The position is located in the in Engineering Service, Fleet Management Section at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, in San Diego, California. The primary purpose of the position is to serve the Veteran under the supervision of the Transportation Supervisor.

Duties

The major duties include but are not limited to: Operate and provide preventative maintenance for fleet vehicles. Perform vehicle dispatch duties, assign vehicle and answer phones. Determine the route to be followed, taking into consideration such factors as the clearance of underpasses, overhead power lines, weight limitations, and highway restrictions. Complete assignments independently within established timeframes/printed schedules. Assists patients in and out of patient transport vehicles. Operates several types and classes of motor vehicles including buses, trucks, lift trucks, box trucks with lifts, passenger vans. Performs routine preventive maintenance checks, washing, cleaning and service of all vehicles he or she is qualified to operate. Provide good customer service to all customers. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-time; Monday through Friday; 9:30am to 6:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Incumbent is expected to lift to 50 pounds. Incumbent assists patients in and out of patient transport vehicles. Drivers at this level exert moderate physical effort in operating, turning, backing, and controlling vehicles which carry heavy loads or many people. Incumbent operates motor vehicles in all types of traffic and weather conditions. In addition, incumbent drives over a variety of roads including steep winding roads, complicated interchange systems and interstate highways. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE (SCREEN OUT): A current and valid state-issued Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Air Brake Endorsement and Passenger Endorsement is required for this position. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your CDL driver's license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current and valid state-issued Class B Commercial Driver's License with Air Brake Endorsement and Passenger Endorsement. 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: Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)Motor VehiclesOperate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Reliability 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 San Diego VA Medical Center 3350 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92161 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]