Lead Firefighter (Basic Life Support)
- Location:
- Kentucky, Richmond
- Requires Relocation:
- No
- Start Date:
- 12/12/2024
- End Date:
- 23/12/2024
- Offering Type:
- Multiple Appointment Types
- Hiring Paths:
- Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS
- Service Type:
- Competitive
- Travel Percentage:
- Occasional travel
About U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command
Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) is an US Army Military Installation located approximately 45 miles West of Salt Lake City, Utah. TEAD is a premier active joint ammunition storage site. TEAD is responsible for shipping, storing, receiving, inspecting, demilitarization, and maintaining training and war reserve conventional ammunition. Tooele’s Ammunition Equipment and Manufacturing Directorate (AEMD) designs and manufacturers ammunition peculiar equipment (APE) used in maintenance and demilitarization of munitions for all the Department of Defense (DoD). The Depot is in Tooele County and surrounded by the communities of Tooele, Grantsville, Stockton, and Rush Valley. The area surrounding the depot is as an urban center for a highly varied productive industrial and agricultural industries.
Job summary
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Primary/Rigorous)
Major duties
Serves as Station Chief at Blue Grass Army Depot, providing Fire and Emergency Services for all post structures, facilities and personnel. Directs assigned crew members during responses to fires, hazardous spills/leaks, emergency medical incidents, mutual aid emergencies. Provides basic life support treatment to include stabilizing and treating a wide variety of medical emergencies. Ensures subordinate personnel receives proper training. Makes day-to-day work adjustment to schedules based on work performance or needs of the mission.
Qualification
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1. Serving as a firefighting crew member protecting life and property; 2. Acting as a first responder to medical emergencies; 3. Instructing others in firefighting tasks or job techniques in accordance with established procedures and practices; and 4. Providing advice or recommendations on operations, training, equipment and facilities maintenance, or fire prevention activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). In addition to above, to qualify for this position incumbents must possess a state or National Registry Emergency Medical Technician-Basic license and Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor II Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations, Confined Space Rescue, Rope 1, Vehicle Extrication, and Emergency Vehicle Operations certifications certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification System, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (PRO-Board). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Emergency Medical Care Fire Suppression Managing Human Resources Teaching Others Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08).
Evaluations
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.