Carpentry Worker (Seasonal)

National Park Service • Skagway, AK

2h

About The Position

This seasonal position performs simple and routine maintenance and repairs to grounds, exterior structures, buildings, equipment, and related utilities. The typical seasonal period is April through June, although timing may vary due to weather, project needs, or funding. Occasional travel may be required. The work includes assisting higher-graded maintenance workers and journeyman tradespeople, completing minor carpentry and painting tasks, maintaining campground sites and trails, collecting trash, transporting supplies and materials, cleaning and servicing visitor facilities, and operating a forklift for supplies and light equipment.

The position involves work indoors and outdoors, including in shops and at construction or repair sites. Duties may require climbing ladders and scaffolds, working in awkward positions, and carrying objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Shop work may involve moderate to high noise levels and dust; other hazards include falls, cuts, bruises, slivers, and falling objects. Protective equipment such as earplugs, eye protection, breathing protection, gloves, and helmets is used.

Applicants must meet the stated citizenship, background investigation, Selective Service (where applicable), direct deposit, E-Verify, driver's license, and age requirements. Qualifications are assessed through job-related factors including the ability to work without more than normal supervision, technical practices, equipment knowledge, measurement and layout, interpreting instructions and specifications, tool use and maintenance, and knowledge of materials. Education cannot substitute for experience for these Federal Wage System positions. Pay varies by grade and duty location; first-time federal hires normally start at step 1. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be offered to eligible candidates on a case-by-case basis. Employment may end due to funding, project needs, performance, or other considerations. Telework is suitable only during an emergency or natural disaster.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in Direct Deposit is required.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• Must be at least 18 years old, or at least 16 and meet one of the stated high-school graduation, vocational training, school-authority preference, or qualifying student-employment conditions.
• Must be at least 18 years old to operate government vehicles.
• Demonstrate sufficient ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision, the screen-out factor.
• Demonstrate job-related knowledge and ability in technical practices; equipment assembly, installation, and repair; measurement and layout; interpreting instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading; using and maintaining tools and equipment; and knowledge of materials.
• Meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and an average of at least 2 points on all job elements to be considered qualified.
• Describe relevant experience and training in the application and document it in the resume; the resume must support questionnaire responses.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance and repairs to grounds, exterior structures, buildings, equipment, and related utilities.
• Assist higher-graded maintenance mechanics or workers and journeyman tradespeople.
• Complete minor carpentry repairs using simple measures and hand tools, including replacing picnic-table planks, replacing broken windows with precut stock, adjusting or replacing hinges, latches, and catches, and making minor building repairs.
• Perform minor painting with brushes and rollers according to instructions, including staining picnic tables and trash barrels where appearance is not critical.
• Maintain campground sites and trails with hand tools by regrading and resetting barriers.
• Collect trash.
• Operate light trucks to pick up supplies and transport materials to and from work sites while assisting with projects.
• Clean and service chemical toilets, restrooms, and other campground or visitor facilities; make minor repairs and refer problems to higher-graded workers.
• Operate a forklift to load and unload supplies and light equipment that do not require special rigging.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type, and applicants should contact the hiring agency for details.
• Eligible candidates may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive on a case-by-case basis; incentives are not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed