Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (Instructor)

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (Instructor), your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-12level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Experience with Safety and Occupational Health, Environmental Safety, and Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste (HM/HW) and Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER).

Instructing courses in Safety and Occupational Health, Environmental Safety, and HM/HW, and HAZWOPER. Experience with course development and project management principles and techniques.

Experience with evaluative techniques and principles to evaluate programs of instruction.

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.

To be found well-qualified as an ICTAP applicant, individuals need to demonstrate experience including: Extensive knowledge of safety and occupational health regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to identifying, evaluating, and controlling industrial hazards; serving as a subject matter expert assisting in Safety and Hazardous Materials operations; modify standard training techniques when need to develop specialized safety education programs for complex operations and emerging hazardous technologies; conducting detailed analyses of course requirements, objectives, and agenda; manage safety and occupational health programs with diverse hazards, achieving regulatory compliance while developing effective training methodologies to communicate safety practices.

Major Duties:

• Performs a variety of tasks and responsibilities in the areas of course management, educational research, delivery of instruction, curriculum development, educational evaluation, and consultation.
• Serves as Course Manager for assigned courses in the field of Safety and Occupational Health, Environmental Safety, and Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste (HM/HW).
• Instruct courses in the field of Safety and Occupational Health, covering some areas associated with environmental laws, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act facility compliance, and Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER).
• Develop and maintain course materials for assigned courses and coordinate course materials with DLA Headquarters.
• Plans and prepare courses in the field of Safety and Occupational Health, Environmental Safety, and HM/HW handling.
• Evaluates Safety and Occupational Health, Environmental Safety, and HM/HW training received by students.