You will serve as a Lead Firefighter (BLS/HAZMAT TECHNICIAN) in the Fire and Emergency Services Department of NAVSUPPACT SOUDA BAY.Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department brigade, AND Performing rescue operations, AND Detecting, reducing, or eliminating potential fire hazards, AND Controlling hazardous materials incidents, AND Performing work at airfields handling aircraft carrying large volumes of fuel, sometimes including nuclear weapons or highly flammable or explosive cargo.
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/
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.
During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.No basic education requirement.
Additional Information:
Required DOD/IFSAC/Pro-Board certifications: Firefighter 2, Apparatus Driver-Operator for Pumper, Driver-Operator for Airport Rescue Firefighting (ARFF), Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicles, Hazmat Technician level, CPR and First Responder First Aid, National Registry Emergency Medical Technician Basic Life Support, Fire Officer 1, Fire Inspector 1, Fire Instructor 1.
The NATO Status of Force Agreement (SOFA) between Greece and the United States prohibits the hiring of any person who holds Greek citizenship/nationality as part of the civilian component with the US Forces in Greece. Whether a person is a Greek citizen/national is a determination made under both U.S. and Greek law. In addition, U.S. citizens who are considered "ordinary resident" in Greece are also ineligible for employment by U.S. commands and activities under U.S. appropriated fund conditions in Greece.
Souda Bay is a location that is a without the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) support normally associated with an overseas assignment. Choosing the educational option that will be most effective for your child will be a critical decision you will have to make. Options are limited to boarding school, DOD virtual school, home school and 2 international schools. The participating International schools located on the Island of Crete are not conducive for High School Students preparing for College and most high school students attend boarding school. Choosing the educational option that will be most effective for your child will be one of the most critical decisions you will make. For additional information, please visit the NDSP website
https://www.dodea.edu/nonDoD/
