DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

**VA HEALTHCARE NETWORK UPSTATE NEW YORK**

**ALBANY, NY 12208**

### VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 528D-08-205

## Opens: July 21, 2008 Closes: August 4, 2008

**Position**: Painter, WG-4102-09

**Salary Range**: \$21.74 - \$25.37 per hour

#### Duty Location: Facilities Management Division Service Line, Albany VAMC

## Tour of Duty: Permanent, Full Time: Monday thru Friday 8 -- 4:30 pm

**AREA OF CONSIDERATION**: Current permanent employees of the Stratton
VA Medical Center & Veterans Canteen Service, current Federal employees
serving under a career or career conditional appointment, former Federal
employees with reinstatement eligibility, or persons eligible for
non-competitive appointment under Special Authorities such as those for
disabled veterans, veterans readjustment appointment (VRA) eligible,
severely handicapped individuals, those eligible under the VA/OPM
Interchange Agreement. Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have
been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3
or more years of continuous active service may apply.

**Number of Vacancies**: One

**Relocation Allowance**: No

**Duties**: Knowledge of accepted surface preparation and coating
methods/techniques. Ability to build up, shape, and level surfaces with
metal and synthetic resins, plastics, and patching compounds. Ability to
obtain finely smoothed surfaces with abrasive compounds, pumice, and
rottenstone, even out dents and treats surfaces with pre-coating agents.
Skill in applying materials so that surfaces meet, match, texture,
decorative, thickness, and level requirements. Ability to tint, tone,
and blend coating materials. Skill in marbling, mottling, and graining
techniques. Ability to read and apply directions that relate to the
mixture, use, and application of coating materials, solvents, and
pre-coating agents. Skill in the use of tools/equipment (e.g. brushes,
rollers, spray guns, trowels, screeds, straight edges, and viscosity
testers).

**Physical Requirements**: Selected candidate may be required to
successfully pass a medical examination.

**Basis of Rating**: All information submitted with the candidate's
application package will be considered in the staffing process.

**Qualification Requirements**: Applicant must show that they have the
necessary skills, knowledge, ability, and personal attributes in the
following elements to perform the duties of this position.

**Rating Factors**: Applicants will be rated on Job Qualifications
System for Trades and Labor Occupations, WG-4102 dated July 2000 that is
found in the Office of Personnel Management Handbook, X118C. Please note
all of your experience (including non-paid), education, training, job
related awards and honors that address the following job elements.
Element number one is a screen-out element. If your background does not
reflect an acceptable level of performance in this element, you
application will not be given further consideration.

1.  Must be able to perform painting work independently without more
    than normal supervision.

2.  Must possess knowledge of the painting trade in planning work and
    determining methods and techniques of wall preparation, special
    coating application, and minor repairs and alterations of interior
    and exterior surfaces.

3.  Ability to accurately estimate labor and materials for specific
    paint/coating projects.

4.  Must be able to apply materials so that surfaces meet/match texture,
    thickness and level requirements. Possess skill in marbling,
    mottling and graining techniques.

5.  Ability to read and apply directions that relate to the mixture, use
    and application of coating materials, solvents and pre-coating
    agents.

## Career Transition Assistance Plant (CTAP) Employees: (1) Must be a current VA employee identified as displaced or surplus serving on a career or career-conditional competitive appointment, or an excepted service appointment without a time limit. (2) The vacancy is at or below the grade level and with no greater promotion potential than the position from which you have or may be separated. (3) You are found to be well qualified. To be considered well qualified you must meet the minimum education, experience, suitability and physical requirements. You must also meet all selective factors, where applicable, and exceed the minimum qualifications of the position for all knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristic factors. (4) You must occupy a position in the same local commuting area of the position for which you are applying. Individuals seeking CTAP must submit a copy of their Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, or Certificate of Expected Separation; a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50B that shows tenure and position occupied; and a copy of our most recent performance rating of record. 

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## Reasonable Accommodation: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

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## How to apply: Current Albany VA employees submit your [complete]{.underline} application package the Human Resources Office by the closing date of the announcement in order to receive consideration. 

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## STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER 

## HUMAN RESOURCES (05)

## 113 Holland Avenue, ALBANY, NY 12208

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**For further information contact:** Carl Rice at (518) 626-6773 or Ian
Jacobs at (518) 626-6724

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**VA Employees must submit the following:**

(1) [VA Form
    5-4078](http://vaww.amms.little-rock.med.va.gov/Forms/Forms/VAF 5-4078.dot);

(2) A resume **OR** the Optional Application for Federal Employment
    ([OF-612](http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf));

(3) Written response to the rating factors (KSA's);

(4) Current SF-50b, Notice of Personnel Action;

**[All Status candidates and eligible veterans must
submit:]{.underline}**

1)  A resume **OR** the Optional Application for Federal Employment
    ([OF-612](http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf));

2)  Written response to the rating factors on plain bond paper.

3)  Declaration for Federal Employment
    [OF-306](http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf)

4)  DD-214, if you are claiming veterans' preference, provide a copy of
    your DD-214. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference,
    please submit the Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference SF-15)
    with the required documentation.

5)  Current/Former Federal employees should submit most recent SF-50B,
    "Notification of Personnel Action," and a copy of most recent
    performance appraisal (if applicable).

**Interviews:** Any interviews that may be conducted for this position
will utilize the Performance based Interviewing (PBI) process. Further
information is available at [www.va.gov/pbi](http://www.va.gov/pbi) or
from your local Human Resources Office.

**Equal employment opportunity:** Selection for this position will be
based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age,
gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual
orientation, marital or family status or other differences.

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