SAFETY TECHNICIAN

DutiesSummary

About the Position: As a Safety and Occupational Health Technician you will perform a wide variety of assignments to support the NWS District safety mission, to verify regulations for safety are met, and to preserve the health and well-being of the Seattle district employees and stakeholders.


Responsibilities
• Collects data from a wide range of work processes and circumstances for analysis by higher graded safety specialists.
• Performs inspections, investigations and conducts surveys.
• Works with safety specialists and other district safety office personnel to resolve safety issues.
• Oversees District evacuation plans and annual rehearsals to educate and exercise employees on quick and orderly egress during an emergency.
• Oversees and reports on a variety of standard and recurring programs to maintain employee safety and health.
• Provides formal and informal training of employees by covering a variety of standard, general safety and occupational health subjects.
• Recommends changes to work plans, trade practices, and operating procedures in the area of safety and occupational health.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and the safety and health of affected personnel by overseeing, monitoring, and inspecting facilities, equipment, and work processes.
Travel Required

50% or less - Temporary travel for duty is approximately 40%.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential

9

• Job family (Series)

  0019 Safety Technician

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• Requirements

  RequirementsConditions of Employment
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Position requires wearing personal protective equipment, as appropriate.
  • Must obtain and maintain a valid state driver?s license to conduct site visits.
  • Pre-employment physical to include use of respirator and annual physical examinations and may require participation in the medical surveillance program.
  • This is a Career Program CP-12 Position, successful completion of required training for the Safety career program position is required one year after acceptance in the program.
  QualificationsWho May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
  
  
  • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
  • Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
  • Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
  • People with Disabilities, Schedule A
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
  • Reinstatement
  • Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
  
  
  In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
  
  For the GS-08:
  Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes identifying and preventing safety hazards and/or environmental conditions in a workplace; AND collecting data on safety conditions of the workplace. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
  
  For the GS-09:
  Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes identifying and preventing safety hazards and/or environmental conditions in a workplace; AND collecting data on safety and health conditions of the workplace; AND creating accident/incident reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).
  
  Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
  
  You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
  
  • Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and Reporting
  • Administration and Management
  • Safety and Health
  • Technology Application
  
  
  Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-08: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
  Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-09: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08). Education

  This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

  Additional information
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a Career Program (CP) 12 - Safety and Occupational Health position.
  • You may claim military spouse preference (MSP).
  • If a MSP applicant is determined best qualified and selected, placement must be at the full performance level for priority consideration.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
  • If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is NOT authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
  • Eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled".
  • This position may be filled as a TERM appointment NTE 2 years, if the candidate is NOT a current permanent Civilian Army employee. Term appointments may be extended up to a maximum of 8 years. The TERM appointment may be made permanent without further competition if the applicant has personal career or career-conditional status earned with prior employment in the competitive service.
  • This position may be filled as a temporary promotion or temporary reassignment NTE 2 years if the candidate IS a current permanent Civilian Army Employee. Temporary promotions cannot go beyond 5 years. Temporary reassignments may be extended. The temporary promotion or temporary reassignment may be made permanent without further competition.
  • The following incentives MAY be authorized: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive.
    
  How You Will Be Evaluated

  You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

  Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
  
  You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
  

  Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance

  Not Required

  Drug test required

  No

  Position sensitivity and risk

  Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

  Trust determination process

  Suitability/Fitness

• Required Documents

  Required Documents

  The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.
  
  As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
  
  1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
  
  2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
  • Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
  • Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
  • Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
  NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

• Benefits

  Benefits

  A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.

  Review our benefits

  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

• Family of overseas employees

  Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is, or was, working overseas.

• Federal employees - Competitive service

  Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Federal employees - Excepted service

  Current excepted service federal employees.

• Individuals with disabilities
• Internal to an agency

  Current federal employees of this agency.

• Military spouses
• Veterans

See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.