SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER in the FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES of NAVAL STA NT RI.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following :1) Managing, planning or making short or long-range forecasts for issues related to fire to meet technological requirements; 2) Providing assistance, advice, and recommendations concerning fire protection/prevention; and 3) Reviewing reports and procedures to make suggestions on improvements to firefighting techniques and /or policies.

NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position.

This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, Hazmat Incident Commander, Driver Operator/ Pumper, Fire Officer I, II, III, Fire Inspector I, II, Fire Instructor I and II.

These certifications must have been awarded by DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement. Also requires National Registry Emergency Medical Technician.

If you do not possess all of the above certifications, and provide verification with your application, you will be rated ineligible.

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/ 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. Major Duties:

• You will conduct investigations of fires to determine cause and reports findings to responsible command authority.
• You will direct the planning and development of all training programs for the Fire Department and auxiliary firefighters, and the indoctrination of civilian and military personnel in the fundamentals of fire safety.
• You will counsel employees, adjusts informal complaints and/or grievances through discussion with employees and bargaining unit representatives.
• You will maintain records, prepare reports, graphs, charts, and make recommendations relative to material procurement, department policy, procedures, and methods.