You will serve as a SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER in the Fire and Emergency Services Division of NAVSTA.

Duties

You will provide planning, oversight, recommendations, and monitoring of staff and subordinate activity functions You will provide expert advice and guidance to direct and deploy firefighting personnel and equipment to emergency and non-emergency situations. You will maintain adequate supplies and equipment while tracking funds expended to ensure budget is properly executed.

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
• 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 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 obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
• 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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• 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.

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:1) Responding to emergency incidents and directing fire suppression, rescue operations, and emergency medical resource (EMS) in immediate mitigation actions. 2) Leading and managing personnel in the delivery of basic life support and advanced life support, including supervision of ground ambulance transportation service; 3) Performing tactical decision making and good judgment; 4) Providing effective, professional, and outgoing customer service and interactions with the command, the general public and stakeholders; 5)Delivering accurate, effective, and professional oral and written communications, such as documentation of employee appraisals, internal written communications, briefs, procedures, explanatory papers, correspondence, and investigative/fire/EMS reports; AND 6) Performing and managing fire department collateral duties. GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 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) Responding to emergency incidents and directing fire suppression, rescue operations, and emergency medical resource (EMS) in immediate mitigation actions. 2) Leading personnel in the delivery of basic life support and advanced life support; 3) Providing effective, professional, and outgoing customer service and interactions with the command, the general public and stakeholders; AND 4) Delivering accurate, effective, and professional oral and written communications, such as documentation of employee appraisals, internal written communications, briefs, procedures, explanatory papers, correspondence, and investigative/fire/EMS reports. This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Firefighter I and II, ARFF, HAZMAT Awareness, HAZMAT Operations, HAZMAT Incident Commander, Driver Operator Pumper, Driver Operator Aerial, Driver Operator ARFF, Fire Officer III, Fire Inspector II, and Fire Instructor II. These certifications must have been awarded by DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement. Also requires National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT), CPR, and EVOC. If you do not possess all of the above certifications, and provide verification with your application, 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVSTA NNS Norfolk, VA 23511 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]