Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, DHA SP Public Health Activity Job in Aberdeen Proving Ground

Salary: $85,447 - $133,142 per year.

To qualify for the GS-11 level, you require one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, such as assisting with safety mishap investigations, analyzing hazards, assessing chemical safety procedures, and drafting safety running procedures. Alternatively, a Ph.D. Or three years of progressively higher graduate education in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Safety, Chemistry, or related fields may substitute. For GS-12, you want one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, such as managing a chemical safety plan, investigating mishaps, evaluating emergency readiness, and developing safety policies. No education substitution is allowed at GS-12.

• Who May Apply: Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Interagency Profession Transition Assistance Plan, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, Military Spouses under E.O. 13473, Priority Placement Program (DoD MR/NG Technician, MSP, Disability Retirement, Retained Grade), and Veterans Employment Prospect Act (VEOA).
• GS-11 Specialized Background: One year of know-how at the GS-09 level or equivalent, covering assisting with safety mishap investigations, analyzing hazards, assessing chemical safety procedures during inspections, and drafting safety working procedures.
• GS-11 Education Substitution: Ph.D. Or equivalent doctoral degree, or three complete years of progressively higher graduate education in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Safety/Management, Chemistry, Industrial Hygiene, or Emergency Planning and Response.
• GS-11 Combination: A combination of graduate education and specialized expertise that totals 100% of the conditions.
• GS-12 Specialized Background: One year of experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent, such as managing a chemical safety scheme, investigating mishaps to carry out corrective actions, evaluating emergency readiness exercises, and developing safety management system policies.
• GS-12 Education: No substitution of education for experience is permitted.
• Time in Grade: Candidates who have held a GS role within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal offering at the next lower grade (GS-09 for GS-11, GS-11 for GS-12).
• Foreign Education: If using education from foreign institutions, you must offer an evaluation showing equivalency to U.S. Accredited programs.
• Know-how includes paid and unpaid perform, covering volunteer solution through National Offering programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps).

Oversee the Chemical Safety Plan to guarantee secure operations across all laboratory environments.

• Grow laboratory-specific safety policies and hazard danger assessments in collaboration with management and technical team.
• Execute standard Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) functions to mitigate injury and illness.
• Investigate workplace mishaps to pinpoint root causes and put in place systemic corrective actions.
• Administer safety training, arrange health screenings, and coordinate external agency audits.
• Review procurement requests and contracts for compliance with safety standards.
• Organize emergency management schemes with the main agency representative to align organizational safety readiness.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination located on a completed background investigation.

• Post is designated as Mission Crucial; incumbent must report during emergencies, genuine disasters, or contingency operations.
• Must be capable to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance; a background investigation and credit review are required.
• Male candidates born after December 31, 1959 must finish a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Solution Registration.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• One-year probationary period needed.
• Straight Deposit of Settle is mandatory.
• Selection subject to DoD referral system restrictions for displaced employees.
• Recruitment incentives may be cleared for extremely qualified candidates.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) prices isn’t approved.

Wrap up federal advantages package such as health insurance, retirement, and paid exit.

• Advanced depart accrual may be authorized.
• Telework eligible as determined by agency policy.
• Potential recruitment incentives for highly qualified candidates.

Your application will be evaluated set on your resume, responses to the online questionnaire, and findings of required online assessments.

• You’ll be assessed on competencies including Attention to Aspect, User Offering, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Competencies, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Pressure Tolerance, and Teamwork.
• USA Take on Assessments involve a trim score; you must gather or exceed it to be considered.
• Overstating qualifications or cheating on assessments may effect in removal from consideration.
• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) candidates get preference and may be placed at the highest grade for which they’re best qualified.
• DoD Priority Placement Scheme (PPP) candidates receive preference at the full-performance grade level only.
• Interagency Path Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligible you must be rated well-qualified (score 90 or above) for shortlisting priority.

Resume: Must be two pages or less and aid the specialized expertise described. Contain employer name, role title, begin/close dates (month/year), hours per week, and a brief description of duties.

• Responses to the online submission questionnaire.
• Proof of Eligibility: Documents proving you meet one of the employment authorities (e.g., SF-50 for present federal employees, DD-214 for veterans, military orders for military spouses).
• Time-in-grade documentation: If putting in for a higher grade, provide an SF-50 that clearly shows one year at the next lower grade (e.g., Promotion, Within-grade Raise).
• Transcripts: If qualifying located on education, hand in a copy of your transcripts. Foreign education must cover an equivalency evaluation.
• Include letter (optional).
• Most current Performance Appraisal (if suitable).

Go through the entire announcement and all instructions before early your application.

• To your the authorized submission portal account (or generate one) and unseal the announcement.
• Click the Register Online button to commence the submission process.
• Response all questions presented in the submission and attach all required supporting documentation.
• Make sure your resume is two pages or less and clearly describes your specialized background.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

• Pay covers relevant locality cover or Nearby Marketplace Supplement.
• If you’re a reemployed annuitant, see the Reemployed Annuitant data sheet.
• For questions about the submission routine, contact the Army Candidate Support Desk.
• Address for correspondence: KF-DDAAFC DHA HQs, don’t MAIL, Falls Church, VA 22042.
• If you’re a displaced federal employee eligible for ICTAP, you must send in suitable documentation and be rated well-qualified (score 90 or above) to obtain picking priority.
• Frank Deposit of Settle is called for.
• Shortlisting is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated Combat Assist Agency that enables the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force medical solutions to give a medically ready force and set medical force to combatant commands. DHA oversees the delivery of health care to about 9.6 million beneficiaries through the Military Health System. This role is within the DHA AD SP Public Health Activity, which centers on public health and safety across military installations. This role straight aids the agency's mission by securing protected laboratory operations and compliance with occupational health standards.

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