Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This Public Safety Dispatcher (OA) position is located in Fort Meade, Maryland. Installation Vision: Fort Meade is the DoD's platform for intelligence, information, and cyber operations, committed to enhancing mission readiness, base support, and quality of life for service members, family members, and civilians.

Duties

Serves as a Public Safety Dispatcher (OA), provides emergency police, fire, and medical services to the public by answering emergency 911 calls and responding with appropriate personnel and equipment. Maintains an accurate status of all emergency response equipment and personnel to ensure prompt and accurate response. This equipment includes police, firefighting, hazardous materials, technical rescue, and ambulance. Provides Emergency Medical Dispatch Life Support care through pre-arrival instructions to callers.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain within 6 months of employment DoD Telecommunicator I and II certification(or equivalent).
• Obtain and maintain within 6 months of employment DoD Hazmat Awareness and Operations certification.
• Obtain and maintain within 6 months of employment certification in Basic Life Support CPR.
• Obtain and maintain within 6 months of employment certification in Maryland Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS), National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certification.
• Obtain and maintain within 6 months of employment certification in Advance Fire Services Dispatching, Advance Police Services dispatching, 9-1-1 Liability, Hazmat Preparedness for Dispatchers, and Advance Public Safety Dispatching.
• Obtain and maintain within 6 months of employment certification in Non-emergency Call Handling, Domestic Violence Intervention, Suicide Intervention.
• Obtain and maintain within 12 months of employment certification in Emergency Police Dispatch, Emergency Fire Dispatch, and Emergency Medical Dispatch.
• Work requires up to 12-hour rotating shifts which includes days, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Employee is required to work (weather essential) regardless of weather conditions, Terrorist Force Protection Condition (TFPCON) or installation closure and to report to the duty station at the regularly scheduled time.
• Subject to call back, on-call, and mandatory overtime as the mission requires.
• This position may require the employee to wear a uniform.
• This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.
• This position may require the employee to temporarily travel away from their normal duty station up to 10% of the time for work, training, and/or conferences.
• Pre-employment hearing and color blindness test for eyesight required.
• This position is covered by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R and must pass a urinalysis test as required prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• This position has been designated as Mission Essential IAW DoDI 3020.42. This position is required to ensure continued performance of mission essential functions of the organization in cases of severe conditions i.e. weather or declared emergencies.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which includes providing emergency police, fire, and medical services to the public by answering emergency 911 calls and responding with appropriate personnel and equipment services; provides Emergency Medical Dispatch Life Support care through pre-arrival instructions to callers. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Decision MakingManages and Organizes InformationTechnical Competence

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 BF-APF-W0USAA US ARMY GARRISON FT GEO G MEADE HQ DO NOT MAIL Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk