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Air Traffic Control Specialist (Staff Support Specialist)

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA, Air Traffic Organization, Sys Ops, Flight Services, Alaska Flight Service Stations
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Summary

You will serve as a Staff Support Specialist at the Fairbanks Flight Service Station

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
09/12/2020 to 10/29/2020
Salary
$72,160 to - $111,852 per year

Salary range includes 29.67% locality pay. In addition, a 2.86% Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) is authorized. Locality & COLA rates subject to change

Pay scale & grade
FV H
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Fairbanks, AK
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
AAL-ATO-20-AKWL-69188
Control number
578675900

Duties

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Serves as a Staff Support Specialist at the Fairbanks Flight Service Station. Responsible for day to day and long term programs, such as orders, goals, quality control and training, plans and procedures. Continuously reviews work processes to assure that results meet the agency's mission and customer's needs. Reports to the Air Traffic Manager, who provides administrative direction for assignments in terms of overall objectives of the organization. The incumbent is responsible for planning, designing and completing work assignments independently,. Work is evaluated in terms of results achieved and effectiveness in assigned program areas.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • First page of FAA 3330-43 (unrated) must be submitted
  • Must currently hold or have held an AFSS/FSS facility rating.
  • This position is not subject to mandatory separation at age 56.
  • This position is not covered by Public Law 92-297 for ATC early retirement
  • Position is designated as Moderate Risk; a background investigation may be required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, FG/GS 10/11. Specialized experience is experience in an air traffic facility that demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the level of work of the advertised position. Examples of specialized experience may include, but are not limited to providing information to pilots on such matters as weather, air routes, navigational aids and airport conditions before and during flight which required (1) judgment to select only essential and pertinent information from a great mass of data; (2) skill to present essential information to pilots clearly, concisely and quickly before or during flight; and (3) ability to act decisively in emergency situations.

For candidates with prior FAA AFSS/FSS experience, you must complete and submit the FAA Form 3330-43-1, Rating of Air Traffic Experience. The form MUST include from and to dates of experience, position title, series and grade/pay band level of all positions held. NOTE: The FAA Form 3330-43-1 can be unrated and only page 1 is required.

For candidates with no prior FAA AFSS/FSS experience, but who possess a Flight Service Station facility rating issued by an FAA-authorized issuer, a copy of a document showing this facility rating is required in order for a qualification determination to be made.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

  • Do you currently hold or have you ever held an Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) or Flight Service Station (FSS) facility rating issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) while employed with the FAA at a federal AFSS/FSS facility OR possess a Flight Service Station facility rating issued by an FAA-authorized issuer?

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the position.

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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

You may also be considered for this vacancy based on eligibility under the 30% or More Disabled Veteran Program and Persons with Disabilities/Persons with Targeted Disabilities. To be considered for one of these special hiring authorities, you must identify your eligibility in your questionnaire in the Applicant-Preferred Conditions of Employment section. In addition, you must submit documentation that provides evidence of eligibility as indicated in the "Required Documents" section of the announcement.

Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.



This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NATCA: Staff Support Specialists.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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