Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Wind River Agency in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. This position performs maintenance work that is necessary to ensure that building, equipment, and utility systems remain fully operational, safe, and adequate to meet the needs and requirements of programs and facility users. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units? Responsibilities Carpentry upkeep and repair. Regulate and repair electrical systems. Repair and/or replace plumbing systems. Gardening and landscaping. Sanitation – trash removal. Abide by safety rules and regulations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards). QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualifications System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C, Qualification Standard Handbook) will be used in determining applicants' qualifications. There is no specific length of training or experience required; however, you must be able to demonstrate through the experience shown in your written resume and your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire that you possess the competencies to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. NOTE: The screen-out elements are the critical knowledge, skills, and abilities that are essential for satisfactory job performance. To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Job Element 1: Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. (SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT): You have performed Maintenance Worker tasks in a general nature necessary for the proper operation, maintenance and repair of buildings, sheds, and facilities, water and heating systems, pumps, fans or motors, or other equipment. Including carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, plastering and other trades, gas and electrical welding and the operation of motor vehicle and composable & equipment. Sub-journeyman skills in a variety of crafts. Job Element 2: E: Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. Job Element 25: E-Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Job Element 60: Use of Measuring Instruments Job Element 81: Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Job Element 75-A: Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. Job Element 82-A: Knowledge of Materials If your knowledge and ability in the factors above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by job titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Physical Demands: When driving vehicles, must reach, bend, turn, or move hands, feet and legs to operate hand and foot controls. Employee must also perform duties that require standing, climbing, bending, stretching, and sometimes working in cramped hard-to-reach positions. Lifts and carries tools, materials, and ladders weighting up to approximately 50 lbs. Working Conditions: Works indoors with adequate heat, light and ventilation. Exposed to possible cuts, bruises, falls, minor burns, tripping hazards and the possibility of shock if caution is not used in testing of work. Outside work is usually in favorable condition but occasionally done in adverse weather conditions, in the extreme heat or cold temperatures, dusty, windy and frequently subject to disagreeable orders. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Education There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions. Additional Information The full performance level of this position is WG-7. TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster. CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . LAND MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT: If applying under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, you must provide documentation to support your eligibility (SF-50) and performance (references and/or performance appraisal). Under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) two groups of individuals are eligible to apply under this announcement: current and/or former employees serving or who have served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies. Land Management Agencies include: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Current appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND 3) must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service. Former appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; 3) must have separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND 4) must have performed at an acceptable level through the service period. SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY: Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more information, visit the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Information Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENT: Former Federal Employees are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government, and are required to submit a copy of the applicable Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) regarding the VSIP. Most individuals who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.