Laborer -Sallisaw Veterans Home

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Oklahoma, Sallisaw Veterans Home, maintenance lawn staff, is seeking a full-time position to maintain outdoor areas and assist in building maintenance tasks. The role involves routine lawn care, trimming, debris removal, and light repair support within the facility's grounds.

Candidates should be able to perform heavy manual labor, follow simple instructions, operate basic tools, and possess knowledge of general building trades.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of tools, equipment, methods and practices of general building and mechanical trades.
• Ability to follow simple oral instructions and perform heavy manual labor.
• Proficiency in English to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Cuts grass, cleans culverts, loads/unloads materials and may operate forklift or tractor.
• Assists skilled craft workers by carrying materials and performing unskilled tasks.
• Digs holes, mows lawns, trims shrubs, cleans floors/restrooms and assists in basic maintenance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

General maintenance knowledge

Follow instructions

Hand tools

Power tools

English proficiency

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Maintenance Lawn- FT- Sallisaw Veterans Home

Agency: 650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization: ODVA - Sallisaw

Job Posting End Date: Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank. Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank):

Full/Part-Time: Full time

Job Type: Regular

Compensation: $14.41 USD Hourly

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing or supervising a variety of unskilled to semi-skilled manual labor and general repair duties or assisting craft personnel in any one of the several mechanics, grounds maintenance or building trades. This primarily involves performing routine tasks which consist of manual labor or providing assistance to skilled trades and crafts workers in completing skilled tasks or projects. Duties performed generally require very little training or experience such as mowing lawns, trimming trees and shrubs, planting flowers, picking up trash, assisting in building maintenance or repair and similar work.

Typical Functions

• Cuts grass, weeds, trees and brush; cleans culverts, drains and ditches; moves, loads and unloads materials, supplies and equipment; hauls or carries sand, lumber, asphalt and cement or other materials; occasionally operates forklift or tractor.
• Assists skilled craft workers, including machinists, carpenters, plumbers, masons, electricians or welders by carrying materials and tools, picking up materials from suppliers or performing unskilled tasks, such as mixing concrete or mortar, digging holes and tearing out walls; moves furniture, oxygen tanks and other heavy equipment at an institution, building or site.
• Digs post holes and ditches; mows lawns, trims shrubs, rakes grass and trash, sweeps walks and cleans rest rooms; chips, scales, cleans and scrapes ironwork; assists in setting up or moving scaffolds; sweeps, mops and buffers floors; picks up trash and performs general clean-up and custodial duties.
• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.

Level Descriptor

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

This is the career level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibilities at the full performance level for performing a variety of routine tasks involving unskilled to semi-skilled manual labor or general repair and maintenance duties or assisting in the completion of various skilled tasks by performing basic tasks such as moving materials and equipment, mixing concrete, digging holes, tearing out walls, and similar duties.

Education And Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level are none.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the tools, equipment, methods and practices of the general building and mechanical trades.

Ability is required to follow simple oral instructions, and to physically perform heavy manual labor.

Skill is required to use hand tools and high speed power tools, and to perform the less skilled aspects of the mechanical and building trades.

Candidates must possess sufficient proficiency in the English language to perform the essential functions of the position.

Special Requirements

Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at the time of appointment.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by63 O.S.

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Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.