Supervisory Firefighter

Duties
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• You will work regularly with a widely disbursed workforce, making coordination, organization and planning efforts more difficult.
• You will plan, assign and explain work requirements to subordinates and other employees relating to new procedures and changing technology.
• You will provide technical guidance for subordinates in unusual or unique situations.
• You will prepare, evaluate and implement performance appraisals and recommend subordinates for monetary awards and Sustained Superior Performance awards.
• You will ensure that all administrative and operational records, reports and statistical information are maintained as required and that reports and statistical data are forwarded as required.
• You will develop long range plans for facilities, manpower and material resources, training programs, and prevention and suppression techniques.
• You will control expenditures of allotted funds for assigned programs through formal requisition processes.
• You will promote fire protection, prevention and public education to the active duty military, dependents, civilians, and host nation employees of the community.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Required to work a 72 hour work week with eating and sleeping facilities provided in accordance with general firefighting practices.
• Work schedule will consist of 24 hour shifts on a rotating basis every other day with a Regular clay off scheduled accordingly or commonly known as a Kelly Day.
• Must be able to wear protective clothing and equipment, weighing up to 100 pounds, while working in extreme heat and cold under adverse conditions, such as fire and smoke.
• Ability to maintain alertness, self-control, and emotional stability to direct training operations. Climbs ladders and works at various heights.
• EMERGENCY-ESSENTIAL (E-E) position. E-E employees must sign an agreement stating that you will continue to perform assigned duties to support mission requirements in the event of a crisis situation of war, until relieved by proper authority.
• E-E employees with military recall status proper will be removed from their military recall status. This position is required to have an annual health assessment
• A valid state driver's license and Government License with successful completion of an Emergency Vehicle Operators course is required.
• Work requires participation in a physical fitness program. Position requires secret security clearance.
• Position requires National Incident Management System (NIMS). ICS-100, ICS-200. ICS-300, ICS-400. lCS-700 and ICS-800 certifications.
• Work requires participation in the DoD firefighter certification program.
• This position is a Tes1ing Designated Position (TOP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing.
• Those hired are limited to a maximum entry age of 37.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: implementing a fire prevention program through inspections, training, and enforcement of fire regulations to installation, tenant commands, and surrounding communities, and overseeing inspectors in work assignments, performance evaluation and recommending for awards & training development.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Employees (and their family members) who require medical or dental care in Japan may experience severe limitations accessing medical care both on the military installation and the local economy, and also could incur costly medical expenses.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Pay retention may be granted to the selectee recruited outside the area who accepts a downgrade when there is no step in the lower grade that equals or exceeds his/her current rate of basic pay.

Pay retention may be offered to selectees whose pay would otherwise be reduced when an employee applies through a formal recruitment program and is selected for a position at an overseas location per DODI 1400.25-V 536, June 28 2006, Para 3 c. Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR), DoDI 1400.25, and applicable Department of the Navy policies.

A service agreement may be negotiated in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), applicable Department of Navy (DON) policies, and local Marine Crops Bases Japan policies.