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Architect of the Capitol

Decorative Plasterer

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Decorive Plasterer Legislive Branch Architect of the Capitol Summary This position is loced in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Chief of Operions, Superintendent, Sene Office Buildings, Tenant Services Division, Masonry Branch. As a Decorive Plasterer (Painter) you will perform intrice painting and decorive work requiring skill to restore decorive surfaces. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Chief of Operions, Superintendent, Sene Office Buildings, Tenant Services Division, Masonry Branch. As a Decorive Plasterer (Painter) you will perform intrice painting and decorive work requiring skill to restore decorive surfaces. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $36.49
  • $42.63 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 11 Promotion potential 11 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
  • This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
  • Permanent, Full Time Occupions and job series 3605 Plastering Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance .
The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
SOB-2026-311
Control number 879434500 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Applicions Accepted from Current Architect of The Capitol Employees Only. The resume(s) submitted with the applicion can be no more than two pages in length. Applicions accepted from all U.S. Citizens. Please be advised th federal retired annuitant candides may only be considered as a temporary employee if the role can be filled in th capacity. Videos Duties Help
TOUR OF DUTY
DAY SHIFT (6:00 A.M.
  • 2:30 P.
M.) with the possibility of a flex work schedule.
Major Duties:
Surface Preparion and Plastering Work:
Works on additions, renovions, pching, and new construction. Performs maintenance and repair on unique and historically significant plaster walls, ceilings, cornices, and moldings. Prepares surfaces for coing. Prepares woodwork by applying solvents to remove old finishes. Takes care to avoid damaging significant architectural feures. Removes old paint from interior and exterior walls, doors, baseboards, floors, and interior trim. Scrapes, sandpapers, or applies paint remover as needed to prepare surfaces for refinishing. Tapes, mortars or applies topping cement to joints between dry-wall board sheets to fill joints and nail heads and bring joints into smooth, even planes. Smooths surfaces by wet brushing and sanding. Applies plaster to walls and ceilings by spreading and smoothing plaster over lhs with trowel. Applies decorive plaster in orne and pterned finishes to exactly mch the previous finish. Uses trowels, flo, screed, plasterers hawk, straight edge, and personally-devised tools as approprie. Repairs ceiling centers, ceiling panels, columns, corbel arches, corbel blocks, cornices, edge moldings, gable trims, molded carvings, pedestals, pediments, pilasters, plaster domes, and plaster fire surrounds. Fabrices and installs replacements for these items as needed. Repairs and pches plaster and stucco surfaces. Applies plaster on metal, wood or gypsum lhe, wallboard, and masonry surfaces. Pches damaged sections of walls and ceilings. Chips out old plaster, trims edges until a solid joint is found, and fills with new plaster. Straightens edges and trowels to an even surface. Applies interior and exterior skim-co and two-co plaster. Installs metal lh and applies exterior plaster. Applies striping, stippling, graining, and gold highlights on trim moldings. Plumbs and straightens angles, ceilings, corners, and wall surfaces. Cleans and prepares surfaces. Staples on wire-mesh frames or roughens surfaces with mechanical hammers. Ensures maintenance of fire-red wall barriers. Erects, maintains, and repairs masonry, including brick, concrete block, glazed tile, floor tile, and marble. Performs intrice decorive painting work requiring skill to apply gold leaf and other coings to restore decorive surfaces and works of art. Uses artist brushes for intrice painting and decorive work. Applies color glazing, graining, lettering, marbling, stenciling, stippling, and striping. Paints and varnishes interior surfaces to protect, restore, and maintain interior and exterior surfaces. Applies paints, stains, and varnishes by brushing, rolling, or spraying. Applies finishes to equipment, metal, doors, windows, and interior and exterior walls. Mches color, textures, and shading where exact mches with original finishes are required. Blends and mixes paints to mch original colors and textures of original surfaces and architectural feures. Hangs wall coverings mching new wallpaper and fabric pterns and fabrics to the original. Paints building signs from stenciled outlines. Uses sprayers, brushes, rollers, and other hand and power tools. Uses ladders and scaffolding to reach ceilings and other areas high above the floor. Cleans and maintains tools and equipment as approprie. Coordines with unit supervisor to prepare scopes of work, cost estimes, and schedules of proposed work to be performed by contract workers. Oversees and directs the work of temporary painters and laborers. Uses a personal computer to record work orders, prepare requisitions for merials, tools, and equipment, track merial inventory, and communice with supervisors and organizional staff. The incumbent must follow all relevant safety rules, regulions, and standard opering procedures. Must utilize knowledge of and must comply with all OSHA safety rules and regulions to ensure th work progresses in a safe manner. Receives training, either on the job or through classroom training, to ensure th all safety practices and equipment are fully utilized. Must ensure the use of any required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Performs other reled duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstre job-reled elements. "To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the cegories below: A citizen of the United Stes; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declarion of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United Stes (nionals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nionals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United Stes." Qualificions You must meet all eligibility and qualificions requirements by the closing de of the job announcement.
