Temporary Promotion - Cemetery Caretaker.

DutiesThe incumbent serves as Cemetery Caretaker Supervisor (CCS) for all grounds maintenance activities at the Riverside National Cemetery. Incumbent will supervise all supervisory all daily Grounds Maintenance, Irrigation and Recycled Water Station activities. Incumbent is responsible for the supervision and control of grave repair, headstone/marker renovations, cemetery landscaping and sustainably of the cemeteries irrigation recycled water systems. Supervisor assigns equipment required to subordinates for performance of daily operations.Work schedule: May be required to work Monday through Friday to include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work.Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not AvailablePosition Description Title/PD#: Temporary Promotion - Cemetery Caretaker/ 1734324The full performance level of this position is WS-10.Relocation Expenses: Not authorized.Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorizedFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required.RequirementsConditions of employmentSubject to a background/security investigation.Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.You may be required to serve a supervisory probationary period.You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.Pass a pre-employment medical examination.Must possess a valid state driver's license.QualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/21/2026.Your background must demonstrate work involved in supervising maintenance activities, including layout and excavation of new grave sites, and landscaping and sustainability of irrigation recycled water systems.EXPERIENCE: 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. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C (SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements.The Screen-out Element(s) For This Position Are/isAbility lead and supervise.Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.JOB ELEMENTS: Those who meet the minimum level of experience and training for the screen-out element will then be evaluated in each of the following job elements:Drive SafelyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)Lead or SuperviseTechnical PracticesWork PracticesExperience 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; religions; 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.Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.Physical Requirements: Position requires continual standing and walking, frequently stooping, reaching, pushing and bending. Requires frequent lifting or moving of objects up to and occasionally over 100 pounds.Working Conditions: Work is performed in all types of weather; Work requires exposure to various weather conditions, i.e., sun, wind, rain, fog, dampness, etc. incumbent will be exposed to dust, dirt, mud and water. Workload is known to cause stressful conditions.Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drugs use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.EducationNAAdditional informationSpecial Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website atPlacement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit theFor more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to theIf you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding anCandidates 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.A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.