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| Company: | National Park Service |
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Government / Civil Service Recreation / Parks |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Province: | Utah |
| City: | Montezuma Creek |
| Salary/Earnings: | $21.15 |
| Post Date: | 04/19/2024 04:07 PM |
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Summary This Maintenance Worker (Historic Preservation), WG-4749-05 position will be located at in Montezuma Creek, UT but will work throughout the Southeast Utah Group of parks and monuments (Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Hovenweep National Monument, and Natural Bridges National Monument). Be a successful applicant. Watch this to learn how to create or improve your federal resume. Overview
This job is open to Videos Duties This is a permanent, full-time, Career-Seasonal position. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. The selectee will be in non-pay status for up to two pay periods (4 weeks) each year, scheduled sometime between late December to late January. Major Duties:
Physical Demands: The physical effort required is considered heavy to moderate and requires lifting or handling of objects or materials up to 50 pounds unassisted, and occasionally lifting or moving heavier items with the assistance of a lifting device or other workers. The incumbent is required to work while standing, stooping, bending, crouching and climbing in tiring, awkward, and uncomfortable positions, and in all manners of environmental conditions. When working from a ladder or scaffolds work involves reaching overhead, stretching or other awkward positions. Occasionally work is performed beneath building where the work is cramped and dark, or work may be done from highly elevate platforms. Sometimes long hikes while carrying a backpack may be essential as is the possibility of technical climbing into some sites. Working Conditions: General work is done at prehistoric and historic structures throughout the park. Often these are in backcountry locations with difficult access that may require rappelling and the use of scaffold and ladder systems. The structures may be extremely deteriorated and structurally unsounds, and therefore considered hazardous. The work is often extremely dusty and of such nature that protective equipment and clothing such as hard hats, safety shoes, goggles, respirators, and ear protection are required, whether working indoors and outdoors. Some work is performed in the shop area where incumbent is exposed to moderate or high noise levels from operating machinery, saw dust in the air, fumes, and hazards associated with power equipment or preservations. Occasionally the work may be performed outside under adverse weather conditions. Other environmental factors such as stinging and biting insects, snakes, and poisonous plants can be encountered. Assignments could involve working with hazardous materials, such as rodent nests, asbestos, and lead-based products, etc. To reduce the dangers, the incumbent is required to follow prescribed safety practices. Requirements Conditions of Employment
Qualifications To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: 1. Ability To Do The Work Of a WG-4749-05 Maintenance Worker (Historic Preservation) Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT), to include the following skills:
3. Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment 4. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc. 5. Knowledge of Materials 6. Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) 7. Use of Measuring Instruments If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Be a successful applicant. Watch this to learn how to create or improve your federal resume. Education There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions. Additional information This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. - Hovenweep National Monument consists of six detached units located along the Utah-Colorado border that contain some of the best-preserved examples of prehistoric masonry multi-room, multi-story buildings and masonry towers in open, canyon rim settings. At present, Hovenweep's six discontiguous units together encompass 785 acres, spanning an approximately 20-mile area on Cajon Mesa toward Montezuma Valley. Two of the units (Cajon and Square Tower) are located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah. Collectively, these units comprise 440 acres of the monument. The remaining four units (Holly, Horseshoe-Hackberry, Cutthroat and Goodman Point) are located in Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado and collectively comprise 345 acres. Cortez, CO, population 8,500, is one hour away, and has all services available. Blanding, UT, population 3,600, also one hour away, has most services available. Hovenweep National Monument has hot, dry summers with sunny, cool winters. Abundant recreation opportunities are available in the area. Park/Government housing may be available for this position. AREA INFORMATION: The Southeast Utah Group is comprised of two parks and two national monuments: , , , and .
How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating. Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
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