You will serve as a FIREFIGHTER (HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OPERATIONS) OR FIREFIGHTER (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT) in the NAVY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTORATE of NSA HAMPTON ROADS NORTHWEST ANNEX.

Duties

You will perform an initial patient assessment in a medical emergency. You will administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillation (AED) for a patient. You will perform pre-fire layout inspections of structures to locate potential fire hazards and identify fire protection systems. You will combat fires in difficult and dangerous environments (e.g., small passages, small compartments, confined or unventilated areas, fuel tanks or gun mounts).

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 an interim and/or final 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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• This position requires the employee to work under adverse environmental conditions and falls under the respiratory protection and hearing conservation program.

Qualifications

FOR GS-07 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following: 1) Operating specialized firefighting equipment to control or extinguish fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department/brigade; 2) Performing rescue operations; 3) Detecting, reducing, or eliminating potential fire hazards; 4) Controlling hazardous materials incidents and reacting to releases or potential releases of hazardous materials as part of the initial response to the incident site to protect nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of a release; 5) Appling basic emergency medical techniques, including patient assessment, patient treatment, rescue breathing, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and noninvasive medical procedures; and 6) Driving and Operating various firefighting vehicle/apparatus and support equipment. ** NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME FOR GS-06 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following: 1) Operating specialized firefighting equipment to control or extinguish fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department/brigade; 2) Performing rescue operations; 3) Detecting, reducing, or eliminating potential fire hazards; 4) Controlling hazardous materials incidents; and 5) Driving and operating firefighting vehicles: and 6) Operating emergency communications equipment to answer, record, and dispatch fire or specialized crews to routine, urgent, and emergency situations. **NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME ****GS-07 Firefighter position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Firefighter II, Apparatus Driver-Operator for Pumper, HAZMAT Operations Level, National Registry Emergency Medical Technician, CPR. ****GS-06 Firefighter Position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Operations Level, Apparatus Driver-Operator for Pumper, CPR. ****These certifications must have been awarded by DOD, IFSAC or Pro-board to meet the requirement. Copies of Certifications MUST be submitted upon selection to verify eligibility. If you do not possess all of the above certifications you will be rated ineligible. Copies of certifications MUST be submitted with your application. **** 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.

Contacts

• Address NSA HAMPTON ROADS NORTHWEST ANNEX Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads 7918 Blandy Road Suite 100 Norfolk, VA 23551-2419 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]