Building Services Worker Full Time

Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
01/25/2021 to 02/16/2021
Service
Competitive
Pay scale & grade
WG 03
Salary
$19.74 to $23.04 per hour
Appointment type
Permanent – Federal
Work schedule
Full-Time – Full-Time, Permanent
Location

New York, NY FEW vacancies
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Telework eligible
No
This job is open to
Individuals with disabilities

Federal employees – Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Military spouses

Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Veterans

Clarification from the agency
This Merit Promotion position is open to Current Federal Employees and Former Federal Employees with permanent status or reinstatement eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for a special appointing authority may also apply such as Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A), former Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and Vista volunteers; certain Military Spouses, or individuals eligible under various programs for Veterans (VRA, VEOA, 30% disabled).

This position is located in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (CHSDM); Smithsonian Institution. This position is responsible for a variety of cleaning assignments (cleaning/sanitizing bathrooms and removing trash) and miscellaneous manual laboring tasks (snow removal, animal excrement removal on sidewalks, furniture/chairs/event set up and other manual tasks) and other services mentioned below in the duty statement.

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Responsibilities

Cleans offices, public/administrative bathrooms, corridors, storerooms, stairways or any area within the confines of the buildings(s) using brooms, mops, buckets, heavy duty vacuums, buffers and scrubbers.
Adjusts and cleans machines and changes brushes, rollers, buffers and other attachments.
Dusts, scrubs, sweeps, waxes and polishes horizontal surfaces such as floors, etc.,
Cleans mirrors, empties trash and recycle cans; washes walls, windows, air vents, blinds and fixtures.
Stocks all refillable dispensers and removes stains in all bathrooms/offices from various walls and floor surfaces using chemicals and various cleaning solutions and equipment.
Shampoos, vacuums, scrubs, strips, waxes, polishes linoleum, tile, wood, terrazzo, concrete, marble, carpet and other various kinds of surfaces using appropriate solutions, strippers, shampoos, waxes and equipment.

Travel Required
Not required
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
05
Job family (Series)
5701 Miscellaneous Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operating
Requirements

Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
May need to complete a Probationary Period
Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: Assignments involve moderately heavy physical effort and requires continuous standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Must carry and set up ladders and scaffolding as there is occasional climbing and working from ladders and scaffolding. Also requires frequent lifting and emptying of wastebaskets and occasionally lifting, pushing, moving and carrying items weighing up to about 50 pounds. Requires occasional operation of heavy powered scrubbers and floor buffers.

WORKING CONDITIONS: The incumbent usually works indoors, in areas which normally have adequate heat, light and ventilation but will be exposed to dirt and disagreeable odors. The incumbent may be exposed to possible hazardous effects associated with the use of various cleaning solutions, hazardous chemicals, blood borne pathogens and bodily fluids. In addition to minor injuries such as cuts and bruises associated with cleaning tasks, the incumbent may be exposed to serious injury from falls from ladders and scaffolding and when using heavy powered equipment.

Occasionally exposed to inclement weather. Incumbent is required to work from a variety of heights in the cleaning of venetian blinds, ceiling fixtures and room partitions, etc.

NOTE:

Will be required to report to or remain at work for his or her regular tour of duty during administrative closings due to hazardous weather or other emergency situations. Must be willing to work overtime and fill in for staff as needed on holidays, weekends or late evenings.

More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

Qualifications
In order to be rated qualified, an applicant’s overall experience and training must indicate possession of the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position.

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.

BASIS OF RATING: Once the announcement closes, your application will be automatically evaluated and rated by the system and a Human Resources Specialist. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. If, after the Human Resources Specialist reviews your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that the score you have received is not a true reflection of your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect the information you provided that support your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): If you are applying for a VEOA appointment, you must be a veteran and must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed 3 or more years of active service. (“Active Service” under this law means active duty in a uniformed service and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary concerned.) A veteran who is released under honorable conditions shortly before completing a 3-year tour is also eligible.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority:

Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments
Hiring Authorities for Veterans
People with Disabilities
Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.
Education

Additional information

Flexible Spending Accounts – https://www.fsafeds.com/
Health Insurance – http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
Leave – http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
Life Insurance – http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
Long Term Care Insurance – http://www.ltcfeds.com
Retirement Program – https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/

How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applications will first be evaluated to determine whether the following screen out element is met:

Ability To Do The Work of a Building Services Worker Without More Than Normal Supervision.
If an applicant meets the screen-out element, the following Job Elements will be evaluated:

Skill in the operation of Motor Vehicles.
Knowledge of work practices (includes maintaining facilities in a neat, clean and orderly manner).
Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc.
Ability to Drive Safety (Motor vehicle).
Ability to operate safely non-motor vehicles.
Reliability and dependability as a Building Services Worker.

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Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Required Documents

Your application package should include the following documents:

Resume – Your resume can be uploaded and attached to your application or created using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder. If you want to receive full credit for relevant experience your resume MUST contain the job title (including the occupational series and grade if it is Federal), duties, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary.

USAJOBS has guidance on how to ensure that you submit a complete resume: If you have not written a Federal resume before, you may watch this Resume Writing Tutorial video on the USAJOBS YouTube channel, or read through a helpful Resume Writing FAQ article on the USAJOBS Help Site to learn what details you should, and should not, include in your resume. If any of the above information is not included in your resume we may not be able to fully credit you for your experience.
Proof of Veteran’s Preference – DD214 (Member 4 Copy) if you are requesting a special appointment authority, such as VRA or VEOA.
Proof of prior federal service such as the latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.
A recent performance evaluation.
Proof of severe disability if you are requesting special placement consideration.
Proof of eligibility for a military spouse appointment, such as a permanent change station military order.
Proof of eligibility for any other special appointing authority not specifically mentioned here.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Benefits

Benefits
The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.

How to Apply

How to Apply
Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the ‘Apply Online’ button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you).
You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the application process; OR You may manually fax required documents. Faxes are received by an automated system, not a physical fax machine. Documents that are faxed as part of the application process must be sent with the system generated cover sheet by the closing date. Documents faxed without the system generated coversheet are not retrievable and cannot be considered as part of the application package.
The complete application package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
If you are unable to apply online, paper applications may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below.
Agency contact information
Baaba Yanney
Phone
202-633-0000

TDD
202-633-6409

Fax
000-000-0000

Email
yanneyb@si.edu
Address
SMITHSONIAN
Office of Human Resources
POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517
Suite 5060
Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012
United States
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Next steps

At the end of the application process you will be able to create and save a PDF file that contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your application. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmation of receipt. The Smithsonian receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to update you as we go through phases of the application review process. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab “My USAJOBS;” e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representative listed. Additional Information:

Tips on applying for Smithsonian jobs are available at https://www.si.edu/OHR/howtoapply.
The Smithsonian does not pay relocation expenses.
The Smithsonian embraces diversity and equal employment opportunity (www.si.edu/oeema).
Fair & Transparent

Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is setup to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job applicants
Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.
You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Selective Service
New employee probationary period
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/590323700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.