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Seasonal Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

West Glacier, Montana, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$24.18/hr - $24.18/hr

1+ years exp

Glacier National Park is seeking a Seasonal Safety and Occupational Health Specialist. This role involves ensuring facilities are free from common hazards affecting the safety and health of personnel, inspecting walking/working areas for hazards, and maintaining an inspection database for tracking hazard abatement actions.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Ensure facilities are free from common hazards affecting the safety and health of personnel

Inspect walking/working areas for hazards

Inspect facility emergency egress systems

Inspect facilities for minor electrical OSHA violations

Inspect personal protective equipment for cleanliness and operational readiness

Complete computer generated inspection reports

Inspecting maintenance equipment for hazards with machine guarding

Maintain inspection database for tracking hazard abatement actions

Qualification

Safety ManagementOccupational HealthHazard IdentificationInspection TechniquesAccident InvestigationRisk ManagementOral CommunicationWritten Communication

Required

U.S. Citizenship required

Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication

Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males

Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program

Government housing may be available

You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided

You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work

You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally

You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority

You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required

You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record

You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you

Applicants must be at least (1) 18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Participate as member of a survey or inspection team led by a higher graded specialist and exposure to the practical application of techniques and measures used to identify hazards; attend and observe closing sessions where violations of appropriate standards and subsequent corrective requirements are discussed with management representatives. Apply basic guidelines or standards, to safety related tasks to non-complex operations. Assist in managing safety or occupational health program elements. Recommend safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. Assist in developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. Assist in developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Assist in designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Assist in Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. You must include hours per week worked. Please also include the grade level of any federal positions

EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate level education (based on the number of hours that the school attended determined to represent 1 full year of fulltime study; if unavailable, then 18 semester credits will be considered as satisfying the requirement) with a major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupation health, industrial hygiene), or am pursuing a graduate degree in a related field that includes or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study (grad or undergrad) from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupation health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology). You must include transcripts

COMBINATION EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first determine percentage of education requirement satisfied (example 1 semester of graduate study completed would be 50% of the one-year requirement). Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts

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

Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university

Work will require moderate physical exertion including routine walking, standing for periods of time, climbing, crouching, and lifting in the performance of inspections

Incumbent may be exposed to maintenance shop activities from which noise, fumes, and smoke may be generated and other hazards requiring the use of personal protective equipment. Adverse weather conditions should be expected to be occasionally encountered as well as hazards associated with back country hiking and possibly working from elevated heights