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Indian Health Service · Sisseton, SD · posted Nov 6, 2026

Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor

$27 to $32 an hour

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The role

This position is a Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor with duty station located at the Sisseton Service Unit, Sisseton, South Dakota. This position reports to the Administrative Officer or Designee. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Staff Supervision - Supervises housekeeping staff and Motor Vehicle Operators, including scheduling, assigning work, training, performance evaluations, and personnel actions. Housekeeping Operations - Oversees cleaning and sanitation services, conducts inspections, and ensures compliance with safety and infection-control standards. Transportation Operations - Supervises vehicle operators, schedules and dispatches vehicles, and ensures GSA vehicles are maintained, inspected, and properly documented.

Supplies & Equipment - Manages housekeeping supplies, equipment, laundry, and waste-handling activities and ensures proper inventory and safe use. Program Administration & Safety - Plans staffing, budget, equipment, and supply needs; maintains required records and training; and identifies and reports safety hazards. Physical Demands: The work involves walking, sitting, standing, reaching and bending in the assessment and treatment of patients.

Financial Suitability Requirement: This position requires a review of the applicant's financial history as part of the personnel security and suitability determination. Applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility, maintain good standing with creditors, and satisfy all legal financial obligations prior to applying. Individuals with substantial delinquent or unresolved financial obligations-including, but not limited to, delinquent federal or state tax liabilities, defaulted federal student loans, court-ordered fines or fees, or child support arrears-may be deemed unsuitable for employment with the Indian Health Service (IHS).

Prior to the appointment, candidates must present two valid forms of identification. If one of the documents is a state-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant.

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

Basic Requirement(S)

Candidates for this position will evaluated under the Federal Wage System (FWS) Job Grading Standards. Applicants will be rated in the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Each of the job elements must be addressed on the on-line assessment questionnaire in order for the applicant to be rated for the position. Your resume must reflect the answers to your on-line assessment questionnaire.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time and you have the required ability or potential to perform the job.

Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element will be eliminated from further consideration. Driver's License You must provide a copy of your valid state-issued driver's license with your application. This is a Testing Designated Position. Incumbent must submit to and successfully pass a urinalysis drug screening prior to appointment. The Incumbent will also be subject to unannounced random drug testing for the duration of their time in this position.

Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative applicant drug test result and be subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

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