This position is located at the VA Medical Center in Northport, New York, performing a wide range of motor vehicle operations/gardening work and is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the Medical Center grounds.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Maintains landscape in a healthy, disease-free, and attractive condition; Performs special gardening or grounds maintenance functions in any are of the facility; Performs lawn mowing, edging, bed weed control, seeding, leaf collection, aerating trees, etc.; Transports patients, medical supplies, equipment and other vehicles within and off the grounds of the facility; Participates in snow removal operations; Operates a variety of gardening tools and equipment; Drives a motor vehicle both on and off station following all applicable laws; Maintains accurate, up-to-date records on work performed, such as fertilizer and pesticide usage schedules; Operates various vehicles and equipment; Performs preventative maintenance on all assigned vehicles and equipment; Performs all other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Work requires frequent walking, standing, pushing powered equipment such as lawn mowers, bending and stooping. May be required to climb ladders to prune or trim and frequently lift, move or raise heavy objects such as bags of grass seed, fertilizer, etc. Assigned to other than normal tours of duty such as morning/late shifts, weekends and holidays to provide food delivery to the Community Living Centers. Works outside in all types of inclement weather and is exposed to dirt, dust and mud. Protective clothing such as gloves?, safety goggles', boots and shoes will be worn in keeping with directives set forth in safety standards for the various work tasks. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Ability to do the work without more than normal supervision (Screen-out) Driver's License Requirement (Screen-out): All applicants MUST have a current and valid state issued driver's license Operation of Motor Vehicles Work Practices Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation) Ability to drive safely (Motor Vehicles) Ability to operate safely (Non-motor Vehicles) Reliability and Dependability as a Motor Vehicle Operator (Gardner) IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Building 200 Northport, NY 11768 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]