Clarification from the agency

This is an open continuous announcement. Initial cutoff will be 27 MARCH 2026. Recruitment will continue through the announcement closing date until the position is filled.

As a PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32), GS-0640-8, you will achieve and maintain Force Health Protection through planning, evaluating, and management principles related to epidemiological, operational, and occupational and public health programs. This includes occupational health, hearing conservation, reproductive health, bloodborne pathogens exposure control, communicable disease control, immunization, disease vector surveillance, disease/epidemiological surveillance, aircraft inspection, facility sanitation, food safety and vulnerability, health risk assessment, medical intelligence, and operational medicine.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:

• Manage OSHA and AFOSH mandated occupational health education and training program and DODI requirement.
• Analyze Bioenvironmental Engineering Industrial Hygiene Survey data and determine need for occupational health medical examination (OHME) IAW OSHA and AFOSH standard.
• Implement and oversee DOEHRS-HC Hearing Conservation Program and ensure required audiometric testing and follow-up action.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, reporting, and disposition of occupational injury/illness incident IAW OSHA reporting instruction.
• Review and execute immunization policy and guidance for routine, mandatory, and deployment-specific requirement and update AFCITA database accordingly.
• Research OSHA, AFOSH, CDC, and DOD guidance to determine occupational health surveillance scope and frequency.
• Review Department of Defense study and scientific compliance data to identify target organ and biological index for medical testing.
• Research and evaluate vector information of local medical importance in coordination with regional health agency.
• Study epidemiological and toxicological pathway to develop communicable disease prevention and control strategy.
• Research and evaluate country-specific disease and environmental factor affecting deployed personnel to determine pre- and post-deployment medical requirement.
• Analyze OHME result and develop workplace-specific trend summary, identify deviation from normal value, and recommend follow-up action.
• Determine work-relatedness of occupational injury/illness incident and recommend corrective or preventive action.
• Evaluate food facility inspection finding and recommend suspension of operation until critical discrepancy correct.
• Identify personnel at risk for bloodborne pathogen exposure and coordinate exposure control plan and follow-up activity.
• Assess reproductive and fetal risk factor in workplace and determine need for work restriction and medical profile recommendation.
• Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
• Coordinate occupational health medical examination within MDG and recommend suitability for job placement based on pre-placement result.
• Advise and consult with wing leadership, workplace supervisor, and installation official on occupational health and communicable disease matter.
• Educate employee and supervisor on hearing protection device use, hazard communication requirement, and disease prevention strategy.
• Prepare and distribute inspection or surveillance report and communicate finding and required follow-up action to appropriate council or committee.
• Serve as Public Health liaison for host/tenant agreement and coordinate full-spectrum training and support need.

Conditions of employment

• IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Assignment to a compatible military position is not required for application, but will be required if selected for appointment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives may be available for this position.
• Telework may be authorized.
• Drug testing may be required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

Qualifications

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence:

• The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
• The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
• The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
• The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership.
• The FIFTH area of consideration will be U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Enlisted Only - May not exceed the rank of TSgt.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-08 Level - MUST possess 1- year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade. Experience, education, or training which provided a working knowledge of missions, organizations, programs and requirements of health care, aerospace and operational delivery systems; experience analyzing and recommending solutions to complicated problems; experience developing and implementing various policies and procedures used in the guard medical programs; experience involving various administrative areas such as medical resources, personnel and public relations within a medical activity.


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.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• Compliance
• Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)
• Problem Solving
• Research

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Your resume that clearly demonstrates experience that meets the requirements of this position. Your resume must contain identifiable information such as your name, address, and phone number. It should also show your work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.

• If you are currently an onboard ILNG technician, then you MUST include your most recent SF-50.

Other supporting documents (as applicable):

• Certifications
• DD-214
• NGIL Form 73
• Official Transcript (Copy) - Required if using for substitution of experience.

https://www.il.ngb.army.mil/Portals/30/Documents/Jobs/NGILForm73.pdf?ver=2019-05-01-161908-260

*NGIL Form 73 - Illinois National Guard Technician Program Supplement to Application for Dual Status (DS), to reflect military qualifications.

Complete and accurate data is essential to ensure fair evaluation. Applicants with no military qualifications must submit form stating "not applicable" and signature on page 2 of the NGIL Form 73.

Documents NOT accepted: photographs, copies of position descriptions, training certificates, performance ratings, awards, and letters of appreciation.

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