Laborer Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service Pine Ridge Service Unit Summary This position serves as a laborer with the Facility Management Department the Pine Ridge Service Unit in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The position performs a variety of laboring duties, including ground maintenance, cleaning, and general facility and surrounding area maintenance.

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required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). Learn more about this agency Summary This position serves as a laborer with the Facility Management Department the Pine Ridge Service Unit in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The position performs a variety of laboring duties, including ground maintenance, cleaning, and general facility and surrounding area maintenance.

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required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Pine Ridge, SD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $19.15

• $22.36 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 4 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 3502 Laboring Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) 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

IHS-26-GPA-13064587-ESEP/MP

Control number 884987100 This job is open to Help Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Nive Americans Nive Americans or Alaskan Nives with a tribal affiliion. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Individuals who have served least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA. Clarificion from the agency The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. Videos Duties Help Performs general maintenance and grounds maintenance tasks. Performs cleaning and custodial tasks using approprie equipment and supplies. Operes and performs routine maintenance on hand tools, power tools, and grounds/cleaning equipment. Moves, stocks, and delivers merials, supplies, and equipment. Assists with preventive maintenance and minor repairs and identifies or reports needed repairs. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Selectee may be subject to a probionary period ESEP appointees typically serve a two year trial period U.S. Citizenship is required Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 This is a designed position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure th persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/ . You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.

Background Investigion Requirement:

This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigion as a condition of employment. A background investigion is a standard process used by the Federal Government to verify an individual's identity, employment history, educion, and other relevant informion to determine suitability for Federal service. Upon receipt of instructions, applicants must complete all required background investigion forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance. Timely completion is critical to avoid delays in processing or a determinion of unsuitability. Applicants are strongly encouraged to prioritize this requirement and to maintain regular communicion with their assigned Personnel Security Specialist throughout the process.

Financial Suitability Requirement:

This position requires a review of the applicant's financial history as part of the personnel security and suitability determinion. Applicants must demonstre financial responsibility, maintain good standing with creditors, and sisfy all legal financial obligions prior to applying. Individuals with substantial delinquent or unresolved financial obligions-including, but not limited to, delinquent federal or ste tax liabilities, defaulted federal student loans, court-ordered fines or fees, or child support arrears-may be deemed unsuitable for employment with the Indian Health Service (IHS). Qualificions To qualify for this position, your resume must ste sufficient experience and/or educion, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT

(S) : Have the ability to perform the work of a Laborer (Maintenance), without more than normal supervision. Following oral or written instructions and/or work orders; replacing ceiling tile, washing windows, unplugging drains with plunger, changing light bulbs, hauling merials and supplies to restock store rooms; performing janitorial/custodial duties such as, emptying outdoor trash bins, picking up trash, cleaning work areas and grounds and cleaning windows, and grounds maintenance duties, including mowing, trimming, blowing clippings, washing off entrances, landscaping, performing ice and snow removal from sidewalks and entrance ways; performing cleanup of spills, debris, and litter from outside areas and in maintenance areas, opere high-pressure washers, large riding mowers, chainsaws, jackhammers, and industrial cleaning equipment such as buffers, vacuums, and shampooers. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualificions sted below.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificions. 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

• Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element).

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. You red on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Element 1 (Screen-out)
• Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
• Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

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Dexterity and Safety Physical Effort:

Position requires very heavy physical effort, including opering riding lawn mowers on grades and around obstacles, and frequently lifting and moving equipment or components weighing over 60 pounds.

Working Conditions:

Position requires work both indoors and outdoors with frequent exposure to weher and temperure extremes, drafts, noise, dust, and dirt. Work may be performed in government quarters, field clinics, and hospital areas. Duties require extreme care and the use of approprie safety equipment such as gloves, hearing protection, safety glasses, respirors, and steel-toed shoes. You must meet all qualificion requirements within 30 days of the closing de of the announcement. Educion There are no educion requirements. Additional informion Prior to the appointment, candides must present two valid forms of identificion. If one of the documents is a ste-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant. IHS Selectees whose duties and responsibilities require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunizion Policy reled to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendions for healthcare workers. Vaccine exemption requests may be available, as outlined in the IHS Employee Immunizion Policy and facility guidance. Additional selection(s) of candides may be possible within 240 days from the de the certifice of eligibles was issued for this announcement. 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. IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly reled previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. This position is covered by a Bargaining Unit. Recruitment or relocion incentives may be authorized. At least a 1-Year service agreement required. 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 Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the locion identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your applicion shared with interested selecting official(s) HHS. Clearance of

CTAP/ICTAP

applied for similar positions across HHS. To determine if you are qualified for this position, a review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against the qualificions as defined in the qualificions section of this vacancy announcement. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (other than blueprints) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Dexterity and Safety The following links below provide informion on how you may be eligible for various hiring authorities. If you are a Veteran, qualified CTAP and ICTAP eligible, or an individual with a disability, please refer to the following links below for additional guidance. Informion about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Workforce Restructuring Career Transition website : https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .

