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Interior, National Park Service |
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Yosemite, CA, CA
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| JOB DESCRIPTION |
National Park Service
Job Announcement Number:
YP165208
ANIMAL CARETAKER
SALARY RANGE: 17.45 - 20.35 USD HourlyOPEN PERIOD: Friday, January 04, 2008
to Monday, January 14, 2008
SERIES & GRADE: WG-5048-08POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Temporary NTE 1 year
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Yosemite, CA
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
United States Citizens
JOB SUMMARY:
Experience Your America and build a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service. The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
This temporary position is located in the Facilities Management Division, Roads and Trails Branch, Corral Operations, Yosemite National Park. This temporary position is not to exceed one year and is limited to 1039 hours in a service year. Additional positions may be filled from this vacancy announcement should the need arise.
This announcement will be used to fill positions through September 30, 2008.
Area Information: Yosemite National Park, California, known worldwide for its spectacular natural beauty is the backdrop for this position. Sitting astride the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the park covers 1,182 square miles of varied wilderness ecosystems, from river valleys to alpine meadows to lofty 13,000 foot high peaks. Yosemite Valley is located 208 miles from San Francisco, 81 miles from Merced, and 94 miles from Fresno. Shopping, dental, medical, postal and laundry services are available in the park. Some positions are located in isolated, backcountry wilderness settings. Elevation at the Valley floor is approximately 4000 feet. The park is open year-round with the majority of activities occurring during the busy season from March through October.
Housing Information: Government housing (some accessible to persons with disabilities) within the park MAY be available on a limited basis and assigned based on management's needs. Available housing units may include tent cabins, mobile homes, apartments, or traditional houses and housing/rooms will likely be shared with other employees, interns, volunteers, etc. Units may be rustic, located in wilderness areas, with few if any modern conveniences. Pets (other than service pets) and overnight guests are not allowed; units are to house assigned employees only. Nongovernment housing may be available for rent in the local communities of Groveland, Mariposa, Midpines, Bootjack, Catheys Valley and Oakhurst.
VETERANS CLAIMING PREFERENCE must submit appropriate documentation at time of application.
DO NOT SEND PHOTOGRAPHS. Any resumes with these attachments cannot be forwarded to the hiring official.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must be a United States citizen and at least 18 years of age.No previous Federal experience is required.You must have a valid state driver's license.A pre-employment background investigation is required.A pre-employment physical is required.
Send Mail to:
NPS Yosemite Human Resources
PO Box 700 - HR
El Portal, CA 95318
For questions about this job:
Human Resources Office
Phone: (209)379-1805
TDD: 209-379-1812
Email: YOSE_Personnel@nps.gov
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YP165208
ANIMAL CARETAKER
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Applicants must be physically fit and, as required in the Office of Personnel Management Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations Handbook (X-118C), must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the elements listed in Section 25 of the Online Occupational Questionnaire to perform the duties of the position at the level for which they are applying. A specific length of time and experience is not required. Qualification requirement emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
Veteran's Preference: Veterans who: Entered the military service prior to October 14, 1976; served on active duty during the Gulf War between August 2, 1990 and January 2, 1992, regardless of where the person served; served on active duty for more than 180 consecutive days, other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning September 11, 2001, and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law as the last day of Operation Iraqi Freedom; or, served in a military action for which they received a campaign badge or expeditionary medal. Medal holders and Gulf War veterans must have served continuously for at least 24 months or the full period for which called or ordered to active duty and will be at the top of the category for which they were ranked.Disabled veterans (less than 10 percent) purple Heart recipients; spouses or mothers of a 100% disabled veteran; or the widows, widowers, or mothers of a deceased veteran will go to the top of the category in which they are ranked.Disabled veterans with 10% or more compensable disabilities will go to the top of the Best Qualified category and be referred.
Other Information:To be eligible for federal employment, male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify at the time of employment that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service Law.
All Federal employees are required by PL 104-134 to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
In accordance with Executive Order 10450, any employee of the government shall be subject to a background investigation including fingerprinting. A favorable adjudication of a background investigation prior to appointment is a condition of employment and failure to have a favorable adjudication or refusal to complete the background process will result in withdrawal of the employment offer or termination of the appointment.
Prior to appointment, candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. Section 415, applications will not be accepted in postage paid government envelope or using government postage.
Applications mailed through the internal government mail system will not be considered.
Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid.
