You will serve as a ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF in the FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT of NAVSTA MAYPORT.

Duties

You will be the representative of the Fire Chief for all fire protection and fire engineering matters. You will (in the absence of the Fire Chief) be in complete charge of firefighters. You will determine levels of staff, equipment, and other resources needed to provide departmental services and programs. You will administer a fire protection and prevention training program.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent the next lower grade or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. EXTERNAL APPLICANTS (Non-current federal, claiming VEOA, VRA, etc): One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-10) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: (1) developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention; (2) controlling or extinguishing aircraft, structural and shipboard fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department; and (3) detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. INTERNAL APPLICANTS (Current permanent competitive federal): One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: (1) training in fire protection and prevention; (2) controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department; and (3) detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Note: Applicant must meet the following Firefighter certifications ****Fire Officer III, Fire Instructor II, Fire Inspector II, and HAZMAT Incident Commander; these certifications must have been awarded by DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement, and Emergency Medical Technician - Basic awarded by the National Registry. If you do not possess all of the above certifications and you have not attached copies of your certifications, you will be rated ineligible.**** 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVSTA MAYPORT Bldg 1576 Massey Ave Naval Station Mayport, FL 32228-0042 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]