Gardener

Summary This incumbent in this position serves under the Maintenance Supervisor of the Facilities Operations Section, Maintenance & Operations (M&O), Facilities Management Service located within Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) located in Prescott, AZ. This position's primary purpose is to serve as a Gardener, providing sprinkler/irrigation system repair, preventative maintenance, and performing grounds maintenance to the landscaped areas and throughout the facility. Responsibilities The major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Cutting, edging, aerating, thatching, grooming, weeding, fertilizing lawns; Trimming and weeding shrub beds and flower beds; Planting shrubs and flowers and transplanting both large shrubs and small trees; Trimming and pruning trees as instructed to ensure both health and aesthetic appeal; Making recommendations to the supervisor as to when to fertilize, plant, or transplant trees and shrubs; Applying a wide range of chemicals to plants, turf, flowers, and trees, maintaining a detailed log of chemical usage as per federal, state, and local requirements; Installing, repairing, and maintaining irrigations systems; Power washing buildings, emptying trash receptacles, and picking up trash or debris around outdoor picnic or seating areas; Operating and maintaining various high-powered, specialized lawn and grounds-maintenance equipment such as mowers, tractors, front-end loaders, street sweepers, backhoes, forklifts, main lifts, edgers, speeders, tillers, thatchers, aerators, sprayers, weed eaters, blowers, and hand tools; Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 08:00am - 04:30PM Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Gardener/PD143640 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, 10/21/2024. 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 (other than blueprint reading) Materials Measuring Instruments Operation of Equipment/Machinery 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: The incumbent may be required to stand, bend, stoop, kneel, climb, crawl, and work in awkward positions for prolonged periods. The work can sometimes require strenuous physical exertion. Must be able to han...