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Summary The Senate Office Buildings, Labor and Custodial Branch, Recycling Unit seeks a reliable working supervisor to provide work instructions to other employees and perform the same type work as that being directed. Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates and ensures that all workers comply with safety and health practices. Responsibilities Tour of duty for this position is: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm, Monday night thru Friday. Work schedule will include mandatory overtime on holidays AND weekends on a regular and recurring basis. This is an Essential-Employee Position. The employee will be required to report to work during emergencies AND inclement weather situations. Serves as working supervisor of thirteen (13) or more employees in accomplishing custodial/laborer/forklift operation/baling machine operation/recycling or special events work. Ensures that all workers comply with safety and health practices, OSHA regulations, and wear required protective equipment. Develops performance requirements for subordinates and ensures a mutual understanding of the performance standards. Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates. Assigns duties to, and evaluates their performance. Resolves complaints and grievances as delegated by higher level supervisors. Manages employees leave and manages the organizational unit’s budget and workload. Provides for employee skills enrichment through job related coaching, mentoring and training. Laborer (Recycler), Cleaning, and General Functions: Performs laborer work, including loading and unloading trucks, and using various moving equipment and devices including fork lifts, hand and power lifts, and pallet jacks, and carts for construction debris. Directs work that requires heavy physical effort, including lifting and carrying boxes and sacks of paper, newsprint materials, computer paper, plastic, glass, metal, and other recyclable materials weighing 80 to 100 pounds. Separates trash by category of recyclable materials and cleans interior and exterior areas assigned. Washes and restores, window blinds, ceiling fixtures, walls, and changes light bulbs, as needed. Ensures that restrooms are supplied with towels and toilet paper; that ashtrays and trash containers are emptied, and that windows and mirrors are washed. Removes and performs furniture or equipment relocation and set-up for special events. Arranges chairs and tables in required configurations for special events and ceremonies. Delivers materials such as water pitchers, glasses, computer paper, tables, chairs, and personal property, as required by Members of congress and their staffs. Assist with restoration of area after activity. Performs other related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements. Employee is required to possess and maintain the following: A Valid state driver's license A Forklift Operators license Qualifications You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position. Supervise and manage employee’s workload and supervise employees performing cleaning, trash removal, or delivery tasks. Education Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc\_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.