Gardener (Motor Vehicle Operator) Position Available In Cumberland, North Carolina

Gardener (Motor Vehicle Operor) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary These positions are loced within the Environmental Management Services and Grounds Section the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. The Gardener (Motor Vehicle Operor) performs a variety of tasks reled to exterior and interior gardening, landscaping, and grounds maintenance in support of the mission and goals of the Medical Center. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/20/2025 to 06/26/2025 Salary $19.46

• $22.70 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 4 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Fayetteville, NC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CARZ-12752296-25-TJE

Control number 839058600 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Videos Duties The major duties include but are not limited to: Performs seasonal gardening tasks and cultiving a wide variety of plants in flower and shrub beds throughout the Medical Center campus; Prepares soil for plants, seeding, thinning, transplanting, trimming, pruning, fertilizing, aering, mulching, spraying and dusting of ground cover, flowers, shrubs and trees as instructed; Consults with the grounds supervisor regarding the physical characteristics of plants and their requirements for health growth; Recommends changes for improvement in the overall landscape plan and obtains approval on projects which require unplanned expense or significant periods of time within the framework of good gardening practices; Inspects plants, trees, and shrubs for disease, insects, and/or unusual or poor plant growth; Plans and carries out the scheduled seasonal preparion of flower beds and ornamental planting areas; Transplants trees, shrubbery, and plants when relocion is required due to construction or building maintenance issues; Wers, fertilizes, plants, prunes, and trims plants, shrubs, trees, and other tasks and projects as assigned; Performs grounds maintenance tasks to include lawn mowing, trimming, fertilizing, wering, weed eing, edging sidewalks, blowing leaves, ensuring entranceways are free of debris and obstacles, etc.; Replaces mulch in flower beds and ornamental gardens, removing weeds by hand, tools, applicion of chemicals, etc.; Operes a street sweeper for roadway and parking lot maintenance; Applyies sand and other merials where ice has accumuled (sidewalks, entranceways, steps, roadways) due to winter storms in order to maintain a safe environment; Operes high reach manual equipment for pruning tall trees and shrubs, removing dead tree limbs, cleaning out gutters, or removing debris from rooftops, etc.; Prunes and trims shrubs and trees and other plants to remove obvious defects and excess branches to obtain proper balance between roots and top growth to modify or retain the nural form; Performs gardening duties for interior gardens such as the Plant Atrium and Serenity Garden; Moves indoor potted plants from the greenhouse to interior locions for events and presentions; Operes motor vehicles, pick-up trucks, vans, and heavy equipment like back hoes, etc. to haul equipment to and from work sites, pickup supplies, and transport lawn maintenance equipment throughout the facility; Collects trash, garbage, and contamined waste as needed; Assists in the pick-up and delivery of vehicles for routine maintenance; and, Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.

• 3:30 p.

m.

Recruitment & Relocion Incentives:

Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probionary period Pre-employment physical required Subject to background/security investigion Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.

Qualificions Physical Effort and Work Conditions:

The position requires walking, standing, bending, pushing, pulling, stretching, and stooping for long periods of time. Carries merials, equipment, and objects of varying weights, sizes, and shapes up to 100 lbs. Frequently ladders are used for pruning and trimming large shrubbery and trees and cleaning out building gutters, etc. Requires muscular effort to opere motor vehicles, as well as loading and unloading merials and supplies. Muscular effort and coordinion are also required to opere the various controls on power lawn equipment. The work is performed primarily outside. Working conditions are often dirty and noisy, subject to discomfort from long periods in the hot sun and to cold and rainy weher in the winter. The person in the position exposed to grass clippings, brush, environmental smell/odors, chemical sprays, fertilizer dust, pollen, etc. On occasion, work is required in areas th may pose health hazards if proper precautions are not taken. Working conditions are such th the worker must constantly be mindful of safety precautions to limit the possibility of accidents, contaminion, and personal injury or injury to others within the work area. Applicants red in accordance with the . For this position, the job element method is used to mch wh you, the applicant, can do against wh the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined from considerion. The potential eligibles are red against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. Driver’s License Requirement (Screen Out): A current and valid ste-issued driver’s license is required (and must be possess applicion) for this position to opere the government vehicles.

NOTE:

We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your driver’s license with your applicion package. If an interview is requested, you required to provide a copy of your current and valid ste-issued driver’s license. You red on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF A GARDENER

(MOTOR

VEHICLE OPERATOR

)

WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION

(SCREEN OUT)

TECHNICAL PRACTICES MEASURING INSTRUMENTS INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICATIONS

(OTHER

THAN BLUEPRINT READING

)

USE AND MAINTAIN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT MATERIALS DEXTERITY AND SAFETY IMPORTANT

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end des. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (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 re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne 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 tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC . WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your responses to the assessment questionnaire reviewed along with the informion provided in your resume and supporting documention to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, your ring may be lowered and/or you may lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. Candides who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. Qualified candides assigned to a quality cegory. The cegories are defined as follows: Best qualified

• applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position; Well qualified
• applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and Qualified
• applicants possessing experience and/or educion th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors.

Applicion of Veterans’ Preference :

Cegory ring and selection procedures place those with veteran’s preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Preference eligible applicants th meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

IMPORTANT

Please ensure your resume include up-to-de contact informion (phone number(s), email address(s), etc.) To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Other (1) Other (2) Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 des 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 documention, i.e., Letter of Intent, reled to your active-duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must refer to the SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” and submit required documents as applicable and sted on the form. Documention is mandory to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/26/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.

Special Employment Considerion:

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities (i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiric disabilities), and/or disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. For more informion on how to apply using this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinor within the office, contact the facility Human Resources Department (910) 488-2120. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention and be found well-qualified (have a final ring of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . Agency contact informion VHA Nional Recruitment Center Phone Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions per Cegory Ring procedures to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the . Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents

IMPORTANT

Please ensure your resume include up-to-de contact informion (phone number(s), email address(s), etc.) To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Other (1) Other (2) Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 des 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 documention, i.e., Letter of Intent, reled to your active-duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must refer to the SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” and submit required documents as applicable and sted on the form. Documention is mandory to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/26/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.

Special Employment Considerion:

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities (i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiric disabilities), and/or disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. For more informion on how to apply using this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinor within the office, contact the facility Human Resources Department (910) 488-2120. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention and be found well-qualified (have a final ring of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . Agency contact informion VHA Nional Recruitment Center Phone Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions per Cegory Ring procedures to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the . Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/20/2025 to 06/26/2025 Salary $19.46

• $22.70 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 4 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Fayetteville, NC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CARZ-12752296-25-TJE

Control number 839058600 ., .