Command Center Watchstander

Full Job Description

These vacancies are for a GS-0301-11, Command Center Watchstander, located in the 2 locations listed below: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Coast Guard District Northeast, Command Center, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Coast Guard District Northeast, Sector Long Island, Sound (SEC LIS), in New Haven, Connecticut.

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

Prioritizing urgency and response in search and rescue, law enforcement, maritime security, marine environmental response, and marine safety to ensure proper and timely response.

Maintaining oversight over maritime response operational activities.

Interpreting and applying regulations and procedural guidelines, covering search and rescue, law enforcement, intelligence, marine environmental response, maritime security, navigation, and environmental information, to operational situations.

Dispatching appropriate response assets, as required, for maritime operations.

Analyzing, researching, and interpreting maritime data in order to prepare written papers, reports, and electronic entry in to databases.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level. If qualifying on the basis of educational experience, applicants must possess at least one of the following: A Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree (OR) 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree (OR) an LL.M., if related.

National Service Experience (i.e., 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. Major Duties:

You will serve as a Command Center Watchstander and be responsible for maintaining information management, situational awareness, and command and control over all Coast Guard operations in the Sector area of responsibility..

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Overseeing and monitoring the Sectors response to Search and Rescue (SAR) cases in order to minimize loss of life and property at sea.

Developing search action plans while investigating and coordinating ongoing activities and operations within the Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Providing command and control over Coast Guard assets in all maritime law enforcement operations within the Sector AOR. Overseeing responses to reported marine casualties (i.e.

allusions, collisions, and grounding), ensuring proper notification, response, and documentation procedures are executed within SCC responsibilities.

Analyzing and disseminating a variety of nautical data such as current, tides, weather (including wind and storm alerts, visibility, and water depth).

Interacting with federal, state, and local government agencies while coordinating response to SAR, Law Enforcement, PWCS, MER, and other Coast Guard missions.

Providing training and upholding qualification standards for members standing watch in the SCC.

Briefing the Sector Commander and other members in key leadership positions regarding status of cases, intended actions, and recommendations.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information