FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST

For GS -11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing training and safety programs in accordance with regulatory agencies; 2) Managing the development and implementation of emergency medical services, Structural firefighting, Hazardous Material Response and Confined Space Rescue training plans; 3) Conducting course research, providing quality assurance for training requirements; and 4) Completing written reports of program effectiveness, training academics, and study outcomes in order provide recommendations. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) For GS-10: Your resume must 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: 1) Developing training and safety programs in accordance with regulatory agencies; 2) Managing the development and implementation of emergency medical services training plan; 3) Conducting course research, providing quality assurance, and maintaining budgetary controls for all training requirements; and 4) Completing written reports of program effectiveness, training academics, and study outcomes in order provide recommendations. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) In addition, this position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: 1) Firefighter I/II; 2) HazMat Awareness; 3) HazMat Operations; 4) HazMat Incident Commander; 5) Driver Operator Pumper; 6) Fire Officer I/II, 7) Fire Inspector I, 8) Fire Instructor I/II; These certifications must have been awarded by DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement. 9) Also, State or National Registry EMT; NOTE: If you do not possess all of the above certifications and you have not attached copies of your certifications, you will be rated ineligible 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. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.