Job Listing
Maintenance Worker (Historic Preservation)
National Park Service · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Affton, Missouri in the Facility Management Division. A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
What You'll Do
- →This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition.
- →Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.
- →The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last.
- →This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension.
- →No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action.
- →The following are common daily duties: Assists higher graded workers with the less complex carpentry tasks in constructing and repairing building features and components of historic structures.
- →Performs painting tasks, such as the use of brushes, rollers, sprayers, preparation of surfaces, paint and material selection for a wide variety of surfaces.
- →Assists masons and higher graded workers with the stabilization, maintenance, and repair of historic masonry structures and surfaces of adobe, brick, stone, concreate and block.
- →Assist in maintenance, repair and stabilization of prehistoric and historic ruins and sites.
- →Repair and modify wood components of historic structures.
- →Term Project Description: This Term WG-5 Maintenance Worker (Historic Preservation) position is dedicated to addressing preservation-related deferred maintenance on the park's highest-priority historic infrastructure.
- →This critical position will strengthen the park's capacity to proactively preserve and maintain historically significant assets that have continued to deteriorate due to longstanding funding constraints, ensuring their protection, operational sustainability, and availability for future generations.
- →Working under the supervision of the Facility Manager, with technical guidance from a higher-graded WG-8 Maintenance Worker, the multi-disciplinary position will provide essential skilled labor to support ongoing preservation maintenance efforts, reduce the risk of accelerated asset degradation, and improve the overall condition and stewardship of the park's historic structures.
- →Physical Demands: The physical effort required is considered heavy to moderate and requires lifting or handling of objects or materials up to 50 pounds unassisted and occasionally lifting or moving heavier items with the assistance of a lifting device or other workers.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
- ✓You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists.
- ✓Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- ✓Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license.
- ✓You may be required to work weekends and holidays.
- ✓You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1 nights per month.
- ✓You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- ✓Government Charge Card: You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
- ✓Applicants must be at least 18 years old. *Additional Requirements located under qualifications* There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6d81e3f9-682d-4d93-b935-1e503ba393c4
Posted via USAJobs