Job Summary

Build your skills while preserving America's national treasures! Join the National Park Service as a Mason Helper and work alongside skilled masons to repair, restore, and maintain historic and modern masonry structures. Gain hands-on experience using masonry tools, equipment, and materials while developing valuable trade skills in unique outdoor settings. This vacancy uses the Field Unit Local Hiring (FUL) Authority. Applicants must reside within 75 miles of the duty location.

Job Description

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, valid state-issued driver's license. This requirement is a selective placement factor and will be used as a screen-out. Applicants must possess this requirement by the closing date of the announcement. The selectee will be required to provide proof prior to appointment. Applicants who do not possess this requirement will be found ineligible for further consideration. OPM's Job Qualifications System for Trades and Labor Occupations will be used to determine qualifications. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, applicants must demonstrate through experience shown in their resume that they possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. To qualify for this position, your resume must demonstrate you possess sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job elements: Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision 73 [screen out element] Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) 25-E Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc (includes blueprint reading) 75-A Measurement and Layout 80-A Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment 81 Knowledge of materials 82-A Dexterity and safety 86 If your knowledge and ability in the screen-out element are not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration for this position. Your resume must clearly describe the experience and training that demonstrate your ability to perform the duties of the position. Qualification determinations will be based solely on the information provided in your application materials. Human Resources will not make assumptions regarding your experience based on job titles alone. All qualifications must be met by the announcement close date. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Demands: The work requires frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and working in awkward or uncomfortable positions. May work from ladders, scaffolds, platforms, or in cramped and hard-to-reach areas. The position requires lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted and occasionally lifting heavier items with assistance. Work may also require walking, hiking, climbing, or driving over rough and uneven terrain. Work Environment: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow. Exposure to dust, dirt, noise, vibration, and hazards associated with construction and maintenance work, including working on ladders, scaffolds, uneven terrain, and around power tools and heavy equipment. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required to minimize exposure to workplace hazards.