Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

"The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), through strategic partnerships, prepares the federal law enforcement community to safeguard America's people, property, and institutions." We are a unique inter-agency organization preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers to meet our Nation's most pressing security challenges." Click here to learn more. Serving as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist GS-0018-9/11/12 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located in the Organizational Health Division within Mission and Readiness Support Directorate located in Glynco, Georgia. The primary purpose of this position is ensuring that operations and activities are performed safely and in accordance with established policy and procedures. The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Medical Programs at FLETC encompass all activities and operational disciplines, including law enforcement training, administrative, industrial, and medical support activities. Typical duties include: Leading the development and implementation of medical safety policy decisions and serves as a subject matter expert for the Organizational Health Division. Developing and implementing essential portions of the OSH and medical surveillance programs, including evaluating program adequacy and compliance, and reviews and recommends changes to medical safety protocols and standards. Developing and delivering advanced technical medical safety education and training programs for hazardous and physically demanding occupations, evaluates and monitors exposure to medical hazards, recommending and implementing hazard control measures, and ensures ongoing compliance. Provides technical medical safety education and training for all FLETC employees, assists in developing medical safety training programs, and ensures personnel engaged in hazardous work receive required medical safety training. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions. A resume must be no more than two pages. If an applicant's resume exceeds two pages, the USAJOBS database will not allow the application to be submitted. For additional assistance, please visit: USAJOBS Help Center • Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Specialized Experience GS-09 You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Assisting with safety, occupational health, or medical safety programs, 2) Evaluating workplace activities for compliance with safety requirements, 3) Identifying safety or health concerns and recommending corrective actions and 4) Providing safety related guidance or training. • OR- Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D. with major study in the safety and occupational health field (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. • OR- An equivalent combination of graduate level education and specialized experience as listed above. Only graduate education beyond the first 18 semester hours will be combined with the specialized experience. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of the first year may be used to qualify for the GS-09 level. Specialized Experience GS-11 You qualify at the GS-11 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Assisting with the administration or implementation of safety, occupational health or medical safety programs, 2) Evaluating programs activities or workplace for compliance with established safety and health requirements, 3) Identifying hazards or safety concerns and recommending corrective actions and 4) Providing safety or occupational health guidance education or training. • OR- Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. with major study in the safety and occupational health field (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. • OR- An equivalent combination of graduate level education and specialized experience as listed above. Only graduate education beyond the first 36 semester hours will be combined with the specialized experience. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of the first two years may be used to qualify for the GS-11 level. Specialized Experience GS-12 You qualify at the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Developing or implementing safety, occupational health or medical safety programs, 2) Evaluating programs effectiveness and compliance with established safety and health requirements, 3) Conducting inspections or investigating, identifying hazards and recommending corrective actions and 4) Providing technical safety or occupational health guidance education or training. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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 can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Re-employed annuitants' annual salaries will be reduced by the amount of their retirement annuity and by further cost of living increases. FERS retirees receiving a FERS annuity supplement must also be aware that, like social security benefits, their FERS annuity supplement is subject to an earnings test and may be reduced if the salary earned is more than the social security exempt amount of earnings. Additional information is available on OPM's website or by contacting OPM. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Physical Demand: The work requires inspection of field sites, construction sites, and wide variety of physical structures and scenarios necessitating frequent walking, prolonged standing, occasional climbing and occasionally carrying, moderately heavy equipment. Work Environment: Onsite evaluations and inspections involve exposure to inclement weather (primarily high heat and humidity), operating equipment, machinery, firearms, vehicle emissions, chemicals, hazardous and biological wastes, dust, vapors, and fumes, and high noise levels. Protective gear is required. Significant and sometimes prolonged periods of the position's time also involve performing sedentary tasks in an office setting. 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; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/homeYou must submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution listing the college/university, degree confirmation date(s) and applicable courses for the position you are applying to. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.