- Position Title
- Cemetery Caretaker Leader
- Agency
- National Cemetery Administration
- Announcement Number
- RP-25-CF-12735803-888-BU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025 to Friday, May 23, 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.
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 veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
- have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
- retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
3.
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.
4.
Do you have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, certifying your documented disability and eligibility under Schedule A.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, certifying your documented disability and eligibility under Schedule A.
Assessment 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education 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.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have the ability to lead others and do the work of the position (Cemetery Caretaker Work Leader) without more than normal supervision?
2.
This position requires possession of a valid state driver's license. Do you possess a valid state driver's license?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Identify problems, needed repairs, and necessary maintenance by maintaining good relations with the subordinate personnel, or by observation.
4.
Perform and oversee manual tasks such as tilling and tamping sunken graves, preparing areas for seeding or sodding, leveling soil, grading, or other similar duties.
5.
Fertilize, water, and maintain landscaped areas.
6.
Monitors areas, clearing or overseeing the clearing of flowers, related debris, leaves, snow, or other items as necessary to maintain the beauty of the cemetery.
7.
Operate equipment to include, but not limited to, the following tractors: towed equipment such as mulchers, sprayers, fertilizers, and spreaders; backhoes, front-end loaders; dump trucks to 1 ton GVW and over; mowers with or without attachments; passenger vehicles including vans and sedans as necessary; bobcats; street sweepers; pickup trucks; and other equipment as required by the position on a daily or as needed basis.
8.
Serve as a working leader over other employees.
9.
Work along side other employees, set the work pace and demonstrate methods.
10.
Maintain work plan to ensure employees have sufficient work to perform on a daily basis.
11.
Ensure efficiency in work operations under his assigned team, resolves technical problems in areas under his/her care, and ensures that schedules are met.
12.
Instruct subordinates on difficult work operations, reviews work while in progress or upon completion, and makes changes in assignments to maintain an even flow of work.
13.
Facilitate communication with employees, attempt to resolve minor complaints and grievances, and consult on more complex problems.
14.
Responsible for volunteer job tasks, timekeeping, and employee monitoring.
15.
Responsible for new employee orientation and training.