SCREEN-OUT FACTOR
Ability to perform the work of a decorive plasterer without more than normal supervision, which includes working independently, showing job responsibility and exercising initiive. Educion There is no educional requirement for this position. Additional informion Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislive branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separed under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documention of disability, if applicable. For more informion, please http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6 . If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System . If you are exempt from registrion under Selective Service Law, you must provide approprie proof of exemption. Please the Selective Service System website for more informion. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System.
DRUG TESTING
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candide tentively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Sisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candide must test negive prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and sisfactory adjudicion to be eligible for employment the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an
E-VERIFY
Participant.
E-VERIFY
is an Internet-based system th compares informion from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verificion, to da from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administrion records to confirm employment authorizion in the United Stes. If you are selected for this position, the documention th you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 verified through the DHS "
E-VERIFY
" electronic system. For more informion on E-Verify, please http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discriminion on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, nional origin, sexual oriention, gender identity, genetic informion and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocion expenses are not authorized. Probionary Period
  • A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probionary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probionary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency.
This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All applicion merials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year). 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for considerion and qualificions for the position determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions. Your resume evalued based on evidence of your ability to demonstre the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience reles to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions rele to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies: KSA 1
  • Ability to perform decorive plasterer duties and responsibilities without more than normal supervision. KSA 2
  • Knowledge of technical decorive plasterer practices. KSA 3
  • Ability to interpret decorive plasterer work instructions. KSA 4
  • Ability to perform decorive plasterer layout and measurement work. KSA 5
  • Knowledge of decorive plasterer merials. KSA 6
  • Dexterity and Safety Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial ring.
You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses evalued by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject mter expert against the informion provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self assessment questions. Falsifying your background, educion, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or disqualificion for further considerion. Please note th a complete applicion is required for considerion. (Please review the "Required Documents" section of this job announcement to see wh must be included in a complete applicion). You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual re credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit based on specialized experience or qualifying experience th is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important th you provide a work history th lists all directly reled positions held, and it must include the des of employment (month/day/year). 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 Required Documents Help The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy. To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion. Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des (MM/DD/YYYY), duties and accomplishments. Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division. If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection. If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form). Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers. How to Apply Help You MUST apply online.
FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to USAJOBS Help Page .
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk 1-866-656-6831 or by e-mail MGSHELP@monster.com. The help desk is available Monday
  • Friday 7:00 a.
m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times. All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS "Saved Documents" feure. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call (202) 226-7000 for directions. Agency contact informion Arnita Edmonds Phone 202-322-0981 arnita.edmonds@aoc.gov Address Architect of the Capitol United Stes Capitol Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United Stes Next steps You will receive a notice genered by the USAJobs System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into http://www.usajobs.gov . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJobs Account, editing your profile and changing the 'Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within 2 weeks after the closing de of this job announcement. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) job applicion process is designed to ensure you only provide informion necessary to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position vacancy. To apply for this position, you only need to submit: a) your resume and b) answers to the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant informion. No additional documention or tachments are required the time of applicion. Your resume should list your educion, training and work experience including job titles, employment des (MM/DD/YYYY), duties and accomplishments. Nothing further is required until it is requested by AOC's Human Capital Management Division. If additional documention is required for the position, you asked to provide it during the interview or selection process. At th time, you may be asked to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, you may be asked to provide a copy of your diploma, college transcripts, or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires licensure or certificion, you asked to provide proof the time of selection. If Veterans' preference is claimed, you asked to submit proof (DD-214, and, if claiming a 10-point preference, a SF-15 and the proof required by th form). Failure to provide the required documents will end further considerion and/or result in the withdrawal of any tentive job offers. How to Apply Help You MUST apply online.
FORMS RECEIVED BY FAX, EMAIL OR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
If you are a new user to the USAJOBS Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to cree an account profile with your basic contact informion and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJOBS user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help with setting up an account or for general assistance in using USAJOBS, go to USAJOBS Help Page .
NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the applicion site, help is available! If you have problems completing your on-line applicion, contact the Monster Hiring Management Help Desk 1-866-656-6831 or by e-mail MGSHELP@monster.com. The help desk is available Monday
  • Friday 7:00 a.
m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail message all other times. All required supporting documents collected electronically via the USAJOBS "Saved Documents" feure. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may our Employment Center for technical assistance in entering your applicion. The Employment Center is loced 441 Second & D Streets S.W., Washington, D.C., Room H2-178, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call (202) 226-7000 for directions. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Arnita Edmonds Phone 202-322-0981 arnita.edmonds@aoc.gov Address Architect of the Capitol United Stes Capitol Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United Stes Next steps You will receive a notice genered by the USAJobs System when you have successfully submitted your applicion. We will review your applicion and transcript(s) (if you are qualifying based on educion) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You can check the stus of your applicion by logging into http://www.usajobs.gov . You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion has changed by logging into your USAJobs Account, editing your profile and changing the 'Notificion Settings' to indice th you want to be notified by email when the stus changes. Informion regarding the stus of your applicion should be upded in the system within 2 weeks after the closing de of this job announcement. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $36.49
  • $42.63 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 11 Promotion potential 11 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
  • This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Stus Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
  • Permanent, Full Time Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a .
The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
SOB-2026-311
Control number 879434500