SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST.

Duties

• Serves as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist within the USAG Wiesbaden Installation Safety Office (ISO).
• Interprets existing safety standards and techniques, making judgment determinations on applicability in order to prevent mission impairment.
• Conducts accident investigations to prepare documentation that reflects contributing factors, root cause, and lessons learned.
• Manages the Respiratory Protection Program for the installation.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights.
• Position requires the incumbent to possess, or obtain and maintain, a valid official U.S. Passport.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain a valid US Army in Europe (USAREUR) Driver's License.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain Safety and Occupational Health career program (CP12) Level 1 certification within 2 years of appointment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the EDUCATION AND/OR 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Working in a safety and occupational health program for an organization; 2) Evaluating work practices and physical conditions to control, minimize or eliminate hazardous conditions and accidents; and 3) Preparing risk assessments and hazard analyses for a wide variety of mobilization/contingency exercises, military and civilian operations and activities or equivalent for organization.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Education

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in safety or occupational health fields.

OR

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

OR

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Mishap/Accident Investigation
• Physical Hazards
• Risk Management
• Safety and Health

Additional Information

• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school, the Military Department will ensure that the child receives a free appropriate public education.
• Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care.
• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.