Summary
About the Position: This is a dual responsibility position that will serve as a Deckhand with Purser responsibilities aboard Buffalo District Floating Plant to include tugboats and crane, or derrick barges engaged in maintenance of waterways. Responsible for proper handling of mooring or towing lines, safe operation of deck equipment.
This position is located at: US Army Corps of Engineer, Technical Services Division, Operations Branch Ohio, Repair Fleet, Cleveland, OH.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Duties
- Handles and fastens mooring and towing lines during docking, mooring and departure operations.
- Ensures that lines are properly tied to docks or floating plant which tug is tending.
- Operates engines or winches controlling anchor or deck equipment.
- Performs general vessel maintenance duties and keeps boat in ship shape condition.
- Maintains, repairs, cleans, and paints the deck, hull, superstructure, and storage areas.
- Prepares surfaces to be painted by removing old paint utilizing tools and methods of choice or those assigned.
- Operates auxiliary launch or other small boats engaged in surveying or other maintenance operations.
- Performs general staff work in the areas of purchasing, property control, reporting, and financial management systems data input.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) over 25% of the duty time.
- Work may involve long periods of standing, lifting, climbing, and waking.
- Work requires sustained physical effort when washing, scrubbing, cleaning, and painting surfaces and while handling lines, making and breaking tows.
- This position requires a pre-employment physical examination and be enrolled in the medical surveillance program that requires annual physical examinations.
- This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing
- This position functions as a floating Deckhand.
Qualifications
Seasonal employment means annually recurring periods of work of less than 12 months each year. Seasonal employees are permanent employees who are placed in non-duty/non-pay status and recalled to duty in accordance with pre-established conditions of employment. Seasonal employees are eligible for the same benefits offered to full-time employees.
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.
Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Deckhand~ without more than normal supervision. Ability to handle mooring and towing lines during docking, mooring and departure operations. Operate engines or winches controlling anchor or deck equipment including attachments for cranes, hooks, chains, and slings on falls. Perform light rigging. Use standard signals to signal crane operator for placing loads. Perform general vessel maintenance duties and keep the boat in ship shape condition. Make general repair aboard the vessel to include repairs to machinery and equipment. Operate auxiliary launch or other small boats. Follow safety and health requirements for operations aboard vessel, preventive maintenance checks and services of deck equipment and safely operate all deck equipment. Ability to Performs general staff work in the areas of purchasing, property control, reporting, and financial management systems data input.
- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
- PHYSICAL EFFORT: Physical effort is required in the handling of heavy equipment, and machinery. The incumbent frequently stoops, climbs, and reaches for objects. The employee handles light objects of 10 pounds or less and often handles 25-40-pound objects. Work may involve long periods of standing, lifting, climbing, and walking. Work requires sustained physical effort when washing, scrubbing, cleaning and painting surfaces and while handling lines, making and breaking tows.
- WORKING CONDITIONS: Workers are exposed to paint fumes and are subject to cuts and bruises while working with equipment and making machinery repairs in a cramped or confined machinery space. There is also exposure to eye injuries while chipping paint and rust. Duties require working inside and outside. Subject to falling overboard and hazards attending moving plant; also changes in weather condition.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.
DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only.
Only PPP applicants currently occupying a formal training program position are entitled to exercise their priority status.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.?
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
- This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/24/2024 to receive consideration
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12394785).
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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