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Summary
This position serves as the Mason (Carpentry) for the Facilities Management Service (FMS) at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) under the supervision of the Carpenter Supervisor. The incumbent is required to work independently or with little or no supervision and resolve problems associated with the work of the office.
This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Duties
MAJOR DUTIES
Masonry: 100%
The position has primary duties in the maintenance and repair of grounds, exterior structures, buildings, and related fixtures, requiring comprehensive knowledge of all masonry materials/terminology and possesses the skill to use them efficiently. Typical work assignments include laying common and face brick, firebrick, cinder and cement block, glass block, terra cotta, and various artificial and natural stone in constructing and repairing items such as walls, walks, chimneys, fireplaces, manholes, boilers, and catch basins. In addition, they apply base, intermediate and finish coats of plaster over metal lath, wallboard, and masonry surfaces. This includes repairs to existing plastered or stucco surfaces interior and exterior. They must also be able to perform a variety of complex brickwork such as circular smokestacks in addition to laying whole brick in straight, horizontal rows.
FACTOR LEVELS
Factor 1, Skill and Knowledge
Incumbent must be a journeyman mason with rough carpenter skills. Must have comprehensive knowledge of all masonry materials/terminology and possess the skill to use them efficiently. Must be familiar with properties and able to select and mix proper portions of masonry materials to obtain desired consistency. Master level skill in cutting and shaping brick, block, and stone in constructing and repairing window, door openings and corners. Must be able to solve complex arithmetic problems, figure angles, and layout for joint cuts. The incumbent must have the skill necessary to cut and shape brick to complete corners. This will enable them to construct windowsills, lintels, and arches capable of supporting the walls above the openings. Doing this will ensure that courses are laid evenly and that completed work blends with existing brickwork. Must be familiar and able to use all masonry tools trowel, gauge line, spirit, and laser levels, plumb bob, electric/air-hammers, grinders, drills, gas and electric saws, brick and napping hammers, ax, pick and shovels. Incumbent must have ability to make repairs on existing plaster, brick, stone, ceramic, block surfaces in a manner consistent and blending with adjoining areas
and brick or skill saw in cutting and shaping brick and axe, pick, chisel, and hammer in cutting or shaping stone.
Must be able to interpret blueprints and sketches to lay out jobs and obtain material lists. Incumbent's comprehensive knowledge and masonry skills shall be such that incumbent is highly proficient in the techniques and procedures of brick, block, and stonework construction. Must be able to accurately line up courses horizontally and vertically, assuring match to existing. Must stay up on new innovations, ideas, equipment, and methods through own initiative from classes, trade journals and observations. Additionally, they must be able to cut, shape, and finish stone. Must be proficient in the use of anchor systems in masonry.
Factor 2, Responsibility
The mason is responsible for the layout and installation of metal/wood studs, wire mesh, corner beads, junction boxes, plaster grounds, access hatches, etc. to complete assigned tasks. Incumbent is responsible for all concrete flat work, walls, and pits. Mason does layout, fabricates/installs forms, pours, grades, and finishes concrete. Mason is responsible for the layout and installation of tiles {ceramic, mosaic, glazed, porcelain terrazzo and quarry}. Incumbent selects and mixes various masonry materials such as mortar, gypsum, lime, gauging, cement, additives, and plasters. Incumbent repairs and installs all stone coping, lintels, and sills.
This involves the maintenance and repair, alteration, and construction of all interior/exterior brick, block, stone, ceramic and cement surfaces. The finished work may be spot-checked for adequacy and adherence to accepted trade practices.
Employee works from oral instructions, blueprints, work orders and rough sketches. Incumbent plans and lays out work in the appropriate methods in a state-of-the-art fashion. Work includes common, face, and firebrick, cinder, cement, and glass block, terra cotta, natural and artificial stone. Installs and repairs doors and frames, windows and screens, carts, modular free standing furnishings, shelves, cabinets, cupboards, racks, and all associated hardware.
They hang pictures, bulletin boards, signs, cover plates and other miscellaneous wall items. Repairs/replaces and/or installs lay-in ceilings. Repairs and/or replaces roofs of all types: built-up, shingle, roll and rubber; this includes repairs of all roof accessories such as Kant, boots, drip edge, gutters, down spouts, pads and supports. Mounts equipment (stationery and movable) to walls, ceilings and floors using appropriate anchors.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7AM to 3:30PM
Position Description Title/PD#: Mason/PD939780
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- You may be required to serve a probationary period
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Pre-employment physical required
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/13/2024.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
- Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
- Materials
- Measurement and Layout
- Technical Practices
- Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
- Without more than normal supervision
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; religions; 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.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
Factor 3, Physical Effort
Much of the work requires physical strain from grasping, lifting, and carrying different sizes and weights of blocks, bricks, tools and building materials. The incumbent works from ladders and scaffolds. Much of the work is performed in tiring positions such as standing, stooping, kneeling, etc., as well as crawling through sub-basement and overhead crawl spaces. Overtime emergencies may be necessary after a full eight-hour day. Mason is frequently required to perform heavy lifting carrying mortar cement and sand. Overtime for emergencies may be necessary after a full eight-hour day. Mason is frequently required to perform heavy lifting carrying mortar cement and sand.
Factor 4, Working Conditions
The work is frequently dusty and hard on clothes. The incumbent is subject to physical injury from lifting and carrying heavy objects. There is danger of cuts and bruises from braking and cutting bricks, nailing, and sawing lumber, cutting, and installing glass and danger of falls from ladder and scaffolds. Work may be required in hot, cold, humid, and wet weather conditions both inside and outside. Incumbent is subject to possibility of electrical shocks and burns. Also exposed to dust and dirt while mixing mortar and while handling various masonry materials.
Education
Not required.
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.
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.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Performance Appraisal
- Professional Certification
- Proof of Marriage Status
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility):
- Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee less than 1 year old.
- An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade
- Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
- Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
- Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
- Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
- SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference.