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Job Field: Janitorial Jobs
Location: Queens, New York

Salary: $22.20 - $25.91 / Per Hour
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (718)354-4542

JOB SUMMARY:

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Experience your America, join the National Park Service

Become a part of our mission to unite our past, our cultures and our special places, to establish important connections to the present and build a rich and lasting legacy for future generations.

This vacancy announcement is recruiting for a Maintenance Worker, WG-4749-07 for Gateway National Recreation Area, Jamaica Bay Unit, Wildlife Refuge, located in Queens, New York. This is a Full Time Career Seasonal position that is Subject to Furlough annually and does not provide employment on a year-round basis. Seasonal employment is defined in 5 CFR 340.401 as annually recurring periods of work expected to last less than twelve (12) months during a calendar year. Career Seasonal employees are permanent and placed in a non-pay/non-duty status during the furlough period. Although the actual work schedule and period of furlough is contingent upon funding and operational needs, you will be required to work or be in a pay status for a minimum of 26 weeks (13 pay periods) and generally not more than a maximum of 50 weeks (25 pay periods) in a service year. Permanent Career Seasonal employees are generally eligible for retirement coverage (5 CFR 831), are eligible for health and Life Insurance (5 CFR 870 and 890), and earn leave while in a pay status (5 CFR 630).

Gateway NRA was established in 1972 as America's first urban national park. Located in the heart of New York City, the park extends from Brooklyn and Queens, to Staten Island and Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Its 26,000 acres include a wildlife refuge, holly forest, ocean dunes and coastal uplands, to former military fortifications, New York City's first municipal airport and the oldest lighthouse in America. Visitors enjoy ocean beaches, organized sports, fishing, hiking, bicycling, nature study and a chance to explore the area's important cultural heritage.  

 

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• Infrequent travel may be required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• Yes
• Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will be paid if the person selected for the position is from outside the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses under the Federal Travel Regulations [such as current permanent Federal employees].

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Background investigation
• Incumbent is required to wear the NPS uniform
• Medical Exam is required
• A valid State Driver's License is required