Local Hire (Hm Hazard Performance Specialist)

Summary

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has an immediate need to employ residents of Lake Mary, Tampa and North Fort Myers, FL as temporary local hires to assist with disaster response and recovery efforts. Local hire employees are local residents who aid in the recovery of the community and help their fellow citizens in the recovery process. Apply for this exciting opportunity!

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Duties

Local Hire employees:

• Work within 23 different Cadres which are groups of personnel organized by operational function and FEMA Qualification System (FQS) position.
• Help FEMA respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards by performing a variety of emergency management functions which are not limited to disaster survivor assistance, conducting and verifying damage assessments, and providing administrative, financial and logistical support.
• A local hire’s term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120 day increments, for a maximum 365 day appointment, based on the needs of the disaster.
• Each Local Hire is hired to a position within a Cadre based on his or her skills and experience.

FEMA is seeking candidates with experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) products and Risk Assessments.

In this position, you will serve as an advisor on Hazard Mitigation Insurance issues and provide technical assistance on Risk Assessments and GIS products. Typical assignments include:

• Providing technical assistance on Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs and 406 Mitigation projects.
• Assisting stakeholders in defining GIS product requests.
• Evaluating technical reports and GIS products to assess vulnerability and risks.
• Conducting mitigation program delivery based research and preparing technical briefings to present findings.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Please review "Other Information" section for additional conditions.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position.
• Selective service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59.

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Moderate Risk (MR) as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.

Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.

Qualifications

FEMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salaries are comparable to local pay rates.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

STAFFORD ACT EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS: The Local Hire Program is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature.

To qualify for this position, you must possess experience:

• Applying engineering or construction principles to evaluate proposed building or infrastructure projects; and
• Conducting technical research to produce hazard or risk assessments

IN ADDITION:

• Minimum age of eighteen years of age is required.
• All candidates must be a high school graduate or possess a GED.

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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your application must show that you meet all requirements for this position. You may be found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position.

NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here.

Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees: To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/YY to MM/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

Education

NOTE: If you are qualifying based on education and/or are selected for a position which requires a college degree to meet minimum qualification requirements, you will be required to submit your official college transcript(s) at time of selection.

Additional information

• DHS uses E-verify, an internet based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
• NOTE: Lodging and travel from your residence of record to your duty station in Lake Mary, Tampa and North Fort Myers, FL will not be reimbursed.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• Local hire positions are full time, temporary positions.
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
• This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.

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Local Hire employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Worker’s Compensation
• Ability to earn 4 hours of paid Sick Leave per pay period
• Federal Long Term Care Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday pay
• Health insurance for individual or family coverage. Employer contribution is 75% of premium. NOTE: Local Hire employees are eligible for enrollment for health insurance coverage as of the official hire date/employment date with FEMA.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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