Job opening: Drug Test Technician
Salary: $47 742 - 62 063 per year
Published at: Sep 14 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at the Army Substance Abuse Program Office, Fort Carson, CO.
Duties
Administer, control, and coordinate the installation biochemical drug testing program in accordance with DOD, DA, and Installation Management Command (IMCOM) directives and policies.
Train Unit Prevention Leaders (UPLs).
Serve as technical advisor to unit commanders.
Knowledge of electronic data processing to maintain automated information/reporting systems and prepare statistical reports.
Comprehensive knowledge of specimen collection and handling of urine drug testing specimens.
Knowledge of environmental requirements for storage of chemicals and laboratory working conditions.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- A National Agency Check w/ Inquiries (NACI) background investigation is required.
- Obtain and maintain a DA DTC Certification within 9 months of assuming duties.
- TDY may be required 5% of the time.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Modification of Term AppointmentsNon-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience is defined as: Work that involves assisting and/or administering biochemical drug testing or program, preparation of reports related to the drug testing results and/or program and assisting in the development of training courses related to drug testing.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-06.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address EI-APF-W0VNAA US ARMY GARRISON FT CARSON HQ
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Carson, CO 80913
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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