You will serve as a Physical Science Technician (Instructor) in the Radiological Worker Training Branch, Radiological Support Division of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will plan, develop, coordinate, progress and evaluate the adequacy and efficiency of programs and provide knowledge and experience on health physics and applied radiological controls. You will review written tests and surveil practical tests administered by other shops and codes for accuracy in grading and adherence to established policies and procedures. You will train students to local and Naval Sea Systems requirements and review written and practical abilities tests associated with training. You will evaluate radiation awareness training for non-radiation workers in the shipyard, including visitors. You will recommend and institute changes to procedures used to improve effectiveness of training.

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.
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience conducting or supervising specialized, technical detailed training with theoretical and practical abilities; Experience advising management on the status of radiological training and anticipating problems and try to resolve at the lowest level; Experience researching and reviewing courses involving radiological controls including reviews of tests, practical, mockup training, lesson plans and visual aids; Experience evaluating classroom and practical ability training to review adequacy, accuracy, effectiveness and adherence to standards; Experience conducting surveillances to monitor effectiveness of training and adherence to standards. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience ensuring training records, qualification re-qualification records are current and correct; Experience training junior personnel in the organization, reviews their work for accuracy and completeness; Experience evaluating exposure data, surveys, work practices and procedures to assess the radiological impact on personnel during a work operation; Experience evaluating the adequacy in actual work or training of monitoring procedures, protective clothing, dosimetry and potential environment impact. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311/ 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]