Job opening: Laborer

Salary: $22 - 25 per hour

City: Middle River

Published at: Dec 03 2024

Company: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Employment Type: Full-time

This position is a Laborer, WG-3502-4 working in Middle River, Minnesota for the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.

Duties

This is a temporary appointment intended for seasonal work that is less than 6 months or 1040 hours from the date of appointment/service year. It is expected this position will be terminated upon completion of the seasons work. The agency may non-competitively rehire an eligible temporary seasonal worker in subsequent years who works less than 6 months or 1040 hours in their service year. As a Laborer your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Operate large lawn mowers that have multiple or independently controlled cutting decks and operate on slopes. Perform general and deep cleaning tasks to include stripping and waxing, high dusting, mopping, recycling, trash removal, power washing facilities, and fleet vehicles. Remove and set signs, paint picnic tables and signs, rake and water lawns, weeds, trim trees and shrubbery, pick up litter, and clean fire pits. Repair and replace facility equipment. Carries out special laboring assignment(s) which require knowledge of several steps, phases, or detailed procedures and a practical knowledge of project requirements and objectives (e.g., preparing ground, landscaping, or similar labor endeavors which require the knowledge and ability to complete various steps, phases or procedures to accomplish a complete assignment)

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation
Uniform: Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniform is required.
Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
Driver’s License: This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties. Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver’s license throughout their employment in this position.
Government Housing is Available.

Qualifications

By 12/09/2024 of this announcement, you must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Handbook X118C, Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupation. http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/ Although no specific amount of experience, education or training is required, applicants must meet a minimum level of ability in relation to the position and the Assessment Questionnaire in order to be rated qualified for consideration. To be qualified candidates must meet any screen out element(s) listed at an "acceptable" level, and must achieve an average rating of at least "acceptable" on all of the elements. Only education, training, or experience acquired before the closing date of this announcement will be considered. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements. The screen out element for this position is the ability to perform the work of a Laborer without more than normal supervision. This may include: operating large lawn mowers that have multiple or independently controlled cutting decks; perform general cleaning tasks to include stripping and waxing, high dusting, mopping, recycling, trash removal, power washing facilities, and vehicles; remove and set signs, paints picnic tables and signs, rakes and waters lawns, weeds, trims trees and shrubbery, picks up litter, and cleans fire pits. 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.