I know little or nothing about this.

B. I have had study or training in this.