Maintenance Worker Leader (Seasonal)

U.S. Department of the Interior; Gettysburg (Adams County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to preserving historical landscapes in a beautiful national park. This temporary position offers a unique opportunity to lead a team in essential maintenance tasks, including mowing, trimming, and trail upkeep. As a working leader, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the beauty and integrity of the Gettysburg National Military Park. If you have a passion for outdoor work and leadership, this role is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to contribute to the preservation of our nation's history while gaining valuable experience in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and ability to lead a crew in landscape preservation tasks.
• Experience in operating landscape equipment and performing maintenance duties.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a working leader over a crew performing seasonal maintenance work.
• Oversee tasks such as mowing, trimming, and trail maintenance.

Skills

Ability To Interpret Instructions

Ability To Lead Or Supervise

Ability To Use and Maintain Tools

Knowledge of Equipment Assembly

Knowledge of Materials

Technical Practices

Use of Measuring Instruments

Job description

This temporary position is located in the Gettysburg National Military Park's Maintenance Division under the Landscape Preservation Branch which maintains and preserves the cultural landscapes of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. The position serves as a working leader over a crew that performs seasonal work such as mowing, trimming, tree care/removal, trail maintenance, roadway maintenance, fence construction and repair, and volunteer projects.

Major Duties:

This Open-Continuous announcement for temporary seasonal positions has been re-opened due to an exemption to the 2025 Civilian Hiring Freeze. If you previously applied to this announcement, you do not need to re-apply.

**INITIAL CUT OFF IS Monday, 16 December 2024**

This is an open continuous vacancy announcement. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. The first cut-off date is 11:59 pm (est), December 16, 2024.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

1. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading)
2. Ability To Lead Or Supervise
3. Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
4. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.
5. Knowledge of materials
6. Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
7. Use of Measuring Instruments

SCREEN OUT: Possesses the ability to lead or supervise, performing the full range of duties of a Maintenance Worker Leader, WL-4749-05 AND possesses knowledge and experience to demonstrate the ability to independently lead a crew to completion of a variety of landscape preservation tasks that include: 1.) Operation of landscape equipment, trucks, trailers, and tractors; 2) trail maintenance; 3) fence repair and construction; 4) tree removal; 5) construction projects; and 6) leading a work crew.

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor 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.

Volunteer Experience: 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, 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.