SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER

Duties
• You will respond to rescue and life safety situations involving fire, aircraft, water, high level, confined space and hazardous materials incidents.
• You will conduct and participate in regular periodic drills, to assure a high degree of readiness, and observe subordinates to assure a minimum amount of deficiencies in methods and procedures.
• You will respond in support of all flight line aircraft emergencies at MCAS New River.
• You will be in charge of the division's firefighting, rescue operations and be familiar with all types of aircraft within jurisdiction, operations and procedures utilized by ARFF firefighting.
• You will respond to aircraft emergencies with his/her assigned Engine Company to all "off flight line" aircraft emergencies.
• You will respond to all releases of hazardous materials, biological/ chemical, munitions, and fires at various storage sites and vehicles or vessels used to transport these materials.
• You will inspect the company's first alarm assigned areas for pre-fire planning of building, fire hydrants, firefighting equipment, water systems and nearest route of travel.
• You will work with other state, local and base agencies including; Onslow County 911 Center, Forestry, wildlife, explosive ordinance disposal and heavy equipment, etc
Requirements Conditions of Employment
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level
This requirement is called time-in-grade
Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Applicants must meet the Department of Defense (DoD) certification requirements: www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/605506m.pdf
• Candidates for firefighter positions must not have reached their 37th birthday by date of appointment
Information on exceptions and waivers: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol336.pdf?ver=2017-12-01-105458-707
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• A valid North Carolina and government driver's license is required at all times as a condition of employment.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or Final Secret Security Clearance prior to entrance on duty
Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a Mission Essential position
You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test
You will be subject to random testing.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics
You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements
Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• Incumbent must meet all DoDi 6055.06M Fire and Rescue Emergency Services Minimum Qualification Standards and certification requirements to include: Fire Officer II, Fire Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, Hazmat Incident commander
• Continued Certification Requirements (CCR): Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Firefighter, and Driver/ Operator Certificates for Pumps, Aerial, and Mobile Water Supply.
• CCR: National Registry Emergency Medical Paramedic Certification (transferred to a North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic within six months of hire or North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic Certification upon hire
Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing emergency response to include rescue and life safety situations involving fire, aircraft, water, high level, confined space , protection, and suppression, paramedic level emergency medical care, and hazardous materials response
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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
Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement
Additional information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program
Relocation/Recruitment Incentive is not authorized
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments
If unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants
Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher
ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location
Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate
For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ)
A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position
Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ)
A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position
Only Military Spouse Preference/PPP applicants currently occupying positions for which a comprehensive training plan has been developed and authorized are entitled to exercise their priority status for this announcement
The most common formal training positions are apprentices, formal interns, and scientist and engineering interns
Upward Mobility Positions that have equivalent training plans are also included when the positions have been pre-identified in an Affirmative Action or similar plan
You must provide documentation supporting you are in a formal training plan (e.g., SF50 and official signed training agreement between you and your command)
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ)
To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
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How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating

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