Description

Duties As an EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), GS-0089-9, you will execute the Emergency Management (EM), Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN), and Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) emergency response, logistics, and training programs. Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: * Assist with analyzing course content to tailor training programs to meet local requirements. * Review exercise reports to identify training shortfalls and conduct remedial training where required. * Assist in performing staff assistance visits utilizing checklists and criteria to determine compliance with program specific directives and procedures. * Serve as emergency management liaison with outside agencies at the local, county, and tribal level during emergencies. * Recommend courses of action regarding Readiness and Emergency Management within an organization. * Evaluate Emergency Management programs to ensure compliance with established guidance and regulations. * Development of adequate disaster preparedness measures to minimize the effects of natural disasters and/or major accidents and incidents. * Perform hazard and risk assessment and conducts incident analysis. * Take actions to program, procure, inspect, and maintain equipment and aids, to include enhancements and upgrades and identifies shortfalls to the supervisor. * Determine best course of action from many alternatives and recommend and support this action to leadership. Requirements Conditions of employment * IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked. * This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. * Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. * Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. * Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. * Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. * This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. * Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. * Position is required to maintain classified documents; therefore, requires a security clearance. * Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. Qualifications AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence: * The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG. * The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. * The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible. * The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership. * The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S. Citizens. Military Grades: Enlisted, minimum rank A1C, may not exceed rank of MSgt. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : GS-09 Level - MUST possess specialized experience, which includes 12 months experience at the lower-level GS-07 or equivalent, or training in Developing, managing, and executing the EM programs, ensuring all military, civilian and contract personnel are trained and equipped to support home station and worldwide contingency operations. emergency Management programs and work include areas such as preparedness and response, training and exercises, activation and mobilization of resources, ongoing emergency and command operations, response and recovery operations, continuity planning and operations, uninterrupted execution of mission-essential functions, communications, logistics, hazard risk assessment, hazard effects, hazard classification, and collaborating with stakeholders and partners; emergency Management work also includes occupant emergency planning, crisis management, continuity of operations and government, mission assurance, and resiliency activities. . 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. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Education 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 for this occupational series and grade. Additional information * If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ). * If you are needing some extra information regarding Federal Resumes, you should consider these tips from USA Jobs: .