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Architect of the Capitol

Maintenance Helper

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Maintenance Helper Legislive Branch Architect of the Capitol Summary The position is loced in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Chief Engineer, Construction Division, Construction Execution Branch. The selectee serves as a Maintenance Helper performing developmental tasks, routine shop maintenance and helping journey-level tradesmen with routine tasks. Multiple Vacancies Available (Day or Night). Learn more about this agency Summary The position is loced in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Chief Engineer, Construction Division, Construction Execution Branch. The selectee serves as a Maintenance Helper performing developmental tasks, routine shop maintenance and helping journey-level tradesmen with routine tasks. Multiple Vacancies Available (Day or Night). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC 2 vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $24.50

  • $28.58 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 05 Promotion potential 05 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 Temporary
  • Full Time
  • Temporary Not to Exceed 13 Months. Appointment may be extended beyond the 13 Months
  • Time Frame the sole discretion of the Agency. Occupions and job series 4749 Maintenance Mechanic Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes
  • 1074 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

CEB-2026-399

Control number 885843800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted from all U.S. Citizens.

Note:

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. Duties Help Two Positions Available

TOUR OF DUTY

Monday

  • Thursday Day (4:00 AM
  • 2:30 PM) Night (7:00 PM
  • 5:30 AM) Hours may change due to Operional Needs of Management.
  • This position requires a Valid DC or Ste Driver's License and a Valid Forklift License
  • Considerion given to applicants th have experience in least 2 of the following occupional series: sheet metal, electrician, insuling, masonry, wood crafting, carpentry, pipefitting, cement finishing, merials handling, forklift opering, painting and plastering occupional trades.

This experience must be clearly reflected in the applicant's work history/resume.

Duties:

Trades Assistance Acts as a Maintenance Helper, assisting higher level skilled trade's workers in general maintenance functions. Performs duties in least two or more of the following occupional trades: sheet metal, electrician, insuling, masonry, wood crafting, carpentry, pipefitting, cement finishing, merials handling, forklift opering, painting and plastering. Receives detailed day-to-day directions from a journey level mechanic or supervisor. Carries out repetitive, routine tasks independently. Learns less difficult trade tasks. Responsible to learning and performing progressively more difficult tasks under gradually less supervision. Work is reviewed for compliance with instructions. Assists in ghering and laying out tools and merials for major preventive maintenance jobs. Selects the approprie tools and equipment for minor jobs. Cleans tools, machines and equipment and keeps work areas clean and orderly. Assists journey level Mechanics by performing assigned duties of the trade and working with the journey level workers as instructed, developing trade skills and gaining knowledge of the trade and learning to read blueprints and equipment schemics. Operes a forklift truck with a load capacity of less than 10,000 pounds and a height capacity of 168 inches. Controls stock movement, being careful to avoid overloading or improper stacking or movement of supplies and merials. Loads and transports scaffolds, equipment and merials and transports to work sites. Erects scaffolding worksites. Assists in handling merials. Operes hand trucks, pallet jacks, dollies, forklifts and other merial handling equipment to deliver stock to storage areas, warehouse facilities or job sites. Utilizes a thorough knowledge of and compliance with applicable AOC and Occupional Safety and Health Administrion (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 required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is utilized. 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 the job-reled KSAs.

Requirements:

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:

Ability to perform the work of the position without more than normal supervision which includes working independently, showing job responsibility and exercising initiive. WG-5: Has helper level knowledge and skill of trade practices and maintenance of trade tools and equipment. You must meet the selective placement factor required for this position which includes:

  • Approprie Level of Supervision 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 OPM vet guide 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.

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 iwho is not currenty 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 on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocion expenses are not authorized. Probionary Period

  • A newly appointed selectee(s) 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 . A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc. 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). The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program. 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, 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:

  • Approprie Level of Supervision
  • Work Practices
  • Dexterity and Safety
  • Ability to read, write and interpret oral and written instructions.
  • Tools and Equipment 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 . A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacion) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportion; training and development opportunities, etc. 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). The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participe in the Student Loan Repayment Program. 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 job applicion process is designed to ensure th we only ask you for the informion th is absolutely needed to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position. To apply for this position, you only need to submit online the following: a) your resume and 2) answer the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant supplemental informion. No additional documention or tachment is required the time of applicion. We ask th you prepare and submit a resume th best describes fully your background experience, skills, abilities, educion, training and other relevant credentials. The resume should include des of employment. Nothing further is required until it is requested by the staff of the Human Capital Management Division. If additional documention is required for a position, you asked to provide it during the selection process or upon selection. At th point, we may ask you to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide documents such as college transcripts, copy of diploma or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires a license or certificion, we will ask candide(s) to provide proof the time of selection. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of Veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, the SF-15 plus proof required by th form). If you fail to provide the required documents, we will withdraw a tentive job offer made and/or remove you from further considerion. 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 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 setting up an account or for general help 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 Paulette Dixon-Ellis Phone 202.615.4203 Fax 000-000-0000 Paulette.



Dixon-Ellis@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. After all applicion packages have been received, 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 job applicion process is designed to ensure th we only ask you for the informion th is absolutely needed to evalue your qualificions and eligibility for the position. To apply for this position, you only need to submit online the following: a) your resume and 2) answer the online vacancy assessment questionnaire. The online questionnaire contains eligibility and screening questions and other relevant supplemental informion. No additional documention or tachment is required the time of applicion. We ask th you prepare and submit a resume th best describes fully your background experience, skills, abilities, educion, training and other relevant credentials. The resume should include des of employment. Nothing further is required until it is requested by the staff of the Human Capital Management Division. If additional documention is required for a position, you asked to provide it during the selection process or upon selection. At th point, we may ask you to submit documention to support stements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide documents such as college transcripts, copy of diploma or proof of Federal employment stus. If the position requires a license or certificion, we will ask candide(s) to provide proof the time of selection. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of Veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, the SF-15 plus proof required by th form). If you fail to provide the required documents, we will withdraw a tentive job offer made and/or remove you from further considerion. 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 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 setting up an account or for general help 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 Paulette Dixon-Ellis Phone 202.615.4203 Fax 000-000-0000 Paulette.



Dixon-Ellis@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. After all applicion packages have been received, 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 2 vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC 2 vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $24.50

  • $28.58 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 05 Promotion potential 05 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 Temporary
  • Full Time
  • Temporary Not to Exceed 13 Months. Appointment may be extended beyond the 13 Months
  • Time Frame the sole discretion of the Agency. Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes
  • 1074 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

CEB-2026-399

Control number 885843800

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Sick Leave
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance