TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Not required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED:
Relocation expenses reimbursed No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.

EXPERIENCE: For the GS-6: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Experience at this level must include but is not limited to performing public safety dispatching or closely related work using radio equipment, telephones, personal computers and software programs.

For the GS-7: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. In addition to the experience listed above, experience at this level must include but is not limited to performing dispatching and recordkeeping duties, coordinating emergency response services through effective communication, maintaining a calm and stable demeanor while providing emergency instructions to callers in need of assistance.

For the GS-8: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. In addition to the experience listed above, experience at this level must include but is not limited to performing public safety dispatching or closely related work such as working at a complex, multi-jurisdictional, all-risk incidents at a regional dispatch center and supporting law enforcement, medical, search and rescue, intelligence, and other emergency and non-emergency service functions.

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.

You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.

Physical Demands: The work requires long periods of sitting/standing in one position at a computer terminal, intense concentration, and working at top speed for several hours at a time. The incumbent may be under constant degrees of stress. The work environment is intense, with multiple voice and data messages and alerts arriving at the same time and requiring immediate response, and listening to voices of various levels of intensity talking. Therefore, the ability to hear and communicate clearly, both orally and in writing is paramount. There is some degree of light to moderate lifting required. Shift work or non-standard tours of duty are involved or may be required. The incumbent may be required to work holidays and weekends. The incumbent is an essential employee, therefore is required to come to work on time, regardless of weather conditions. Additionally, in exigent circumstances, the incumbent may be required to work past a normal end of shift in order to maintain the efficiency of the United States Police.

Work Environment: The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated in a temperature controlled room. The work area is in a large open space which also contains computer work stations, alarm equipment and radio equipment. The incumbent may be required to be deployed to other locations and areas for special assignments which may include work outdoors or in other areas that are not climate controlled or adequately lighted.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.

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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

• Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
• Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Applies Technology to Tasks
• Oral Communication
• Technical Competence
• Telecommunications
• Writing

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Drug test required No