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BLM is seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join the seasonal team to serve a Laborer for the North Central Montana District Office, Malta Field Office, Duty Station: Malta, Montana. Information about this area can be found at https://www.maltachamber.org.mt/
Housing is not provided for this position.
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Learn more about this agency04/09/2019 to 04/15/2019
$15.16 - $19.56 per hour
WG 03 - 04
No
Occasional travel - Travel to the field will be required. The amount of overnight travel to be determined by the nature of the work.
No
Temporary - This is a temporary appointment, not to exceed 1039 hours (6 months). 2019 summer season - generally from May-November.
Full-time - Work schedule is full-time.
Competitive
No - These positions have no promotion potential; to be considered for a higher grade, you must apply for the higher grade.
No
No
MT-TEMP-2019-0128
530048400
All U.S. Citizens - No previous Federal Service is required.
Laborers perform manual tasks involving little or no specialized skill or prior work experience. Typical work includes grounds maintenance to include lawn mowing, trimming, fertilizing, and watering. It also includes custodial duties to include laundry, cleaning, stripping, waxing and buffing floors, vacuuming, removing stains, washing walls and windows, collecting and discarding trash and debris. This position requires a motor vehicle over primitive, unpaved roads in a rural setting in all types of weather conditions. It will also perform administrative duties. In some locations, Laborers will be handling chemical compounds and operating noxious weed spraying equipment for the benefit of wildlife and livestock. Laborers will locate and spray noxious weeds by gas powered pump mounted on vehicle or by backpack. Involves the safe handling of chemicals used for spraying noxious weeds; and maintenance of spray equipment. In some locations laborers will be a member of a Cadastral Survey Crew. Work will involve surveying, re-surveying and subdividing sections of the Public Land Survey System; including loading, unloading, packing, unpacking equipment and supplies including technical equipment; performing minor repairs and maintenance of equipment and tools; operating chain saws and other power tools to clear brush and small trees along random survey lines; can include digging holes for survey monuments, blazing, tagging, posting and painting trees along a survey line to mark the true boundary line. In some locations laborers will be a member of a trail crew. Work will involve the construction and reconstruction of trails with hand tools; repairing drainage structures with hand tools; constructing or repairing rock and lumber retaining walls; operating chain saws and other power tools to clear brush and trees along the trails; hiking long distances carrying hand tools and power tools performing trail maintenance activities; and performing minor repairs and maintenance of equipment and tools. In some locations Laborers, will be responsible for constructing and maintaining fences and other structural projects, such as spring developments as part of a Laborer Crew. They may also be assigned to help with vegetation treatments and other restoration projects. Work will involve operating hand tools and equipment, working around a skid steer and constructing projects to BLM specifications.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
You will be evaluated on your ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Qualifications will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. We must be able to determine that you meet the experience requirement- please be sure to include this information in your resume. Qualifications will be determined based on your ability, experience and/or training in the following job elements:
This position also requires special qualifications that have been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as screen-out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the below screen out element will be rated not qualified.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please be sure that you state your qualifying education, training and/or experience in your resume.
See qualifications section above.
Relocation Expenses: Travel, transportation and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
Housing: There is no government housing available – securing housing will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they fall within the Well or Best Qualified categories on the rating criteria for this position.
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act: If selected from this or a similar competitive, seasonal announcement, your appointment may be creditable for consideration under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA). The Act allows certain individuals, who have or had time-limited appointments at land management agencies, to compete for any permanent position in the competitive service under “internal” merit promotion procedures. For more information, see the section under Eligibility, which starts with Question #15 (Q15. Who is eligible for appointment under these provisions?).
Minimum Age Requirement: Employees required to operate a motor vehicle must be at least 18; otherwise, you must be at least 16 at the time you report for work.
Travel: Overnight travel may be required on a regular and recurring basis and employee will be required to obtain and use a government charge card, when travel is necessary.
Telework: This position is not eligible for telework.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If you meet the qualification requirements, your application will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. In addition, interviews may be conducted for this position. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored. The job specific questions relate to the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the work of this position:
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the specialized experience as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume/application material.
In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:
You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by uploading your documents from your USAJOBS Profile. Do not use both options. Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume. Uploading Documents: instead of faxing your documents you may use the uploading procedures thru Applicant Manager. Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application. Required documentation must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), on the closing date of this announcement.
READ THIS: It is the responsibility of the applicant to illustrate that all eligibility requirements are met. This includes ensuring your resume/application documents specific information on each employment listed. Specifically, you must document Agency/Company Name, supervisor's name and contact information, position title, grade/series/salary, and employment dates to include month, day and year. Failure to do so may result in your application being disqualified. If you have questions regarding the necessary documentation to include, contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement prior to the closing date of the announcement.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To receive consideration for this position, you must provide a complete application package, which includes ALL of the following items: 1) your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire; 2) your resume; and 3) applicable supporting documents specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement.
Click on the button "Apply to this Vacancy" at the bottom of this Screen and login to USAJOBS. If you haven't already registered with USAJOBS, select the “Create a new account” link. You will be required to create a user name and password, complete a questionnaire and upload, paste or type a resume into USAJOBS. If you have already registered with USAJOBS and forgot your login information, select the Forgot your username or password? link.
Your application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST by the closing date of this announcement.
If applying online poses a hardship for you (i.e., you do not have access to the internet) you must contact us prior to the closing date of the announcement for an alternative method of applying.
If you need assistance in applying online, please contact the appropriate State Coordinator identified in the "What to Expect Next" section of this job announcement. If applying online poses a hardship for you (i.e., you do not have access to the internet) you must contact us prior to the closing date of the announcement for an alternative method of applying.
Note: It is the responsibility of the applicant to illustrate that all eligibility and qualifications requirements are met. Failure to do so may result in your application being disqualified. If you have questions regarding the necessary documentation to include or if you would like to verify your documentation has been received, contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement. It is recommended that you contact our office prior to the closing date of the announcement.
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account. You will receive an acknowledgment email from USAJobs that your submission was successful once we have received your online assessment questionnaire, resume and any supporting documentation. You will be notified of the status of your application and/or referral to the hiring official via your USAJobs account after the evaluation process is complete. You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required.
For assistance, contact the Branch of Human Resources Management at 406-896-5002.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/530048400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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