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Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, Director of Operational Logistics, DOL-3, Base Kodiak Facilities Engineering Department, Base Kodiak Public Works Division Department, Kodiak, AK. Responsibilities This role provides the duties of Lead Firefighter, EMT; Fire Protection Branch, Facilities Engineering Division, USCG Base Kodiak, Alaska. The Base Kodiak Fire Department provides aircraft crash fire protection, structural fire protection, and wildland fire fighting, vessel fire protection, and hazardous materials response, weapons of mass destruction, confined space rescue, and emergency medical services. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Serving as Lead Firefighter providing day-to-day direction to the fire crew. Performing/guiding the operation and preventive maintenance on his/her assigned fire apparatus. Responding to alarms with his/her assigned apparatus to control and extinguish fires, rescue persons endangered by fire, reduce or eliminate potential hazards. Providing support for hazardous materials and spill response. Providing emergency medical response assistance. Directing/conducting annual housing fire prevention inspections. Providing fire prevention and extinguisher training to cutter, tenant shore commands, visiting CG units, contractors, local schools and various other entities. Ensuring supplies, vehicles, and associated assigned equipment are maintained in a state of operational readiness. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Must obtain and maintain a valid Alaska State vehicle operator's license. You will be required to undergo pre-employment and random drug testing. Pre-Employment Physical Required Max 37 years of age entry restriction (see Questions for more information). All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized work experience equivalent to at least the GS-08 grade level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience for Lead Firefighter GS-09 may include leading and guiding a work force for fire station operations; maintaining organizational harmony and disciplining subordinates as required; directing emergency operations; conducting fire prevention inspections; providing fire prevention training to various organizations; and ensuring supplies, vehicles and associated equipment are maintained. A positive certification for the following is also required: Fire Officer 2 Fire Inspector 2 Fire Instructor 2 Hazmat Technician Hazmat IC Incident Safety Officer ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800 National Registry EMT-Basic, or State of Alaska EMT-I, or reciprocal state EMT certification National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. Recruitment incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 25% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. Relocation Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are current federal employees on permanent appointments and will be moving outside of the current commuting area of their current position to accept this position are authorized to receive a one-time relocation bonus of 25% of the salary including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. The employee must establish a residence in the new geographic area prior to payment. Student Loan Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three year service agreement. "Newly appointed" refers to the first appointment (regardless of tenure) as an employee of the Federal Government, an appointment following a break in service of at least 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government, or, in certain cases, an appointment following a break in service of less than 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government. Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 571-607-1596. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 60 days from the date the certificate was issue “This position has been designated as a key position. If selected for this position, the incumbent will be screened for Ready Reserve status and appropriate action may be taken to remove the incumbent from the Ready Reserves, if a member.” "This position has been identified as a drug testing designated position (TDP) for purposes of the DHS Drug Free Workplace program. All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to a drug test to screen for illegal drug use prior to receiving a final offer of employment. A final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result." Physical Demands: Working conditions include such factors as extreme heat; thick and potentially toxic smoke, heights, enclosed and/or smoke filled spaces. " "MAXIMUM AGE RESTRICTION: The date immediately preceding an individual's 37th birthday is the maximum entry age for initial appointment. This does not apply to preference eligible veterans or to applicants who previously served in a covered position."