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When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.
This position is being announced under FEMA's Incident Management Assistant Team (IMAT) Program. This is a 4-year temporary appointment in the Excepted service. This position is located on a Type II, Regional Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) and has a starting salary range of $26.78 per hour to $30.80 per hour; however, the maximum salary possible in this position is $50.51 per hour. Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Region 1 IMAT team within FEMA!
EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: IMAT employees are subject to a 24-hour on call work schedules in the event of an emergency and be willing to be relocated to emergency sites with little notice. The teams deploy as soon as notified to respond and are on the scene within 12 hours. Once on scene, the teams operate and function under intense physical and mental stress until the response mission is accomplished. This service will require irregular and/or long working hours which may be under austere environments that include living and working in temporary facilities such as tents, warehouse, or other expediently established facilities, significant damage to critical infrastructure that prevents ready access to potable water (other than for drinking), other than basic medical care, and other routinely available services. Work may include duties other than those specified in the employee’s official position description to include performance of manual labor to support the establishment of team facilitated, subsistence of team members, and distribution of commodities to incident survivors; and may involve some physical exertion including activities such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; carrying and lifting of moderately heavy items (up to 50 pounds).
07/16/2018 to 07/23/2018
$26.78 - $30.80 per hour
IT 02
1 vacancy in the following location:
50% or less - IMAT members will deploy to emergency sites. Non-emergency travel may be required.
Term - Temporary - Not to Exceed 4 Years
Full-time - Full Time
NA
Yes
FEMA-18-SLB-235389-IMAT
505112200
In this position, the incumbent will serve in the IMAT Planning Section as the Situation Unit Leader.
When deployed, the Situation Unit Leader reports to the Planning Section Chief and is responsible for situational awareness and the collection, processing, and organizing of all incident information. The incumbent will draw upon existing national and regional plans and apply analytical processes to adapt those plans to the incident at hand. Typical assignments include:
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/505112200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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