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The John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

Locksmith (Open until filled)

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A Locksmith installs door and building locks and makes copies of locks and keys for customers. Assists people who lose keys or get locked out of cars or buildings, and changes building locks as needed for security.

$46,779 / year median in Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

+8% projected growth

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Locksmith (Open until filled) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Central Repair Branch Summary This position is part of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (the Center). The incumbent responsible for the installion, maintenance, repair, modificion, and servicing of a wide variety of locking devices, door hardware, systems and security mechanisms on interior and exterior doors. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is part of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (the Center). The incumbent responsible for the installion, maintenance, repair, modificion, and servicing of a wide variety of locking devices, door hardware, systems and security mechanisms on interior and exterior doors. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Posted today
  • Apply by 01/15/27 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on January 15, 2027 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $32.85
  • $38.
41 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 9 Promotion potential 9 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 4804 Locksmithing Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No 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 Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
KC-26-MP-13006413HD
Control number 876459200 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. 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 Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Family of overseas employees Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Individuals who have served least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency
Special Authorities:
other miscellaneous authorities Help This job is also open in another announcement to: The public Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Duties Help
  • Installs, repairs, and services door hardware, mechanical and electronic locking systems, including cylindrical locks, mortise locks, deadbolts, magnetic locks, panic hardware, electric strikes, card access systems, biometric readers, and safe-lock mechanisms to ensure the security and functionality of doors, cabinets, vaults, and containers.
  • Plans, designs, and implements master key systems for multiple user levels, ensuring access control, minimizing key duplicion, and supporting overall building security stregies.
  • Assist with physical security for door locking mechanisms needs during construction, renovion, or system upgrade projects, providing technical guidance and specificions on the selection, placement, and installion of locks, door hardware, and access control components.
  • Performs preventive maintenance on locks and associed hardware, ensuring they remain in proper working condition and extending their operional lifespan.
Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by background investigion. Direct Deposit of pay is required. Selective Service registrion required for male applicants, unless exempt. Qualificions
EXPERIENCE
A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstres you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants red in accordance with the OPM Qualificion Standard Handbook
X-118C . SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT
Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below: 1. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. (SCREEN OUT) (OPM Job Element 1) 2. Technical Practices (OPM Job Element 25-E) 3. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion, Repair, etc. (OPM Job Element 2-E) 4. Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (OPM Job Element 75-A) 5. Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment (OPM Job Element 81) If your knowledge and ability in the
SCREEN OUT
factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job reled factors. Minimum qualificions for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluion of job elements. You must meet least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Physical Efforts and Working Conditions:
Considerable physical effort is expended to maneuver large equipment such as safes, door hardware, key cutting machines, into and out of specific locions while dismantling and reassembling. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Occasionally lifts objects weighing more than 75 pounds to set up work and equipment needed to complete tasks. Hoists, holders, and pulleys are opered when removing units such as large motors, compressors, condensers, chillers, switchboards, and transformers. Necessary repairs and installions may be made from ladders, scaffolding, lifts and plforms where the parts of systems worked are frequently in hard-to-reach places requiring stooping, stretching, bending, and kneeling for extended periods of time. Incumbent climbs ladders and must be able to climb stair towers greer than 100 feet. Accessing work sites often requires walking more than three miles throughout the day and stepping over objects. Incumbent works in confined areas such as tics, near ceilings, in utility corridors, etc. Makes repairs and installions from ladders, scaffolding, lifts, plforms and under floors and crawlspaces and where the systems and equipment worked are hard-to-reach. Is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Incumbent works from various heights on ladders, lifts, and scaffolding. Duties are performed both inside and outside in weher conditions varying from hot, humid summer he to below freezing winter temperures. Incumbent is exposed to serious injury when working on energized circuits, adjacent to opering equipment, or from various heights. May be exposed to burns, cuts, bruises, smoke and fumes, flying particles when grinding or cutting, and may suffer discomfort when wearing hoods, goggles, and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Subject to electric shock and falls from ladders; injury from lifting and handling heavy merials and equipment; discomfort from noise, fumes, and vibrions of equipment. Additional informion
Career Transition Assistance Programs :
CTAP/ICTAP
provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separed. Applicants claiming
CTAP/ICTAP
eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with their applicion. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, applicants must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualificion requirements, including any selective placement factors; educion, and experience requirements), score least 85 on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For informion on
CTAP and ICTAP :
https://www.usajobs.gov/
Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/federal-employees/career-transition/ Appointment Authorities :
For more informion on appointment authority eligibility requirements: Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for
Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities OPM Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities Telework Suitability:
The duties of this position are not suitable for core or situional telework, use the Center guidance during an emergency or nural disaster.
Stipulions of Employment:
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period or 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; The needs and interests of the agency; Whether your continued employment would advance the organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period or trial period, your employment may be termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.
Work Schedule:
This position requires a fixed work schedule Monday
  • Friday 6:00 AM
  • 2:30 PM ; flexible work schedules will not be authorized.
The incumbent may be required to work a schedule th includes Surdays, Sundays, and holidays. Incumbent may also be required to work Surdays, Sundays, holidays, and other shifts on an overtime basis with little or no prior notice.
Miscellaneous:
This position is covered by the American Federion of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 2463. The Center uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more, including your rights and responsibilities, please http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify . This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement #
KC-26-DE-13006414HD
using Deleged Examining (DE) procedures. If interested, refer to th announcement to determine if you meet DE requirements and can apply to th announcement.
NOTE:
