JOB SUMMARY: Petersburg National Battlefield is situated across 2,700 acres in the City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Prince George County, and the City of Hopewell, Virginia. It preserves several battlefields, Civil War-era earthworks, and historic buildings. The park has many trails through forests and open fields. Petersburg is located 25 miles south of Richmond, Virginia, and along major interstates. Please visit Petersburg National Battlefield for additional park information. MAJOR DUTIES: This Open-Continuous announcement for temporary seasonal positions has been re-opened due to an exemption to the 2025 Civilian Hiring Freeze. If you previously applied to this announcement, you do not need to re-apply. This is an open continuous vacancy announcement. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. The first cut-off date is 11:59 pm (EST), Monday, December 23, 2024. The following duties are performed: The selectee hired for this position cleans all areas of buildings, washes interior and exterior windows, sweeps and vacuums floors; removes trash and debris; cleans up spills and overflows; scrubs, strips, waxes and polishes floors; runs powered cleaning equipment; sweeps walkways and areas within site boundaries; receives shipments and unloads supplies; moves furniture; removes graffiti from walls of building inside and outside of buildings; sets out and removes signs; paints simple items such as picnic tables and signs; collects, picks up and empties garbage and trash within site boundaries; digs ditches and trenches; levels holes and other problems with paths and roads; rakes and waters lawns; trims trees and shrubs; operates power equipment such as leaf blowers, lawn mowers, portable snow blowers; uses and maintains common hand tools; performs moderate to heavy physical labor that may require lifting of more than 50 lbs. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
