Job Details

** Laborer**

**Department of the Interior**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

+ **Duties**

**As a Laborer within the Eastern Ecological Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:**

- Performs tasks that require moderately heavy physical effort and the use of common hand tools and simple power equipment.

- Loads and unloads trucks and other conveyances; opens heavy boxes and crates; stocks material for storage; moves and arranges furniture.

- Operates hand and power mowers (walking type), weed trimmers, and steam cleaners; shovels snow, sand and debris; cuts and clears small trees and brush along roads and fences using an axe, brush hook, hand saw or similar hand tools.

- Performs basic level daily inspection of facility operation equipment.

PHYSICAL EFFORT:

Work requires moderately heavy physical effort such as frequent lifting and carrying objectsweighing 40 pounds and occasional lifting and carrying of objects weighting up to 50 pounds.Work regularly involves walking, bending, stooping, reaching, standing for long periods of time,and pushing heavy items on carts or dollies.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work may be performed indoors or outdoors. While working outdoors the employee may beexposed to all kinds of weather conditions including rain, snow, heat, and cold. Indoors theemployee may be exposed to drafts, noise, and dust. The work involves the chance of incurringminor injuries such as bruises, cuts and scrapes.

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

**Key Requirements:**

- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.

- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.

- Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.

- More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.

- Selectee subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam.

* A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.

* Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

** Qualifications**

There is no specific length of training or experience required; however, applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to perform the basic work of the position without more than normal supervision through experience shown in the written resume and responses to the job related task statements in this announcement. To be basically qualified for this position applicants must meet the identified screen-out element below.

**Screen-Out Element:** Without more than normal supervision, perform the duties of a Laborer such as performing routine functions needed for basic construction and minor modifications of existing structures, plumbing, and grounds maintenance.

**You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.** **Education**

* 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 completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: .

**Additional information**

**Other Information:**

* Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.

* Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties.

* Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position.

* USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not: (a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties or corporations.

* The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.

* DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit .

* The Department of the Interior (DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission.

* THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

**Agency Benefits:**

* USGS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.

* For additional information on our internal telework policy, please reference the Department of the Interior Telework Handbook at: .

* Working for the U.S. Geological Survey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes , and ; , and participation in the .

* A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

**--Vacancy Related Questions:** As part of the online application process, you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following knowledge skills, abilities and/or competencies: **Tools & Equipment, Read & Interpret.**

**--Basis of Rating:**

Category rating will be used in the ranking and selection process for this position. The quality categories are Best Qualified and Qualified