Emergency Managment Specialist - Site Inspector Specialist - Reservist

Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management Agency โ€ข Location Negotiable After Selection

Company

Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Location

Location Negotiable After Selection

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Summary

The ideal candidate will have expertise in inspecting disaster-related damages to infrastructure. The candidate will be able to document damages by using photos and/or global positioning systems (GPS) capabilities.

NEW! USERRA now protects the full-time employment of FEMA reservists when they are deployed to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings on behalf of FEMA. Review the FEMA Crew Act FAQs.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.

Conditions of Employment:
  1. You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position.
  2. You must successfully pass a background investigation.
  3. Travel will be required.
  4. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
  5. Selective service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59.
  6. Please review "Other Information" section for additional key requirements.
This position is temporary and intermittent, and you may be deployed to work during disaster declarations.
  • You will be paid only during times of deployment or when attending critical trainings.
  • You will be paid sick leave and earn one hour of sick leave for every 20 hours in a pay status, up to four hours each pay period.
  • You will be eligible to enroll in Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) within 60 days of check-in to support a disaster. Enrollment in FEHB is terminated after 365 cumulative days in non-pay status.
  • You will be eligible for the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), when you are deployed to support a disaster and expected to work 130 hours or more per month for at least 90 consecutive days.

Qualifications

To qualify for the Emergency Managment Specialist - Site Inspector Specialist - Reservist, you must possess experience in each of the following areas:

  • Analyzing documentation regarding damage to infrastructures; and
  • Providing customer service in person and in writing; and
  • Utilizing electronic software to collect and/or document data.

OR Education

A master's or equivalent graduate degree.
or
2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related.

In addition:

  • Minimum age of eighteen years of age is required.
  • All candidates must be a high school graduate or possess a GED.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

  • Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
  • Please limit your resume to five pages. If more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.
  • Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Documenting your experience:

  • Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, you must provide your job title (including series and grade if a federal position), start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), and the number of hours worked per week if part time.
  • Current or former FEMA Reservists/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE): To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
  • Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified". Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.
  • Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Education substitution: This position permits applicants to qualify based on education, as outlined in the "requirements" section. If you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) with your online application. Once selected and prior to appointment, applicants must provide official college transcripts.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. Visit the Department of Education's Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

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Date Posted

06/07/2024

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