Maintenance Worker - Glen Jean, United States - Department Of The Interior

Description

Summary

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, the announcement reaches the closing date stated in the announcement. The first cut-off date is 15-DECEMBER-2023.

These vacancies are Temporary Seasonal positions Not to Exceed: 1039 Hours in a service year. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is APRIL / MAY 2024.

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Performs masonry task to include: the maintenance, repair, and construction of walls (both single- and multi-tier), bridge abutments, causeways, riprap trail tread and other similar structures, using primarily dry-stone techniques. cuts, shapes and finishes stone for use in walls, walkways, bridge abutments and aesthetically pleasing rock walls.
• Performs carpentry work such as: building accessible trails which includes lining trail edges with pressure-treated logs cut and fit together to meet ADA guidelines; knowledgeable in using, maintaining, and repairing chain saws, gas-powered drills, timber tongs, draw knives, wood chisels, scribes, calipers and other tools associated with log work.
• Transports tools, materials, employees, livestock, vehicles and equipment; pick up supplies, loads, secures, and transports as required; distributes and offloads supplies and equipment at job and storage sites.
• May operate power wheelbarrows, Bobcat and larger loaders, forklifts, stake-side trucks, single and tandem axle dump trucks, rollers, and tow material.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

PARK AREA INFORMATION: The duty station of this position will be located at the headquarters complex in Glen Jean, West Virginia. Glen Jean, WV is a small rural community located approximately 10 miles from Beckley, WV. Beckley offers a wide range of educational (K-12 and small colleges) opportunities, medical, dental, hospital, and banking services, entertainment, shopping, and other amenities common in a small city, including passenger air, rail, and bus services. Major medical, shopping, educational, and other services can be found in the Charleston, WV (60 miles north of Beckley). Housing available for rent or purchase is readily available in cities and towns surrounding the park. Rental and purchase prices of housing are considered moderate. There are outstanding recreational opportunities available in the local area including hiking, varied water based activities, camping, rock climbing, snow skiing, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, etc. In addition to the three units of the National Park Service, you will find over a dozen State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas, within 50 miles of Beckley, including Army Corps lakes, and two U.S. Forests.