What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary: GS-12: $88,262 (Step 01) to $114,741 (Step 10) NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.

Duties

Application Limit - This vacancy is limited to the first 60 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered. You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes. As a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist within the Wetland Aquatic Research Center, some of your specific duties will include:

Requirements

Qualifications

For GS-12: Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-12 level: **One year of appropriate specialized experience as defined above under "Definitions". To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of GS-11 level experience may include: 1) identifying and evaluating risk potential involving a wide variety of work environments & occupations; 2) directing investigation of accidents, analyzing precipitating factors and accident cause data and developing methods for prevention; 3) instructing employees on a variety of safety and occupational health subjects and participating in the development of novel or innovative safety training and promotion activities. For examples 1-3, the work was planned and performed within a framework of applicable instructions, policies, training experiences and practices. Conferred with other safety and occupational specialists as necessary or with the supervisor when controversial or unusual problems were encountered and precedent experience was inadequate. Judgment was used in selecting, interpreting, applying and adapting established criteria for application to specific cases or problems. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address DATA AND DECISIONS BRANCH 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Megan Allbrook
• Phone: 303-236-9584
• Email: [email protected]