You will serve as a SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER in the N30, FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES of NB SAN DIEGO.

Duties

You will evaluate the work performance of junior firefighters or employees. You will assign work to junior firefighters or employees based on priorities, requirements, and capabilities. You will direct the deployment and use of firefighting equipment and personnel on the scene of emergencies. You will analyze the environment (e.g., relationship between fuels, topography, wind, humidity) in the fire environment to ensure use of the correct firefighting apparatus. You will use fire suppression systems (e.g., wet and dry sprinkler systems, deluge systems, carbon dioxide, dry chemical systems) to extinguish fires. You will monitor a patient's baseline vital signs (e.g., temperature, blood pressure, pulse) during a medical emergency. You will perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or automatic external defibrillation (AED) during respiratory and cardiac emergencies.

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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• Employee is required to work a 72-hour week on a 24 hour on, 24 hour off basis, which includes weekends and holidays. Subject to mandatory overtime and recall.
• Employee is required to use all safety equipment and clothing provided by management.
• Position requires the employee to work under adverse environmental conditions and falls under the respiratory protection program and hearing conservation program.
• May be required to participate on Hazardous Materials teams.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Leading the day-to-day operations for assigned shift providing guidance on firefighter related procedures; 2) Fighting structural and/or airfield fires using pre-fire planning methods and knowledge of layouts and design; 3) Operating firefighting emergency vehicles and equipment; 4) Providing hazardous material incident response; and, 5) Providing basic life support procedures as needed for each emergency call.DoD Certifications Required: Fire Officer II, Fire Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, HAZMAT Incident Commander, and Airport Firefighter. These certifications must have been awarded by DoD, IFSAC, or ProBoard to meet the requirement. If you do not possess all of the above certifications and you have not attached copies of your certifications, you will be rated ineligible. 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NB SAN DIEGO Naval Base San Diego 3455 Senn Road San Diego, CA 92136-5084 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]