Seasonal Maintenance Worker

Full Job Description

NOTE: OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039-hour season.

This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season(s) reflected in this announcement. See the Additional Information section for details.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability to do the Work of the Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc.

(includes blueprint reading) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Materials 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.

In addition, experience in a variety of the following trades is required to be documented in detail in your resume: carpentry, painting, plumbing, roofing, electrical, cement finishing, masonry, wastewater plant operator, and/or water plant operator.

Volunteer 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.

Continued from the Requirements section: Special requirement for Kennecott (McCarthy): Employees must pass a pulmonary respiratory resistance test to determine the physical ability to perform the work required as a condition for appointment.

All employees on site are subject to an initial medical examination and periodic blood tests as required by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.62 (at government expense).

Lead is known to be present in the Kennecott area, primarily in the form of paint dust. As determined through air monitoring, respirators may be required.

Respirators must be worn in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.134, which requires a good face seal. Presence of facial hair, glasses, etc.

are prohibited if it cannot be proven that such conditions do not prevent that requirement. Major Duties:

Duties of the position include, but are not limited to the following: Construct, install, repair, and replace items such as doors, shelves, supply racks, hardware, frame structures, windows, trim and cabinets.

Apply premixed paints or stains to masonry, gypsum board or wood surfaces using brushes or rollers.

Paint various types of structures such as interior and exterior metal, wood and masonry surfaces and a variety of wooden trim and new and old cabinets.

Perform plumbing tasks such as replacing hose bibs, valves, nipples, unions and elbows, fixtures, toilets, flush valves, faucets and various types of pipe and copper lines.

Check, troubleshoot and analyze electrical circuitry using proper equipment to measure current, voltage and resistance. Install, repair and replace electrical systems components.

Operate motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, tractors, skid steer loaders, backhoe, lawn mowers, edgers, etc. Please visit find a park for additional park information.

The parks and duty stations hiring for these positions are below, as is each park's anticipated seasonal period.

The typical seasonal period may vary during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Denali National Park & Preserve (Denali Park): April - September Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Bartlett Cove): April - October Gates of the Arctic National Park (Bettles & Wiseman.

Applicants that apply to and are selected for Wiseman will be duty stationed at Marion Creek/Coldfoot, AK): May - October Katmai National Park & Preserve (King Salmon & Lake & Peninsula County.

Applicants that apply to and are selected for Lake & Peninsula County will be duty stationed at Brooks Camp, AK): April - September Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Skagway): April - October Lake Clark National Park & Preserve (Port Alsworth): May - October Sitka National Historical Park (Sitka): April - September Wrangell-St.

Elias National Park and Preserve (Copper Center, McCarthy & Slana.

Applicants that apply to and are selected for McCarthy will be duty stationed at Kennecott, AK): May - September Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (Circle Hot Springs & Eagle.

Applicants that apply to and are selected for Circle Hot Springs will be duty stationed at Coal Creek Camp, AK): May - October Positions may not be filled at every duty station.

Government housing is anticipated to be available at Bettles, Brooks Camp (Lake and Peninsula County), Coal Creek Camp (Circle Hot Springs), Eagle, King Salmon and Port Alsworth.

Government housing may be available at Bartlett Cove, Copper Center, Denali Park, Kennecott (McCarthy), Marion Creek/Coldfoot (Wiseman), Sitka, Skagway and Slana.