Laborer

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration at the Phoenix VA Health Care System is seeking a Laborer to support Environmental Management services. The role involves cleaning and preparing job sites, loading and delivering materials, and using various tools, machines, and equipment to complete assignments.

Applicants must meet the qualifications by the closing date. The process emphasizes safety, teamwork, reliability, and the ability to handle weights and loads as essential competencies.

Qualifications

• Experience: No minimum length required, but evidence of training or experience relevant to the duties must be shown on your resume.

Responsibilities

• Clean, prepare a job site and load or deliver materials.
• Operate and utilize a variety of tools, machines, and equipment as needed.

Skills

Stand weights and loads

Team collaboration

Dexterity

Reliability

Special aptitude

Job description

The Veterans Health Administration, at the Phoenix VA Health Care System in the Environmental Management Service is recruiting a Laborer. In this position, you will clean, prepare a job site, load and deliver materials, and/or using a variety of tools, machines, and/or equipment.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:

• Ability to Handle Weights and Loads
• Ability to Work as a Member of a Team
• Dexterity and Safety
• Reliability and Dependability
• Special Aptitude

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; religions; 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.