Service Worker Driver #640 bei United States Senate

Service Worker Driver #640

Target Hiring Range: $44,757-$58,000 

Department: Support Operations
Posting Date Range: 8/14/2025-8/28/2025
Pay Grade Range: $44757-$78351
Work Hours: 8:30am-5:30pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Remote Work Status: Onsite 

 The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses. 

 This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description

The Target Salary Range for this position is: $44,757-$58,000

The Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) is currently seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Service Worker Driver available within the Printing, Graphics, and Direct Mail team (PGDM). In this role, you will be responsible for the timely pickup and delivery of supplies, publications, materials, and equipment. Your duties will include maintaining both manual and computerized records, handling forms and work orders, loading and unloading trucks, and transporting IT equipment, office furniture, consumable supplies, historical documents, and artifacts for Senate offices, both on and off the Senate campus. Additionally, you will perform inventory checks as necessary and ensure the proper storage and retrieval of items, moving and stocking supplies and materials in shelves, bins, and other designated storage areas.

This is a full-time position primarily based at PGDM’s Capitol Hill Logistics and Operations facility. However, the incumbent may also be required to provide support to the team at PGDM’s Senate Support Facility (SSF) in Landover, MD during peak workload periods or to accommodate staffing changes as needed. This role is physically demanding, requiring the ability to lift up to 50 lbs., as well as engage in pushing, pulling, climbing, bending, kneeling, and entering and exiting a vehicle. The position involves driving a large, loaded truck or vehicle through congested traffic, particularly around Capitol Hill.

Your responsibilities will extend to conducting inventories, staging, organizing, receiving, decommissioning, recycling, and disposing of items throughout the Senate complex. You will also be responsible for daily tracking of warehouse deliveries, activities, and statistics related to user requests. By joining our team, you will become an integral part of PGDM's vital support system for logistical needs. We value creativity, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality materials. 

Key Accountabilities/Essential Job Duties
Tracks and logs items; completes and records work orders and other record-keeping forms; operates a computer to access files; maintains manual and computerized records. Picks up and delivers materials, supplies, reports, documents, furniture, and office equipment throughout and also away from the Senate campus. Transports materials, supplies, reports, documents, furniture, and office equipment; operates motorized truck or other vehicle, and power and hand equipment; maintains daily vehicle inspection report. Performs inventory checks as necessary. Assists with workload in the Packaging & Flag area. Stores and retrieves items in and from proper locations; moves and stocks supplies and materials on shelves, in bins and other storage areas. Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Education
High school diploma (or GED).

Required Work Experience

• At least two years of experience driving oversized delivery trucks to deliver materials, preferably including the operation of fork-lifts.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• Knowledge of departmental rules, regulations, procedures and functions.
• Knowledge of office equipment, computers and relevant software/Web applications, and spreadsheets and databases.
• Knowledge of alpha/numeric methods used to store items.
• Physical strength, agility, and dexterity required to perform the work.
• Ability to safely operate a fork-lift, delivery truck, and other vehicles.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions. Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and the public.
• Ability to learn traffic routes and the location of governmental buildings and installations in and around the Washington, D.C. area in confined spaces.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Possession of valid driver’s license for at least three years and a good driving record.
• This position may require the incumbent to be available for sudden recall in response to emergency events affecting the Senate campus/community, which may include after-hour or weekend work, and to potentially deploy to alternate sites in support of the Senate’s contingency operations.

As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Desired Qualifications

• Valid Forklift Certification with a commitment to maintaining certification.
• Proficiency in processing inventory requests with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
• Familiarity with various shipping methods to facilitate effective coordination of deliveries.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact with team members and clients.
• Basic computer skills for maintaining records and tracking inventory.
• A valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed indoors and/or outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
• Work requires frequent physical effort such as walking, sitting, climbing, bending, standing, safely lifting and carrying objects up to 50 pounds, and pushing and pulling crates or cartons of supplies.
• Work also requires physical dexterity in the use of fingers, limbs, and body in the operation of hand and motorized equipment.
• Work exposes the employees to noise. Protective equipment such as steel-toed shoes and gloves may be required.
• Work requires employees to wearing uniforms.

 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must:
1. Be a U.S. citizen;
2. Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B);
3. Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or
4. Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non-citizen U.S. national under federal law).

Employment is contingent on background / security investigation results.  

BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE

The SAA provides a highly competitive benefits package for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage to help provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professional development, transportation subsidy, TSP/retirement savings, access to our Employee Assistance Program, and more! For more information regarding SAA’s benefits, please visit https://sen.gov/OPPW.

ACCOMMODATIONS

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the SAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAA and need special assistance or an accommodation to complete the application process, please submit your request to [email protected] email with “Accommodation” in the subject line.

VOLUNTARY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FOR VETERANS' PREFERENCE

If you are identifying as veterans' preference eligible under the VEOA, please use this link to complete your application for Veterans' Preference AFTER you apply for this position. The link will also be available on the "Thank You" page after you have submitted your job application.

Candidates only need to apply one time for veterans’ preference to be considered for all future veterans’ preference positions within the Senate Sergeant at Arms. 

• All supporting documents must ONLY be provided within the Veterans’ Preference Application and within the stated deadline of the job announcement.
• Late applications for veterans’ preference will not be considered.
• Documentation to obtain veterans’ preference will not be considered if attached to the job application.
• If you need to revise or resubmit your Application for Veterans' Preference/documents, please withdraw your previous Application for Veterans' Preference and resubmit. If you require assistance, please email [email protected].
• To view additional information regarding the VEOA, please click here.

An applicant who declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and/or to provide information and documentation regarding his/her disabled veteran’s status will not be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may be ruled ineligible for veterans’ preference.