About the Position: This positions is located at Department of Defense Education, Americas Southeast Facilities Maintenance/Custodial at Fort Knox, Hardin, Kentucky.

Duties

Disinfects restrooms to include urinals, toilet bowls, and sinks. Dust, wax, and/or polish furniture and fixtures. Empty waste baskets. Sweep, mop, strip, scrub, wax and/or polish floors using brooms, industrial-type floor scrubbers and other heavy powered cleaning equipment. Occasionally works on ladders/scaffolds to clean. Set up and tears down for special events or assemblies. Open and closes school following all security procedures. Perform general grounds maintenance activities such as picking up debris, minimal landscaping, and cleaning outsides of windows.

Requirements

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• One year trial or probationary period may be required.
• Appointment subject to a suitability /fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• This position requires a Tier 1 (T1) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
• A pre-placement medical examination is required.
• Rotating shift work may be required of this position. Work may include assignment to first or second shift.
• Must be able to lift items up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian EmployeeCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Custodial Worker To meet the screen out element, applicants should document experience or show the ability to do the following: performing cleaning duties inside to include mopping, dusting, and/or disinfecting lavatories and maintaining outdoor appearance of facility premises without more than normal supervision. Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading)Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentDexterity and SafetyWork Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order) Physical Effort: Occasionally uses heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., industrial type buffers). Occasionally exerts moderately heavy physical effort such as that required in lifting and moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds, requiring continuous standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Requires working on ladders/scaffold in the performance of some ideas. Working Conditions: Usually works indoor in areas which are adequately heated, lighted, and verified. Exposed to vibration from heavy equipment and to skin irritation from strong cleaning solutions. Care must ne taken to avoid serious injury when working on ladders and scaffolds or when using heavy powered equipment.

Contacts

• Address DoDEA Headquarters 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22311 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk