Job opening: Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
Salary: $86 293 - 112 181 per year
Published at: Oct 23 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is with USAJFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER & SCHOOL, FT Liberty NC. USASOC, "The 2022 Best Places to Work rankings, led by the Partnership for Public Service, showed USASOC ranked as the #1 best place to work in all Army subcomponents. The ranking is based on views from employees who have voluntarily submitted feedback by taking the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. We lead in effective leadership, work-life balance, and matching employees skills with the mission."
Duties
Analyzes mishap statistics and investigative reports; evaluates economic losses due to damaged property, severity of injuries sustained and environmental conditions surrounding mishaps.
Develops, coordinates, implements and evaluates safety policies, standards and regulatory, requirements for maintaining the Environmental, Radiation, Laser, OSHA, and Industrial Hygiene safety program compliance.
Develops and implements safety standards for a wide variety of worldwide special operations training under various geographical and climatic conditions.
Serves as technical advisor to commanders, staffs and other supervisors pertaining to safety matters during special operations exercises and training.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Incumbent must obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
- Work requires frequent onsite surveys with prolonged standing, walking, swimming, crawling, climbing, bending, crouching, stretching, reaching and other physical movements. May traverse rough terrain.
- May be required to wear protective clothing and equipment.
- Position is inclement weather essential.
- May be required to participate in Random Drug Testing.
- Physical exam required.
- Incumbent must attend the 9 week Combat Readiness Center Safety Officer Course and others courses as directed by the Safety Manager.
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 EmployeesDefense 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.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) High-risk training including special operations with foreign and specialized U.S. weapons and demolitions, static-line parachute operations, High-Altitude High Opening (HAHO) and High-Altitude Low Opening (HALO) with oxygen and combat equipment, water jumps, maritime delivery systems, underwater closed and open circuit diving operations. 2) Applying knowledge of national safety and occupational health laws, policies, regulations and standards to plan and implement programs; 3) Applying knowledge of range safety, tactical doctrine, and operational planning processes sufficiently to conduct independent risk management assessments; 4) Applying knowledge of safety and occupational health laws and regulations sufficiently to identify, evaluate, and control or mitigate hazards; 5) Applying knowledge of accident investigation and analytical techniques sufficiently to assess human, material, and environmental factors. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
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.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and ReportingOrganizational AwarenessRisk ManagementSafety and Health Training and Education
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 (GS11).
Contacts
- Address DN-APF-W1E0AA USAJFK SPECIAL WARFARE CNTR SCHOOL
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Liberty, NC 28310
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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