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Laborer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site White River Junction, VT $24.1 – $28.1/hr Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Laboring ESFPESTPISTJISTP HealthcareTrades
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This Laborer position is within the Facilities Management Service (FMS) at the VA White River Junction Healthcare System located in White River Junction, Vermont.
What You'll Do
- →Laborers follow general instructions or simple drawings to perform tasks that require significant manual skill, prior work experience or training, and very heavy physical effort.
- →They operate large, complex riding lawn mowers (e.g., multiple and independently-controlled cutting decks) and/or specially designed riding mowers / tractors that operate on steep slopes.
- →Equipment characteristics include single-function performance and components that are independently controlled through various hydraulic and/or mechanical devices.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Performs such functions as planting, fertilizing and watering flowers; edging and weeding flower beds; installing bark mulch; and pruning shrubs.
- →Required to break up pavement using jackhammers and repair sidewalks and curbs.
- →Laborers will be required to clear sidewalks using large, industrial-type, powered snow blowers.
- →Dig Ditches and trenches with picks and shovels where dirt is hard and compact.
- →Operates large power tillers (walking- or riding-type) to prepare flower beds and lawn areas for sod and bedding plants.
- →Operates large, industrial, walking-type power mowers (e.g., one or more cutting decks, mechanical controls, and attachable implements) and/or riding-type mowers (e.g., a fixed or floating cutting deck(s) with limited adjustments.
- →Maintains the cleanliness of all equipment assigned as needed and following service policies including cleaning of salt and dirt after use.
- →Maintains complete records and logs for all required maintenance and operations.
- →Anticipate and schedule more complex maintenance.
- →Provide troubleshooting and feedback to mechanics.
- →Communicate effectively and succinctly to supervisor and maintenance personnel orally and in writing as required.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Benefits
- ★Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
- ★Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
- ★Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- ★Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1523d7c0-0de0-4962-a5f1-b8e9c4cb93ac
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