If you are tentatively selected for employment in this position, you will be required to submit a completed GSA Form 3607, Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid drivers licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
Your employment, after your tentative selection, will be contingent upon receipt of these documents in a timely manner and that those documents establish, to the satisfaction of the selecting official, that you possess a valid drivers license.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
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Selective Factor:A valid state driver's license is required.Applicants must meet the selective factor at the time of application to be considered for this position.
Basis for Rating:Ratings will be based on responses to the assessment questionnaire in this document. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your score.
Category rating procedures will be used to rate and rank candidates. Candidates will be ranked into 3 categories:Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; andEligible - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
To receive credit, information submitted in your Occupational Questionnaire MUST relate to a specific work/experience block in your resume. Your answers to the Occupational Questionnaire must be documented in your resume. Only education and experience acquired by the filing deadline will be considered. The questions used to rate applications are based on the following evaluation criteria:
KSA 1: Ability to perform the duties of the position with no more than normal supervision (Screen-out)
KSA 2: Ability to perform various skills of the animal caretaker (farrier) occupation.
KSA 3: Ability to use and maintain pertinent equipment and tools.
KSA 4: Ability to perform strenuous physical labor.
KSA 5: Ability to work safely.
Please note: If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is apparent in your description of experience and/or education OR that your application is incomplete, you will be rated ineligible or your score may be lowered.
Evaluation of Experience: Please include ALL applicable work experience that relates to the position for which you are applying. You must include months and years to receive credit for your work experience. You may use additional sheets to describe your work experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that indicates hours per week "varies." List exact hours per week on each job experience.
Order for Consideration is as Follows: (1) applicants entitled to 10-point veterans' preference who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more who rated best qualified, qualified or eligible, (2) best qualified applicants entitled to 10-point or 5-point veterans' preference and then all other best qualified applicants, (3) qualified applicants entitled to 10-point or 5-point veterans' preference and then all other qualified applicants, (4) eligible applicants entitled to 10-point or 5-point veterans' preference and then all other eligible applicants.
Information for Surplus or Displaced Federal Employees: If you are an eligible Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be considered, you must be a surplus or displaced employee as defined in the regulations, be applying for a vacancy at or below the grade level of the position from which you have been or are being separated (and with no greater promotion potential than your position), and be occupying or have been displaced from a position in the same local commuting area as the vacancy. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be meet the qualified category or above on the rating criteria for this position. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) noting current or last position, grade level, duty location and documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
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| JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES, TASKS |
YP165208
ANIMAL CARETAKER
Additional Duty Location Info:1 vacancy - Yosemite, CA
MAJOR DUTIES:
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Maintains shoes and provides hoof care for over 100 horses and mules. May shoe an average of six horses or mules daily. Feeds, and provides minor vet care for park stock. May be responsible for corral operation on weekends. Maintains horse and mule shoeing supplies. Keeps records and inventories. Instructs and assists Animal Packers in proper horse and mule shoeing procedures. Performs corrective shoeing when required.
Physical Demands: Work requires heavy and constant physical effort in the care, handling, and shoeing of horses and mules in professional farrier work. Incumbent may lift and carry 100-pound loads of hay, feed, material and supplies when caring for stock.Heavy strain is incurred in controlling animals while shoeing and handling.
Working Conditions:Work environment is primarily out-of-doors, often in adverse weather conditions and extremes of temperature ranging from -10 degrees to 110 degrees.Dust conditions exist when moving stock on trails.Hazardous situations occur daily when handling stock in corrals and while shoeing horses and mules and on steep backcountry trails.Hazards are incurred while working with chain saws and axes during logging of trails and when welding.
Work Schedule: Work is expected to last 3-6 months. Tour of duty will normally be 40 hours per week and may include holiday hours, night shifts, weekends and overtime. Position may be terminated or extended at any time prior to the end of the projected season. Positions may also be filled on a part-time or intermittent basis at Management's discretion. Work may entail emergency overtime.
Applicants selected for these positions will be required to obtain a physical examination from a physician prior to appointment. The government will reimburse the cost of the physical.
Applicants must possess a valid state driver's license at time of application.
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| JOB BENEFITS AND OTHER INFORMATION |
YP165208
ANIMAL CARETAKER
BENEFITS:
Temporary employees are eligible to earn annual leave (vacation time) and sick leave.
OTHER INFORMATION:
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If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine, or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).
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