Gardener - $19.69-$22.96/hr

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Vacancy Announcement Number: WTHF07323653
Opening Date: October 26, 2007 Closing Date: November 09, 2007
Position: Gardener , WG-5003-6
Salary: $19.69 - $22.96
Hourly Place of Work: US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SEATTLE, OPERATIONS DIVISION, LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SECTION, SEATTLE, WA
Position Status: This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time
Number of Vacancy: 1

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Duties:
Performs gardening tasks in accordance with seasonal schedules or project plans for assigned area. Determines the quantities of plants, seeds, fertilizer, and other materials needed for specific areas. Initiates nursery and cold frame beds and selects proper fungicides, insecticides for the control of common plant disease, plant insects, and weeds. Thins or transplants plants where they are too close together or too large for their location. Trims trees and shrubs and prunes to remove diseased limbs or excess branches. Reproduces plants through cuttings, rooting, grafting and layering processes. Operates gasoline and diesel powered farm type tractors with attached or towed equipment. Equipment attachments include rotary towed mowers, fertilizer distributor, seeders, sprayers, and trailers for transporting grounds and maintenance supplies and materials. Operates motor vehicles to transport self, others, equipment, material, and supplied to work sites throughout the installation.About the Position: Applicant will work in a historic garden landscape started in 1915. The applicant will work in all types of weather conditions in a safe and effective manor. The grounds at LWSC are historic English landscape style with the original character of more than 500 species and 1,500 varieties of plants from around the world. Additional duties will take place along the Montlake and Fremont ship canal.

Who May Apply:
(Click on Who May Apply) All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment. Reinstatement eligibles. NAF/AAFES Interchange Agreement eligibles. Veterans and preference eligibles under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998. (VEOA) Veterans eligible as 30% Disabled Veterans. Veterans' Recruitment Authority (VRA). Employment Program for People with Disabilities eligibles. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles. Family member employees eligible under Executive Order 12721. Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) eligibles. DoD Interchange Agreement eligibles.

Qualifications:
Click on link below to view qualification standard. Trades and Labor The ability to do seasonal gardening tasks, using common hand and power tools such as seeders, spreaders, edgers, hedge trimmers, pruning shears, sprayers, mowers, blowers and sweepers, chain saws, tractors and chippers. The ability to perform routine maintenance to this equipment. Knowledge of basic plant types to follow instructions on which ones are to be placed in certain locations. Knowledge of the components of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers to measure and mix specified amounts of each following instructions on product labels, and to apply or spray fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides properly, according to instructions.

PHYSICAL EFFORT
Incumbent exerts moderately heavy physical effort lifting objects from 40 to 80 pounds. The work requires frequent walking, standing, pushing of carts and wheelbarrows, bending and stooping. Occasionally climbs ladders to prune or trim vegetation and frequently lifts objects, such as bags of fertilizer, grasses, seeds, etc. Physical dexterity is needed to handle tools and work around machinery or equipment.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Work may be done outside or in a greenhouse. While working outside is subject to discomfort from long periods in the hot and in chilly or rainy weather. Duties require exposure to dirt, dust, mud, and chemical sprays. May wear protective clothing, such as gloves, headgear, safety shoes, and boots. There is a chance of minor injuries such as bruises, cuts, and scrapes and occasionally the possibility of a more serious injury.

REQUIRED LICENSING:
Employee must have and maintain a Class B commercial driver's license and a pesticide applicator's license as a condition of employment.Experience and training that furnish the knowledges, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position consistent with accepted practices of the trade. Ability to use and maintain appropriate tools and equipment. Ability to read, understand, and apply instruction and other materials related to the job. Ability to do the work of the position under normal supervision. Ability to inspect technical work related to this position. Work requires standing, stooping, bending, climbing, crawling, and kneeling for extended periods in uncomfortable positions. Worker may lift and move materials weighing up to 40 pounds and, occasionally heavier items with assistance. Experience and training that provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position consistent with accepted practices of the trade. Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

Other Information:
(Click on Other Information)To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit. The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/fas/staffing/pdf/rem_ann.pdf Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses are not authorized.

Other Advantages:
Beautiful, scenic environment where the activity never stops. Team environment with supportive staff members. Great learning environment with numerous opportunities for job growth. Meet people from around the world who are fascinated by this historic engineering marvel.

Other Requirements:(Click on Other Requirements)Personnel security investigation required. A medical examination is required. Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

License/Certification:
WA STATE DRIVERS LICENSE; WA ST Dept/AG pesticide applicators license Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. Direct Deposit of Pay is Required. Position requires employee to wear a uniform and/or protective clothing. Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted. Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid experience or volunteer work. One year trial/probationary period may be required.

How to Apply: (Click on How to Apply)Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement. Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date. Resume must be on file in our centralized database. Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.If your resume is currently in our central database, you may click here to Self Nominate Click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create your resume. Follow the instructions in this vacancy announcement to apply for the job. Point of Contact: Central Resume Processing Center, 410-306-0137, applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER