- Position Title
- Motor Vehicle Operator
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTB-12732860-25-TJ Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025 to Friday, May 23, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
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.
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.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from 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 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,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; 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.
3.
Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
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.
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.
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.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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.
2.
Are you willing to accept the conditions of employment as indicated in the announcement?
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
INSTRUCTIONS: 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.
1.
Do you possess the ability to perform the duties of a Motor Vehicle Operator without more than normal supervision? This includes: operating vans, trucks, etc. for delivering items and transporting passengers/patients to and from a facility; uses proper loading and unloading techniques to avoid injuries to self and others; track/log travel miles and gas usage; maneuvering vehicles within close tolerances when driving, to include backing up in narrow and congested areas, between buildings and other vehicles, and when positioning for loading and unloading passengers/patients, cargo and/or equipment; completing trip tickets; and performing operator maintenance on vehicles such as checking fluid levels, tire air pressure, cleaning, and washing vehicles; possess the ability to receive, interpret and understand general instruction and complete assignments independently. (This experience must be documented in your resume.)
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Do you possess, at a minimum, a current and valid state-issued commercial driver's license (CDL) with passenger endorsements and air brakes endorsements? NOTE: You must CURRENTLY have BOTH endorsements. (We cannot accept photographs; therefore, please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is conducted, you must provide a copy of your current and valid state-issued driver's license at that time).
INSTRUCTIONS: The following statements pertain to your operation of motor vehicles.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Operates a variety of automotive equipment, including passenger cars, vans, patient transport vans, ambulances, panel trucks, pick-up trucks, cargo vans, ambulance buses, vehicles that
carry more than 16 passengers.
carry more than 16 passengers.
4.
Transport patients, their family members, and medical personnel in passenger ambulance buses equipped with litter facilities and medical support equipment. Assist with securing litters.
5.
Picks up and delivers patients, employees, charts, mail, specimens, linens, pharmaceuticals, and supplies.
6.
Drives on public roads at controlled speeds to ensure the comfort of patients and/or other passengers.
7.
Adheres to all State, local, and installation traffic laws and ordinances.
8.
Drives passenger shuttle vans and buses over predetermined routes, arriving at and departing from pick up and discharge points at scheduled times.
9.
Performs operator maintenance on all vehicles operated. (monitor fluid levels, replace air filters, replace interior lights, check tire pressure, check hose connections, clean vehicle
inside and outside.
inside and outside.
10.
Obtains certification in CPR/BLS and maintains certification by attending refresher training every two years.
11.
Reaching, bending, turning, moving hands, arms, feet and legs to operate hand and foot controls of vehicles.
12.
Lifts and pushes heavy articles while loading and unloading cargo (frequently up to, and occasionally more than, 50 lbs.)
INSTRUCTIONS: SF-50 Reminder: If you are a current or former Federal employee an SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of appropriate SF-50's include Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old. Note: You must submit a copy of your most recent notification of personnel action/SF50. Additionally, An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
RESUME REMINDER: Your resume must 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.