You must apply separely to each announcement in order to be considered under both. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days. Applicions for these positions accepted on a continuous basis up to the closing de of the announcement. Referrals made no more than one time each week. 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 . Review our benefits 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. Once the applicion process is complete, your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions listed on this announcement. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion merials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this job. If you are found to be among the top candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following job elements (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificion, etc. (includes blueprinting reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion, Repair, etc Technical Practices 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 . Review our benefits 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 To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment mm/yy and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted, only the most current resume reviewed for qualificions. Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. 2. SF-50
Current/Former Career/Career-Conditional Eligible:
Your most recent non-award Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent) showing th you are/were in the competitive service, as well as the highest grade (or promotion potential) held, on a permanent basis 3.
Other supporting documents:
DD214 (Member 4) and if applicable, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for considerion under Veteran hiring authorities Non-competitive appointment authority documention, if applicable
Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documention:
If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance ring, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty locion. Please annote your applicion to reflect th you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Cover letter, optional Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials
  • you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
Note:
A PDF Portfolio contains multiple files assembled into an integred PDF unit. The files in a PDF Portfolio can be in a wide range of file types creed in different applicions. To ensure the document is not a PDF Portfolio document, open the document and if there are multiple different documents with a variety of extensions, it is a PDF Portfolio document and will not be processed. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted prior to the closing de of the announcement. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. Read the Eligibility questions carefully. The questions address if you are eligible to apply to this JOA. Your responses will affect your considerion for the position. You may qualify for more than one eligibility, so please choose carefully. You will only be considered under the options you have selected. If you respond th you do not meet any of the eligibility questions , you will not be considered for this position. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. You may preview the
Assessment Questionnaire :
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13006413 If you have questions about this job, please contact the HR Office representive listed in the "Agency Contact Info" section of this vacancy announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m.
  • 4:00p.m., Mountain Time, Monday
  • Friday).
If applying online poses a hardship, you may request an alterne applicion method from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy. All hardship applicion packages must be complete and submitted no ler than noon EST on the closing de of the announcement. Agency contact informion Helen Dorsey Phone 303-969-5825 Helen_Dorsey@ibc.doi.gov Address The John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts 2700 F. Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 US Next steps This is an open continuous announcement. Initial applicion packages reviewed for eligibility and qualificions beginning August 17, 2026 of initial cut-off. Additional applicion packages reviewed and issued to management on an as needed basis. For stus updes on your applicion, please follow the directions listed above in the How to Apply section. Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. If you are selected for an interview for this position, you contacted directly. A final job offer for this position is typically made within several weeks after the closing de of the vacancy announcement. After confirming a job offer, all other applicants notified of their non-selection. 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 To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment mm/yy and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted, only the most current resume reviewed for qualificions. Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. 2. SF-50
Current/Former Career/Career-Conditional Eligible:
Your most recent non-award Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent) showing th you are/were in the competitive service, as well as the highest grade (or promotion potential) held, on a permanent basis 3.
Other supporting documents:
DD214 (Member 4) and if applicable, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for considerion under Veteran hiring authorities Non-competitive appointment authority documention, if applicable
Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documention:
If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance ring, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty locion. Please annote your applicion to reflect th you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Cover letter, optional Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials
  • you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
Note:
A PDF Portfolio contains multiple files assembled into an integred PDF unit. The files in a PDF Portfolio can be in a wide range of file types creed in different applicions. To ensure the document is not a PDF Portfolio document, open the document and if there are multiple different documents with a variety of extensions, it is a PDF Portfolio document and will not be processed. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted prior to the closing de of the announcement. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. Read the Eligibility questions carefully. The questions address if you are eligible to apply to this JOA. Your responses will affect your considerion for the position. You may qualify for more than one eligibility, so please choose carefully. You will only be considered under the options you have selected. If you respond th you do not meet any of the eligibility questions , you will not be considered for this position. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. You may preview the
Assessment Questionnaire :
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13006413 If you have questions about this job, please contact the HR Office representive listed in the "Agency Contact Info" section of this vacancy announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m.
  • 4:00p.m., Mountain Time, Monday
  • Friday).
If applying online poses a hardship, you may request an alterne applicion method from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy. All hardship applicion packages must be complete and submitted no ler than noon EST on the closing de of the announcement. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Helen Dorsey Phone 303-969-5825 Helen_Dorsey@ibc.doi.gov Address The John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts 2700 F. Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 US Next steps This is an open continuous announcement. Initial applicion packages reviewed for eligibility and qualificions beginning August 17, 2026 of initial cut-off. Additional applicion packages reviewed and issued to management on an as needed basis. For stus updes on your applicion, please follow the directions listed above in the How to Apply section. Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. If you are selected for an interview for this position, you contacted directly. A final job offer for this position is typically made within several weeks after the closing de of the vacancy announcement. After confirming a job offer, all other applicants notified of their non-selection. 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 Posted today
  • Apply by 01/15/27 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on January 15, 2027 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $32.85
  • $38.
41 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 9 Promotion potential 9 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required 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 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
KC-26-MP-13006413HD
Control number 876459200