Laborer

US Indian Health Service; Sacaton (AZ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Indian Health Service is seeking a Laborer to perform a variety of laboring duties in the Regional Treatment Centers, Maintenance Department. Responsibilities include cleaning, minor renovations, and lawn maintenance of clinic buildings and quarters.

Applicants should be prepared to show experience or education to perform the duties. A Real ID will be required; results depend on detailed resume descriptions of duties and hours worked per week.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and work orders.
• Experience with basic building maintenance tasks (ceiling tiles, painting, light bulbs).
• Ability to perform janitorial duties and grounds maintenance as described.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning of buildings and outdoor areas and dispose of trash.
• Carry out minor renovations such as painting and replacing ceiling tiles.
• Maintain grounds, mow, trim, and perform snow removal as needed.

Skills

Follow instructions

Maintenance tasks

Janitorial duties

Grounds maintenance

Job description

The Laborer position is to provide various laboring duties within the Regional Treatment Centers, Maintenance Department; provide periodic and regularly scheduled cleaning, minor renovations and lawn maintenance of buildings including the clinic and quarters.

A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S):

• Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success.
• Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element - Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element): The ability to perform the work of a Laborer, without more than normal supervision. Following oral or written instructions and/or work orders; perform basic building maintenance duties such as replacing ceiling tile, painting, changing light bulbs, caulking, and door hardware; perform janitorial/custodial duties such as, emptying outdoor trash bins, picking up trash, and cleaning windows; and grounds maintenance duties, including mowing, trimming, blowing clippings, washing off entrances, landscaping, performing ice and snow removal from sidewalks and entrance ways; and performing cleanup of spills, debris, and litter from outside areas and in maintenance areas.

Applicants who appear to meet the screen-out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Element 1 (Screen-out)
• Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
• Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Dexterity and Safety

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.