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Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position:
This position is located in the Directorate of Emergency Services, Fire Protection and Prevention Division, Operation Branch at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri.
Fort Leonard Wood is located in the beautiful South-Central Missouri Ozarks. The Fort covers more than 61,000 acres and is located in Pulaski
County. Bordering the installation to the north are the towns of Waynesville, St. Robert and Interstate 44. St. Louis is a 2-hour drive to the east
along I-44 and Springfield is a little more than an hour's drive to the west of Fort Leonard Wood.
This position may be recruited at the GS-05, GS-06, or GS-07 grade levels. Selection can be made at any grade level. If the selection is made at the
GS-05 or GS-06 level, then there is non-competitive promotion potential to the next grade level.
This position is a TERM position. It is time-limited and may be extended up to a maximum of six years. This position may be converted to permanent career or career-conditional appointment without further competition as long as all requirements are met. To be eligible for conversion, employee must complete at least 2 years of current continuous service under a term appointment in the competitive service AND employee must have a current performance rating under such term appointment of at least fully successful or equivalent.
Who May Apply: US Citizens
01/26/2018 to 02/05/2018
$33,394 - $53,773 per year
GS 5 - 7
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) May be requierd up to 5% of the time.
No
Term - 3 Years
Full-Time
7
No
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As a Firefighter (Hazmat Technician), you may perform the following duties:
Other Requirements:
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if your
education meets the definitions below:
GS-05: successful completion of a 4-year course of study from an accredited college or university with a major study in Fire Science, Fire Training,
or other related fields of study.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience:
You must have the specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and you must have more than one year but less than the required education described above. You must compute the percentage of the requirements
that you meet, and your total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide
your semester hours of graduate education over one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent
to qualify. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
GS-06 and GS-07 : There is no subsitution for education.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please submit your foreign education evaluation with your application.
Special Retirement Coverage:
This position has been identified by Department of Army and approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness as a covered primary, rigorous position for special retirement coverage as identified in 5 CFR 831 Subpart I for CSRS Retirement coverage and 5 CFR 842 Subpart H for FERS retirement coverage.
Department of Defense (DoD), in accordance with 5 USC 3307, has determined an individual must be appointed to their first/original appointment into a DoD position that has been identified and approved as a primary firefighter no later than the last day of the month in which they become 37.
An individual who is past the maximum entry age (37) who previously served in an approved primary position may be reinstated to a covered primary position provided they meet the applicable qualification requirements AND will be able to complete a total of 20 years of covered service as a firefighter by the last day of the month in which they become 57. Additional information regarding Special Retirement coverage can be found here.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/05/2018 to receive consideration
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/489700700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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