SUPERVISORY FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST

Summary

***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 CNRJ Fire and Emergency Services Div, N3 Operations, of COMMANDER, NAVAL REGION JAPAN.

Duties

• You will initiate, plan, develop and instruct curriculum for formal courses to include maintaining training records, preparing daily lesson plans, scheduling and instructing classes.
• You will be responsible for the research, development, implementation, and enforcement of the Fire Department's Occupational Safety and Health program that recognizes and reduces risk involved in the operations of a fire department.
• You will assist in investigating all fires within the region to determine cause, origin, and possibility of arson.
• You will supervise, evaluate and audit drills and responses of CNRJ Fire and Emergency Services,

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: experience in the private or public sector developing, implementing and providing training in fire protection, prevention and hazardous material emergency response; AND conducting fire protection inspections. 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: 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. You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license. Work requires participation in the DoD firefighter certification program. Incumbent will be required to work a 60 hour work week with eating and sleeping facilities provided in accordance with general fire fighting practices Incumbent will be required to to obtain required DoD certifications: Fire Officer Ill, Fire Inspector II, Fire Instructor Ill and HazMat Incident Command. Additional Information Cont: Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed. 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…