You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the Navy Drug Screening Lab (NDSL) of NAVDRUGLAB JAX FL.

Duties

You will receive and prepare hand delivered specimens maintaining precise forensic chain of custody requirements. You will pour quantitative volumes of samples into tubes for further processing, labels and validates sample identification. You will open packages, check documentation, evaluate, identify and mark discrepancies. You will check for specimen adulteration, insert blind control specimens, validate accessioning process and all associated documentation. You will discard unwanted samples and place hold specimens in storage.

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
• 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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
• Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-4) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Maintains elaborate custody documentation and sample hold tracking systems. Receives and prepares hand delivered specimens maintaining precise forensic chain of custody requirements. Opens packages, checks documentation, evaluates, identifies and marks discrepancies. Uses appropriate disposal procedures for waste materials and assists in dumps of biological waste materials. 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 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE for GS-05:

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in an appropriate field of physical science, or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements.

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.

IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS.

See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.

See Required Documents for additional information.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address NAVDRUGLAB JAX FL Bldg H-2033 Jacksonville, FL 32212 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]