This position is located within the Facilities Management Service at the Robert J. Dole VAMC located in Wichita, KS. The work includes the operation of gasoline, diesel, or electronic powered wheeled vehicles to haul cargo and fuel, transport passengers, or to tow or recover equipment.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include: Operates wheeled vehicles, wheel mounted tractor; or engineering and construction equipment with wheeled or crawler-type traction. Operating passenger buses or passenger ambulance buses regardless of gross vehicle weight. Driving vehicles in restricted traffic environments on government installations, over public roads, and highway, or under cross country conditions. Performing other related duties. Operating platform, van stake and dump trucks, fuel trucks, and trash truck removal trucks which have a gross weight of 26,000 pounds up to 32,000 pounds. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm 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. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must the following requirements. A valid current Class A or Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with passenger (P) Endorsement. AND SCREEN OUT ELEMENT: Must have the ability to perform the duties of a motor vehicle operator without more than normal supervision. This ability would be demonstrated by experience includes following all regulations and laws governing the operation of various types of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles to haul cargo and equipment, and transport passengers; and operating a variety of vehicles to include passenger buses and trucks. PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The employee exerts moderate physical effort in operating, turning, backing, and controlling vehicles which carry heavy loads and large number of people. 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: Drive SafelyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)Motor VehiclesReliability And DependabilityWithout more than normal supervisionWork Practices 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 Robert J Dole VA Medical and Regional Office Center 5500 East Kellogg Drive Wichita, KS 67218 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]