The position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY, in Police Services.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include: Performing maintenance tasks such as checking fluid levels, replacing air filters and interior lights, inspecting hose connections and tire pressure, and washing the vehicle; Operating passenger or ambulance buses modified with a lift for wheelchair patients, weighing over 10,000 pounds (10-53 passengers); Responsible for the safe transport and comfort of passengers; Defensive driving and adjusting to the conditions of the patient and the road are essential; Disruptive patient behavior or conflict is possible and must be addressed professionally, courteously, and appropriately; Responsible for reports of contact for any incidents; Operating vehicles with gross weights of 26,000 pounds up to 32,000 pounds. All vehicles are equipped with air brakes. They are operated over uneven terrain, improved/unimproved roads, and congested areas on both short and long hauls; Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday As determined by Facility needs, the Motor Vehicle Operator will work on irregular tours of duty such as 6:00am to 2:30pm, 8am to 4:30pm and 11 :30am to 8:00pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: LICENSE REQUIREMENT: A current, valid and unrestricted state issued Regular (Class B with passenger endorsements) driver's license (We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show proof of such before selection.) PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The employee exerts moderate physical effort in operating, turning,, backing, controlling and coupling vehicles which carry heavy loads and a large number of people. Considerable effort may be required to change tires and make limited emergency repairs. Operators frequently handle objects weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally handling of objects weighing over 50 pounds. Vehicles are operated in all types of traffic and weather conditions on public roads and highways and there is exposure to the danger of serious accidents. The employee drives in heavy traffic and at highway speeds over complicated road and interchange system. 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 VehiclesOperate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Reliability And DependabilitySelective Placement FactorWithout 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 Bronx VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Rd. Bronx, NY 10468 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]