Summary
About the Position: Utilize Integrated Pest Management control methods to reduce and control hazards to public health, stored products, structures, and vegetation. Identify and control invasive vegetation, bugs, animals and any type of pest.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.
Duties
- Ensure animals are properly loaded and secured to be transported safely.
- Decontaminate and neutralize restricted-use chemicals following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
- Recognize conditions conducive to pest infestation and be able to detect concealed infestations.
- Determine area and scope of infestation, identifies type of pest and environment.
- Conduct integrated pest management surveys and inspections.
- Serve as the Animal Control Technician for the Directorate of Public Works patrolling all areas inside and outside that come under the jurisdiction of Fort George G. Meade.
- Trap and remove feral and other wild animals as recommended or required.
- Investigate and gather facts and evidence for use in nuisance, cruelty and bite cases, coordinating with prosecuting attorneys on case developments.
- Engage in exertions when responding to reported violations and pursuing stray animals.
- Lift materials weighing over 50 pounds and carries chemical solutions and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds for extended periods.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Incumbent must possess a valid state driver's license and operates vehicles up through 1-ton in the performance of duties.
- 'Incumbent must have at time of application possess DoD or State Pesticide Applicator Certification. If incumbent does not possess DoD certification then within 2 years of hire.
- Work may require the use of negative pressure respiratory protective equipment. When work requires wearing of this equipment, employees are not permitted to have beards, sideburns or other facial hair.
- Subject to recall after normal duty hours.
- Subject to initial and random drug testing.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain nationally certification as an Animal Control Officer (basic and advanced) within one year of hire.
- Must take rabies pre-exposure vaccinations as determined by the Occupational Health Nurse.
- The Animal Control portion of this position is covered by the 1998 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922). Persons convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not eligible for the position.
- Must obtain and maintain current required certifications and skill proficiency with assigned weapon. Will be required to perform a weapons qualification test commensurate with assigned duties and responsibilities.
- May be required to work rotating shifts and other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends and/or holidays. May be required to work overtime.
- Required to wear uniform and may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, shields and body armor.
- TDY possible up to 10% annually.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
- Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.
Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a Pest Controller without more than normal supervision. This position requires the incumbent to eliminate common insects and plant pests; recognize conditions conducive to pest infestations; selecting mixes and applying general pesticides to control pests in certain environments. Work is performed on own initiative under general supervision subject to occasional inspection. Must work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
- Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Screen Out
- Ability to Handle Weights and Loads
- Dexterity and Safety
- Knowledge of Materials
- Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic)
- Physical Effort: Frequently lifts materials weighing over 50 pounds and carries chemical solutions and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds for extended periods. Requires common physical characteristics and abilities in agility and dexterity and the strength to restrain strong active animals often weighing 125 pounds; and may to lift the animal in and out of the vehicle. Work frequently requires standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, walking, driving, crawling, reaching, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions for extended periods. Employees engage in such exertions when responding to reported violations and pursuing stray animals. May occasionally work in cramped and/or inconvenient surroundings requiring manipulation of equipment in awkward positions for prolonged periods. May occasionally move furniture and equipment.
- Working Conditions: The work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness and operations in adverse weather conditions for extended periods of time. Inside work may include areas with minimum ventilation and/or limited access. The employee may be required to wear protective clothing and equipment such as rain equipment, gloves, helmets, boots, vest, protective masks, respirators, shields, and other emergency service apparel and equipment. The work also requires proficiency in the use of firearms. The employee may be subject to hazards of infection and/or diseases from poisons, gases, toxic pesticides, rodent bites; arthropod vectors of diseases such as ticks, mites, fleas, etc.; bites or stings from venomous arthropods such as serpents, dogs, cats, etc. and allergic reactions from poisonous plants..
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Benefits
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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.
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, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
You may claim Military Spouse preference.
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level.
You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.
DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only.
Only MSP/PPP applicants currently occupying a formal training program position are entitled to exercise their priority status.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
- Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
- Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
- This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on07/01/2024 to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12447776).
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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