CTAP/ICTAP

documention requirements are listed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Veterans, i.e. (VEOA, VRA, and 30% or more disabled)

• https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals/ Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)
• https://www.ihs.gov/jobs/support-documents/ Interagency Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)
• https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ Schedule A Appointments for the Disabled
• https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/ Click here to view vacancy questions: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13064587 . All documents above MUST be received by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de of, 09/30/2026, to be Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help USAJOBS Help Center
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You are highly encouraged to the USAJOBS Help Center before submitting a resume. USAJOBS Help Center

• https://help.

usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/wh-to-include Required as applicable for the purposes of specific eligibility and appointment claim(s), and position requirements:

Indian Preference Applicants :

If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form

BIA-4432.

Refer to

BIA-4432

link: Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS When an Indian Preference candide possesses Veterans preference the rules regarding Veterans preference apply under ESEP and the applicant must provide documention in order to receive preference.

Veterans Preference :

If claiming Veteran's Preference provide a copy of your DD214 Form (Member 4 copy). To claim 10-Point Veterans Preference, submit a SF-15 Applicion ( http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf ) along with the approprie supporting documention. For additional informion regarding

Veterans Preference :

http://www.fedshirevets.gov . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf . Current or former Federal employee : Include your most recent SF-50 or if Reinstement eligible include your Career SF-50. Noncompetitive eligibles : Submit additional documents to prove your eligibility to apply to this vacancy. You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de: 09/30/2026 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed to the Login.

Gov screen, here will you sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or Cree a Login.

Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree an resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: https://www.ihs.gov/jobs/faq/ . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office (Tamra O'Neill, tamra.o'neill@ihs.gov, and/or (406)850-4903.) The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Agency contact informion Tamra O'Neill Phone (406)850-4903 tamra.o'neill@ihs.gov Address Pine Ridge Service Unit PO Box 1201 E Hwy 18 Pine Ridge, SD 57770 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.

To enable this feure:

• Log in to your USAJOBS account.
• Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences .
• Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages.

Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. 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 USAJOBS Help Center

• Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements .

Resume :

You are highly encouraged to the USAJOBS Help Center before submitting a resume. USAJOBS Help Center

• https://help.

usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/wh-to-include Required as applicable for the purposes of specific eligibility and appointment claim(s), and position requirements:

Indian Preference Applicants :

If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form

BIA-4432.

Refer to

BIA-4432

link: Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS When an Indian Preference candide possesses Veterans preference the rules regarding Veterans preference apply under ESEP and the applicant must provide documention in order to receive preference.

Veterans Preference :

If claiming Veteran's Preference provide a copy of your DD214 Form (Member 4 copy). To claim 10-Point Veterans Preference, submit a SF-15 Applicion ( http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf ) along with the approprie supporting documention. For additional informion regarding

Veterans Preference :

http://www.fedshirevets.gov . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf . Current or former Federal employee : Include your most recent SF-50 or if Reinstement eligible include your Career SF-50. Noncompetitive eligibles : Submit additional documents to prove your eligibility to apply to this vacancy. You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de: 09/30/2026 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed to the Login.

Gov screen, here will you sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or Cree a Login.

Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree an resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: https://www.ihs.gov/jobs/faq/ . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office (Tamra O'Neill, tamra.o'neill@ihs.gov, and/or (406)850-4903.) The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Tamra O'Neill Phone (406)850-4903 tamra.o'neill@ihs.gov Address Pine Ridge Service Unit PO Box 1201 E Hwy 18 Pine Ridge, SD 57770 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.

To enable this feure:

• Log in to your USAJOBS account.
• Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences .
• Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages.

Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. 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 2 vacancies in the following locion: Pine Ridge, SD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $19.15

• $22.36 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 4 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other 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

IHS-26-GPA-13064587-ESEP/MP

Control number 884987100