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Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Operates gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles which typically have an approximate gross vehicle weight up to 26,000 pounds. Types of vehicles operated include, but are not limited to, dump trucks up to 10 tons, pickup trucks, box trucks, passenger vans, cargo vans, shuttle buses, sedans/station wagons, buses/motor coaches with a capacity of up to 52 passengers and a gross vehicle weight of up to 54,000 pounds. Included are special-purpose vehicles equipped with a power takeoff and levers, buttons, pedals, and other controls used to operate auxiliary equipment.
• Operates a wide range of vehicles throughout the Wilmington VA Medical Center (VAMC) campus, from compact sedans and minivans to heavy trucks, para-transit vehicles, and specialty vehicles, in support of facility operations.
• Operates, stages, and repositions assigned vehicles and equipment to support Facilities Management Service activities, Fleet Management requirements, emergency management operations, maintenance activities, logistical support, and other medical center operational requirements.
• Transports materials, equipment, supplies, support staff, and passengers on trips and other events required by the medical center.
• Provides non-emergent, safe transportation for nursing home residents and Veterans, as well as accompanying support staff, during scheduled weekly trips outside the facility. These assignments may involve Veterans, including both ambulatory and non-ambulatory passengers, along with support staff.
• Safely operates the assigned vehicle and assists with the coordination of motor-pool scheduling and daily trips to ensure transportation requirements are met.
• Transports lab specimens between the Wilmington VAMC, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and the Philadelphia VAMC, as required.
• Works as an integral part of the facility snow removal team during winter months operating snow removal equipment to include but not limited to snow plows and salt trucks, 10 ton dump trucks, and tractors.
• Performs operator maintenance on all vehicles operated (e.g., monitoring fluid levels, replacing air filters and interior lights, checking tire pressure and hose connections, safety belts and washing the vehicle).
• Operates grounds maintenance equipment such as but not limited to tractors, street sweepers, self-propelled mowers when needed by the facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Designated Drug-Testing Position: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Pre-employment physical required
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate 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 organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other work characteristic basic to- and essential for- satisfactory performance on the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.
The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: a current and valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or Class B with a Passenger (P) and air-brake endorsements.
NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The incumbent exerts Moderate physical effort is sued in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet and legs to simultaneously operate hand and foot controls, and in normal driving because of the vehicle or equipment involved. Physical effort associated with operating and maneuvering large/heavy vehicles, inspections, preventive maintenance, snow/grounds equipment, occasional lifting up to 75 pounds, and limited emergency repairs. May occasionally handle objects weighing up to 75 pounds. Physical effort may be required to change tires and make limited emergency repairs while on assigned trips. At this level the incumbent works mostly outside and operates vehicles in all kinds of weather (sunshine, rain, sleet, snow, etc.) in a controlled traffic environment throughout a government installation or establishment and on public roadways. Incumbent may be exposed to congested traffic conditions, unsafe roads conditions due to ice, snow and rain, fumes and dust. Also, may be in contact with diseases from patients. Incumbent will operate vehicles in all types of traffic and weather on public roads and is exposed to the danger of serious accidents. Incumbent will drive in heavy traffic and at highway speeds over complicated road and interchange systems. Incumbent may be exposed to dirt and fumes, and to the possibility of cuts, bruises, and broken bones as a result of accidents while driving.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Drive Safely
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)
• Motor Vehicles
• Reliability And Dependability
• Without more than normal supervision
• Work Practices

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

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.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.

Application of Veterans' Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligible applicants that meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.