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Laborer (Seasonal 8-10 months)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Taxpayer Services - Customer Assistance Relationships & Education

Summary

WHAT IS TAXPAYER SERVICES?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
  • Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
    • TS - CARE-Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education - Customer Assistance Relationships & Education - Correspondence Production Services

REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Overview

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Accepting applications
Location
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$17.89 - $30.05 per hour

The range reflects the minimum locality to maximum locality for location(s) in the announcement. Salary will be based on selected duty location.

Pay scale & grade
WG 3
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time - Seasonal - Work is subject to periods of non-pay status as workload or budget dictates. Season length: 8-10 months. Tour of Duty: M-F, 7am-3pm OR 3pm-10pm in Bloomington, IL; M-F 8am-4pm OR 4pm-12am in Detroit, MI; Sun-Th 11pm-7am in Ogden, UT.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Multiple - Permanent, Career Conditional/Career Appointment requires a 1-year probationary period and three years of continuous service to move from Career Conditional to a Career appointment.
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
No
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
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
27-13097556O-TSX-3502-3
Control number
891540300

Duties

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The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

  • Uses weight-handling equipment including fork-lifts and/or pallet jacks and moves forms, supplies, equipment and finished mail to and from a warehouse or staging area.
  • Delivers positions and stacks boxes, trays, and pallets of materials safely and effectively in storage and work areas.
  • Operates packaging equipment such as banding, shrink wrap machines, straps, and wraps packages, mail trays, and pallets for shipment.
  • Loads stock in staging areas and inserts equipment according to established procedures.
  • Assembles mail trays onto pallets for shipment according to established procedures.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Probationary Period - All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
  • Physical Demands - The laborer exerts very heavy physical effort in performing such tasks as lifting and moving objects weighing over 50 pounds. The incumbent operates heavy equipment requiring extreme physical exertion. The position operates weight-handling devices such as electric hand trucks, pallet jacks, and dollies to move very heavy loads. Significant skill is required to load and unload very heavy items onto weight-handling equipment. The nature of the duties and the kind of equipment used require continual care and attention. This is necessary to avoid accidents and to complete work according to established schedules. The purpose of the work is to provide services which will allow perspective business units to generate information that needs to disseminate to the public and other business units within the agency. The affect of this work requires timely shipping and processing of all materials and time sensitive information.
  • Working Conditions - Work is generally performed indoors. If outdoors, the laborer is exposed to all kinds of weather conditions. Inside work is accomplished in an office setting, warehouse or loading dock. The employee is exposed to weather and temperature extremes, drafts, noise, dust and dirt. The use of safety equipment is required in order to minimize and/or avoid any injuries.
  • Safety Clothing/Equipment - Wear required safety clothing and/or equipment required by the position. This may include safety shoes, hard hats, hearing protection, gloves, masks, etc.
  • Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS OR ADDTIONAL INFORMATION SECTIONS

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service.
Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed.

When preparing your resume, clearly describe the experience and training that have prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. Address all your knowledge, skills and/or abilities for all job-related factors. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.

The screen-out element (SOE) for this position is:

  • Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (SOE)


In addition to the SOE, you must also meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
WG-03 To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below: 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. To be qualifying your experience should demonstrate the following: Able to perform very heavy manual labor including lifting and moving very heavy equipment and supplies through confined spaces. Use weight-handling equipment to move forms, supplies, property, and equipment to and from the warehouse. Possess knowledge and skill in the operation and control of heavy power equipment and know how to work safely with heavy tools. Operation of weight-handling devices such as electric hand trucks, pallet jacks and dollies to move very heavy loads. Prior job experience or on-the-job training is normally required to gain this level of manual skill.

AND

You must also meet the following requirement(s):

  • MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: Minimum age for federal employment is 18 years old, or at least 16 years old and have:
    • Graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or
    • Completed a formal vocational training program; or
    • Received a statement from school authorities agreeing with your preference for employment rather than continuing your education.
  • Physical Requirement: Able to exert very heavy physical effort in performing such tasks as lifting and moving objects weighing over 50 pounds and operating heavy equipment.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.

Additional information

Key Eligibility Requirements:

  • U.S Citizenship - Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Selective Service Registration - Males born after December 31, 1959 are required to be registered with the Selective Service System or prove they are exempt from having to do so.
  • Personal Identity Verification (PIV) - Must provide 2 forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.


Suitability Requirements:

  • Prior IRS Employment - Former employees will be subject to a screening of their prior conduct with the Service. The Taxpayer First Act of 2019, 26 U.S. Code 7804, prohibits the IRS from rehiring certain former employees who were removed from service.
  • Tax Check - Must undergo a review of income tax verification. To check the status of your tax record go to: (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript). If you are not in compliance, you will be determined unsuitable for employment with IRS.
  • Fingerprint/Criminal History Check - This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information regarding your rights refer to Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).


Additional Information:
  • Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty.
  • In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
  • Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available.
  • Salary: Wage Grade Locality Pay table may be found under https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/BWN/AFWageSchedules/
  • Season is from March to December. Season Length is 8-10 months Employees who work a seasonal work schedule are placed in non-pay status or recalled to duty as workload or budget dictates and in accordance with their seasonal employment agreement.
  • All TODs have no lunch, 2 twenty-minute breaks. Maybe required to work holidays and weekends, depending on the workload.
  • This is a physical job requiring you to be on your feet for extended periods, up to 8 hrs a day in an environmentally controlled space. You must be able to lift, push, pull & carry 50lbs.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

You will be assessed and rated on the competency levels of 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 Handle Weights and Loads
  • Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading)
  • Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
  • Dexterity and Safety
  • Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order)


Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Your application will be evaluated in accordance with Delegated Examining procedures. Category Rating procedures will be used to evaluate, refer and select eligible candidates.
Rating: If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three category ratings: CAT A, CAT B or CAT C.

Referral: Eligible applicants rated in the highest rating, may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in rating order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Qualified preference eligibles who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more (CPS, CP) are placed at the top of the highest category on the referral list (except for scientific or professional positions at the GS-9 level or higher). Remaining preference eligibles are placed above non-preference eligibles within their assigned category rating.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must receive a rating of CAT B to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

If you are selected, you will be subject to all requirements listed in the Requirements, Qualifications, and Additional Information sections of this announcement which includes, Prior Employment/Tax Checks, Fingerprint/Criminal History checks.

Internal Revenue Service

WHY IS THE IRS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK? As an IRS employee, you will feel proud knowing you helped make America stronger while working at one of the world's biggest financial institutions. You will be part of an organization that collects over $2 trillion in revenue and processes over 200 million tax returns annually. We are proud of how we apply the tax law with integrity and fairness to all. The IRS hires talented and dedicated individuals from many backgrounds, including accounting, business, finance, law enforcement and information technology. You will be challenged & supported on a daily basis. Whether you are just starting out or looking for a new opportunity, consider an IRS career.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has a distinguished history dating back to the founding of our nation. As the steward of U.S. economic and financial systems, Treasury is a major and influential leader in today's global economy. We have employees across the country and around the world. Come Join the Department of the Treasury and Invest in Tomorrow.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov

Agency contact information

Staffing Team 3 External
Email
HCO.TA.Staffing.Team3@irs.gov
Address
TS - CARE-Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US

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