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Position Title
Maintenance Worker
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBTA-12742350-25-TDM Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 to Monday, June 9, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Ability to perform duties and responsibilities without more than normal supervision? (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Operates and maintains hand and power tools and equipment such as hammers, handsaws, drills, routers, power saws, power sanders and planes to produce a serviceable product. (limit characters)
3. Repairs and maintains wooden structures to include furniture, railings, shelves, doors, bulletin boards, etc. (limit characters)
4. Repairs and maintains wooden structures to include furniture, railings, shelves, doors, bulletin boards, etc. (limit characters)
5. Constructs, installs, repairs, and modifies items such as; frame structures, decking partitions, shelving, doors, forms, siding and scaffolds. (limit characters)
6. Installs and replaces ceiling tiles, bumper rails, handrails, corner guards, cove base and other parts of the building (using hand and power tools). (limit characters)
7. Inspects, repairs and replaces some plumbing fittings and fixtures to maintain water and drainage systems such as; flush valves, faucets, showers. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
8. Replaces and installs simple electrical light fixtures such as; ballasts, fluorescent tubes, electrical outlets and light switches. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
9. Completes proper surface preparation and coating methods and techniques while applying coating materials to ensure surfaces are free from skips, runs and drips. (limit characters)
10. Utilizes hand tools to sand, scrape, wire brush, spackle and putty surfaces before applying paint and uses techniques such as brushing, rolling and spraying surface coating materials (limit characters)
11. Replaces and repairs thermostats, adjusts temperature settings, cleans and replaces filters, repairs and adjusts VAV boxes, makes minor repairs to ice machines, etc. (limit characters)
12. Removes, cleans and replaces plumbing joints and fixtures such as traps, faucets and unions (limit characters)
13. Reads and uses blueprints, sketches and building plans as needed for guidance on the work that is to be performed. (limit characters)
14. Works independently in completing work requests assigned by Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Lead. (limit characters)
15. Recognizes potential safety problems and corrects the safety problem or reports the problem to supervisor or Safety Manager for assistance. (limit characters)
16. Performs daily rounds of all areas assigned and communicates with staff in that area regarding maintenance needs and concerns and takes action to correct maintenance problems identified during these rounds.
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17. Communicates with effectively with customers (patients, visitors, volunteers and staff) in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner and handles conflict with customers constructively and appropriately.    
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
18. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.   (limit characters)