Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Summary

This position is part of the Education Facilities, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), Department of the Interior (DOI). As a Safety & Occupational Health Specialist you will be responsible for managing the safety program to include implementation, oversite and evaluations, and performance serving as the technical expert regarding safety to management, safety staff and committees.

Duties

As a Safety & Occupational Health Specialist, GS-0018-12, your typical work assignments will include the following under supervision:

• Conducts annual workplace inspections in an appropriate frequency and program evaluations to assess conformance with Indian Affairs, adopted safety and health codes and mandated standards.
• Investigates accidents involving employees when necessary and ensures that all accidents are reported immediately and properly.
• Serves as Tort Claim Officer, and as such, thoroughly conducts special investigations of all accidents which might result in a claim against the Government.
• Coordinates with other safety organizations including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA), Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Inspectors General (OIG), and others.
• Provides safety and health training and Bureau wide safety outreach to employees using a variety of methods such as training sessions, videos, web page updates, electronic and other written communications.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement at this grade level. Therefore, no transcripts are required.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. To determine if you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your application to determine your level of experience. Please follow all instructions carefully, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessments, which may include a medical examination, drug test, physical readiness test, written examination, and structured interview.

These assessments measure the critical competencies required to successfully perform the job. This position requires successful completion of the following assessment: Subject Matter Expert (SME) Resume Review. This assessment measures the critical competencies that are required to successfully perform the job in the following areas: Organizational Awareness, Planning and Evaluating, Problem Solving, Safety Engineering, and Written Communication Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration. Errors or omissions may affect your qualification.

Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12983037

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

• 1.
• Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).
• If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.
• If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
• For more information see How do I write a resume for a federal job?
• Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted.
• The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text.
• Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible.
• All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression.
• Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. 2.
• Complete all required assessments. 3.
• All other supporting documents (if applicable) such as: Current & Former Federal Employees: Most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service.
• An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted and should include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).
• Please be aware that award SF-50’s do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
• Due Weight for Performance Appraisals and Awards, please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years.
• Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official.
• The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process.
• If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available.
• Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.
• If claiming Indian Preference, Form BIA 4432. The form must be completed by the appropriate official with the Federally recognized tribe where the applicant is enrolled as a member. No other form will be accepted.
• If claiming Veterans Preference, you must submit your preference eligibility documents or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
• If you are claiming 5-points veterans’ preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy) or other proof of eligibility.
• If you are claiming 10-point veterans’ preference, you must also submit an SF-15 plus the proof required by that form including your DD-214 (member 4 copy), SF-15 and VA letter, or other proof of eligibility.
• CTAP/ICTAP Documentation, if applicable.
• 1) Proof of eligibility (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force (RIF) Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal); 2) SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and 3) most recent performance appraisal.
• FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: Are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government and are required to submit a copy of the applicable SF-50 regarding the VSIP.
• The majority of individuals, who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.
• Learn more about buyouts.
• NOTE: Persons submitting incomplete applications will be given credit only for the information they provide.
• The applicant is responsible for submitting all required documentation in support of their application in order to receive full credit for their Indian preference, veteran preference, experience, training, and/or education as applicable.
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FROM THIS OFFICE.