Custodial Worker (Lead-MVO)

Custodial Worker (Lead-MVO)

Department: Department of the Interior

Location(s): Gunnison, Colorado

Salary Range: $22.64 - $26.41 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located at Curecanti National Recreation Area with a duty location of Gunnison, CO. This position reports directly to the Buildings/Utilities Supervisor and is responsible for coordination of staffing duties. Ensuring all stock supplies are readily available and on hand and ensures all required duties are being completed. Acts as a liaison between lower graded custodial personnel and supervisor. For more information, contact Ryan Staude at 970-765-6165 or ryan_staude@nps.gov

Major Duties:

• Lead others in performing custodial services. Teach and lead others in tool use related to custodial work. Lead others in safe vehicle operation. Performs the full range of cleaning duties in an assigned area following general instructions on the work to be done. Scrubs, strips, waxes and polishes floors using heavy (industrial type) powered scrubbers and buffers. Washes walls using powered wall washing machine and/or by hand. Vacuums/cleans rugs using heavy vacuum cleaner. Adjusts, cleans and oils these machines and changes brushes, rollers, buffers, and other attachments on them. Washes and replaces blinds and washes ceiling fixtures and room partitions using ladders and scaffolds. Moves heavy furniture, supplies and equipment. Replaces and/or installs paper goods, etc., in restrooms. Uses various preparations to clean and maintain linoleum, wood, marble, and various kinds of floor, wall. and ceiling surfaces. Removes stains from a variety of surfaces using chemicals and cleaning solutions. Occasionally works on ladders and scaffolds to change light bulbs, wash walls, etc. Runs powered cleaning equipment; cleans and oils it, and changes brushes and accessories. As required, keeps shop areas clean and in order. Sweeps and wet mops floor and removes oil, hydraulic fluid, grease, and other spilled liquids. Moves heavy obstacles in order to clean up the area and picks up scraps of wood, metal and other materials. Removes scrap and trash cans from area to central pickup point. Performs general trash collection/removal from areas such as offices, restrooms, public areas, etc. On a regular and recurring basis operates light duty motor vehicles weighing up to 10,000 pounds (such as pick-up trucks, panel trucks, flatbed trucks, etc.) to transport personnel, material, or equipment to work sites located on the park. Occasionally provides general labor assistance to others in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, trails, etc. Physical Effort: On a normal workday, the employee will work under fast-paced conditions to ensure that the custodial tasks and the crew are ready for the day of visitation. Most of the workday requires long hours of being on their feet, bending, crouching, stooping, several varieties of physical arm and body motions when sweeping and mopping and cleaning overhead. They may walk up and down stairs and slopes of varying degrees several times in a day. They will be required to be able to lift and move boxes or containers that weigh more than 50 lbs. On a normal workday, the employee will work under fast-paced conditions to ensure that the custodial tasks and the crew are ready for the day of visitation. Most of the workday requires long hours of being on their feet, bending, crouching, stooping, several varieties of physical arm and body motions when sweeping and mopping and cleaning overhead. They may walk up and down stairs and slopes of varying degrees several times in a day. They will be required to know how to use tools and equipment properly Working Conditions: The typical work surroundings will be both indoors and outdoors. The winter temperatures can be 30 degrees below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, and the summer temperatures can be above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The environment is varied while conditions are dry and arid most of the year, the area is subject to heavy rains, snow, and high winds. All of these can create hazardous driving and working conditions. Many days are spent going from an indoor tempered environment to an outdoor hot and dry environment. This employee will work with a variety of chemicals that have low risks to human health when used properly.

Qualifications: Requirements Continued... As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. 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 To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability to Lead (SCREEN OUT) Work Practices (including keeping things neat, clean and in order) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Dexterity and Safety Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. Volunteer Experience: 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. ICTAP/CTAP Clearance: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).

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Application Deadline: 2026-03-12