SUPERVISORY FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST

ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below. You will serve as a SUPERVISORY FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES, in the N3 OPERATIONS of COMMANDER, NAVAL REGION JAPAN.

Major duties

• You will serve as a Regional Assistant Chief for the Commander Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) and Fire and Emergency Services (F and ES).
• You will plan, organize, direct and supervise the assigned functional aspects of the Fire and Emergency Services Technical Services Program.
• You will manage the CNRJ Rookie Fire Academy which provides fire training and certifications to both DoD Civilians and Master Labor Contractors (MLC) firefighters.
• You will provide oversight for the Fire Department's Occupational Safety and Health program and develop comprehensive written risk management plans.
• You will participate in interviewing candidates for positions and/or recommending promotions or selections, prepare, evaluates, and implements performance appraisals, awards and actively use and support the commands affirmative action/EEO program.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 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

Conditions of Employment Cont: You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases. This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision. Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101. Additional Information Cont: This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application:

1. agency notice;
2. most recent performance appraisal; and
3. most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.

Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/