Emergency Management Specialist
Company: Forest Service
Location: Washington
Posted on: September 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Summary
These positions are located within the Fire and Aviation Management
(FAM) unit.
The incumbent assists the Branch Chief for All Hazard and
International Fire Support in providing advice/support functions to
the USDA, United States Department of the Interior (USDOI), DHS,
FEMA, GSA, DASP, USAID, and cooperating countries on the
operational management of the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) and emergency response systems for wildfire and other
natural resource disasters.
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Overview
09/06/2022 to 09/16/2022
$89,834 - $138,868 per year
GS 12 - 13
Location
FEW vacancies in the following location:
Washington, DC
No
Yes-as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional overnight travel may be required for
fire related assignments and leadership trainings.
No
Permanent -
Full-time -
Competitive
13
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program
No
Top Secret
Yes
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Credentialing
National security
22-FIRE-WO962235-1213DH-LM
675513100
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This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or
"displaced" employee.
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the
U.S.
Clarification from the agency
Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. Direct Hire
Authority will be used to fill this position. Veterans Preference
and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to
this vacancy.
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Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and
qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of
the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for
this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General
Schedule Qualification Standards.
Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the
experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for
qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as
necessary.
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, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and
skills and can provide valuable training and experience that
translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for
all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Specialized Experience Requirement:
GS-12: Applicants must display one year specialized experience
equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Examples of
specialized experience are: Working independently with federal,
state and/or local jurisdictions to develop emergency response
policies, plans, and procedures; Using emergency response
guidelines such as the National Response Framework (NRF), and the
National Incident Management systems (NIMS) or other similar
guidelines; Assisting in the mobilization and prioritization of
government resources for disaster response, including personnel,
specialized equipment/supplies, aircraft, and other operational
assets.
GS-13: Applicants must display one year specialized experience
equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Examples of
specialized experience are: Planning, implementing and or
developing studies and evaluations of emergency management
programs; Developing detailed plans, goals and objectives for long
range and tactical implementation of emergency management programs;
Serves as an agency-wide resource or consultant and having
independently mobilized and prioritized government resources for
disaster response, including personnel, specialized
equipment/supplies, aircrafts, and other operational assets.
Selective Placement Factors
A minimum 90 days experience performing on-the-line
(Primary/Rigorous) wildland fire suppression duties as a member of
an organized fire suppression crew or comparable unit that utilized
knowledge of wildland fire suppression, containment or control
techniques and practices under various conditions. This experience
must be documented with specific dates in the online application or
resume.
FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a secondary position
covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c)
for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for
the Federal Employees Retirement System.
To receive consideration for this position, you must provide
updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements
by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
This position does not have an education qualification
requirement.
Additional information
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority
List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
(ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy,
CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility
requirements and all selective factors.
This announcement will be hiring 1 or more positions and up to 3
positions. These are permanent full-time positions and may include
weekend work.
Top Secret Clearance with SCI Access will be required for this
position.
For additional information about the duties of this position,
please contact Gordon Sachs at gordon.sachs@usda.gov.
The duty station for this position will be at Washington, D.C.
Salary range as shown is the locality pay
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA (DCB). Please visit
the Office of Personnel Management's website for additional
information on pay rates.
Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized. Final
determination to pay an incentive will be made by the hiring
official at time of job offer.
The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring
flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to
attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is
available at
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-and-leave-flexibilities-for-recruitment-and-retention/
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: If you are selected for a position with
further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career
development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you
successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by
management. However, promotion is neither implied or
guaranteed.
These are non-bargaining unit positions.
Government Housing and Forest Service daycare facilities are not
available.
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a
comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your
family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to
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more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold
and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific
benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the
qualifications above.
This is a Direct-Hire Authority position, all applicants who meet
the minimum qualifications, to include any selective placement
factor(s), if applicable, will be referred to the selecting
official. Before a certificate is issued to the selecting official,
the resume is reviewed to ensure that you meet all the
qualification requirements. A rating will not be used; veteran's
preference does not apply due to the existence of the Direct Hire
authority for this position.
Selections made under this authority will be processed as new
appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees
would be given a new appointment.
Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting
documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your
qualifications and or experience, you may be found ineligible.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may
affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal
documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action
up to including removal from the Federal service.
To view the application form, visit:
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11631150
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a
comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your
family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to
make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn
more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold
and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific
benefits offered.
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have
access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of
position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time,
temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the
following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure
you're eligible under their policies.
The following documents are required for your applicant package to
be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible
software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service,
your system failure, etc. Encrypted documents will not be accepted.
Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of
consideration.
Resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name,
address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work
experience related to this position as described in the
responsibilities section including work schedule, hours worked per
week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); 4)
supervisor's phone number and whether or not the supervisor may be
contacted for a reference check; 5) other qualifications.
Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP
priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice,
notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or
directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of
disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as
applicable), and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade
level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in
this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may
affect the overall rating.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification
requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to
be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the
attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting
institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in
this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may
affect the overall rating.
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