Seasonal Laborer; Motor Vehicle Operating

Duties

• Provides laboring assistance to maintain buildings, grounds, roads, trails, etc.
• Drives vehicles up to 10,000 lbs. such as pickup truck, small UTV, operates equipment such as lawn mowers, portable snow blowers, and all types of hand tools such as shovel, rake, lawn edging equipment, etc.
• Loads and unloads supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies, etc. Moves furniture, removes and sets signs, paints picnic tables and signs, rakes and waters lawns, trims trees and shrubbery, picks up litter, cleans fire pits, flags traffic, and assists with fire suppression and search and rescue operations with duties assigned accordingly.
• Digs ditches and trenches with pick and shovel where soil is hard and compact and must grade or slope; occasionally breaks up pavement, soil, or concrete; mixes and pours concrete, asphalt, and hot/cold mix; fills and level holes in damaged roads. Moves heavily loaded wheelbarrows and hand trucks; uses heavy type power mowers including adjusting blades, cleaning and oiling. Cuts heavy trees with axe or chainsaw;
  
  stacks heavy logs, lumber, and sacks of cement; provides janitorial duties for buildings, etc., or performs other duties requiring similar judgment and comparable physical effort.

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

• Government housing may be available.
• Government housing is NOT available.

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 or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. The first cut‑off date is 11:59 pm (est), Monday, January 12, 2026.

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• DIRECT DEPOSIT: Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• UNIFORM: You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: Applicants must be at least (1) 18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education;
  
  or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part‑time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
• MISSOURI NATIONAL RECREATIONAL RIVER REQUIREMENT: Involves outdoor work on a river. River and weather conditions can vary.

• Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
• Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
• Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Dexterity and Safety
• Vehicle Operation
• Work Practices (including keeping things neat, clean, and in order)

Minimum Qualification:

Performed common laborer tasks. Utilize most hand and power tools associated with these tasks. Performed these tasks as a skilled helper under close supervision and my work was checked during and after completion. These tasks included the ability to operate trucks weighing up to 10,000 pounds and trailers weighing up to one ton; properly loading and unloading various supplies and equipment;

to perform work providing laboring assistance to others in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, and trails; operate power equipment such as lawnmowers, snow blowers, and string trimmers; and safely use a variety of hand tools such as shovels, rakes, hammers, saws, pulaskis, rock…