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Department: Department Of Health And Human Services
Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Sub Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Job Announcement Number:
HHS-FDA-5-2008-0114
Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer
Salary Range: 77,670.00 - 106,837.00 USD per year
Open Period: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
to Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Series & Grade: GS-0696-13/13
Position Information: Full-time Temporary NTE 1 year, may be extended, may
become permanent.
Promotion Potential: NA
Duty Locations: 2 vacancies - Seattle/Bothell, WA 1 vacancy -
Anchorage, AK 1 vacancy - Boise, ID 1 vacancy - Blaine, WA 1 vacancy -
Helena, MT 1 vacancy - oroville, WA 1 vacancy -
Eastport, ID 1 vacancy - Portland, OR 1 vacancy - Spokane, WA 1 vacancy -
Sweet Grass, MT 1 vacancy - Tacoma, WA 1 vacancy - Yakima, WA
Who May Be Considered:
Current
FDA Career/Career-Conditional employees in
the Seattle
District
only. Current FDA Commissioned
Officer and Title 42
Supervisors/Managers
with competitive status reinstatement
eligibility may apply.
Position
Details:
Tenure:
Career/Career Conditional
Appointment
Bargaining
Unit Position: No
Merit
Promotion Position: Yes
Recruitment
Bonus: No
Relocation
Paid: No
Salary
range listed includes locality pay
Job Summary:
Become
a part of the Department that touches the
lives of every American! At the Department of
Health
and Human Services you can give back to
your
community, state, and country by making a
difference in the lives of Americans everywhere.
Join
HHS and help to make our world healthier,
safer and better for all Americans.
The
Seattle District is recruiting for 2 temporary (may become
permanent) Supervisory CSO's. One position will be filled in the
District
Office in Bothell, WA.
The second position may be filled in
any of the Resident Posts in the Seattle District.
Key Requirements:
- US Citizenship is
required
Major Duties:
This
position is a first line supervisor in an ORA District Office
over one or more Investigatory units of Consumer Safety
Officers.
The
supervisor is recognized as the authority in the program segment
(s),
functions, and activities of the unit supervised. The
supervisor
is responsible for the technical and administrative
supervision
of all unit employees (including Consumer Safety
Inspectors
and support staff) which includes planning, assigning,
reviewing, and evaluating the work and performance of
those employees.
Qualifications:
Applicant
must have experience which has equipped the applicant with
the
particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform
successfully
the duties of the position, and that which is typically
in or related to the work of the position.
You
must have a bachelor degree or higher that included at least 30
semester
hours in one or a combination of the following: biological
sciences,
chemistry, pharmacy, physical sciences, food technology,
nutrition,
medical science, engineering, epidemiology, veterinary
medical
science, or related scientific fields that provided
knowledge directly related to consumer safety officer
work. The 30
semester
hours can include up to 8 semester hours in statistics, or
course
work that included the principles, theory, or practical
application of computers or computer programming.
Time-in-grade
must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this
announcement.
For
GS-13: must have 52 weeks in a non-temporary appointment at the
GS-12
grade level.
CONDITION
OF EMPLOYMENT:
Certain
positions within the FDA are subject to strict restrictions
on financial holdings (FDA regulated financial
holdings). To
determine
whether this position is affected, applicants are advised
to
seek additional information during the interview process from the
Ethics
and Integrity Staff, Office of Management Programs, Office of
Management
at (301) 827-5511 prior to accepting such a position.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
Your
resume and responses to the self-assessment
job
questions are an integral part of the
process
for determining your basic and
specialized qualifications for the position.
Therefore,
it is important to support your
responses
to the applicant assessment questions
by
providing examples of past and present
experience when requested.
There
are several parts of the application
process
that affect the overall evaluation of
your
application:
1. Your resume which is part of
your
USAJOBS
profile
2. Your responses to the core
questions
3. Your responses to the
self-assessment
job-specific
questions
4. Your supporting documents
High
self-assessment in the vacancy questions
that
is not supported by information in your
resume,
essay responses, and/or supporting
documents
may eliminate you from best-qualified
status or result in a lowered score.
Additional
details on the application process
can
be found at the "How to Apply" section of
this announcement.
Please
be sure to allow yourself adequate time
to apply for this vacancy. We recommend that you
preview
the questions for this announcement
before
you start the application process using
the "click here" link below.
To preview questions please click here.
Benefits:
You
may participate in the Federal Employees
Health
Benefits program, with costs shared with
your employer.
More Info
Life
insurance coverage is provided.More
Info
Long-Term Care Insurance is offered and carries
into your retirement.More Info
New employees are automatically covered by the
Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). If
you are transferring from another agency and
covered by CSRS, you may continue in this
program. More Info
You will earn annual vacation leave.More Info
You will earn sick leave.More Info
You will be paid for Federal holidays that fall
within your regularly scheduled tour of
duty.More Info
Alternative work schedule options are available.
If you use public transportation, part of your
transportation costs
may be subsidized. Our
human resources office can provide additional
information on how this program is run.
Other Information:
(Status applicants) persons who have a career or
career-conditional appointment in
the
Competitive
service or have reinstatement
eligibility
or who are currently in the
Commissioned
Corps.
Veterans'
Employment Opportunities Act --
Preference
eligibles or veterans who have been
separated
from the armed forces under honorable
conditions
after substantially completing 3 or
more years of continuous active service.
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act
of 1998
(VEOA)
This
flexibility gives eligible veterans access
to jobs
that otherwise only would have been
available to status employees. In VEOA
appointments,
veterans are not accorded
preference
as a factor, but they are allowed to
compete
for job opportunities that are not
offered to other external candidates. A VEOA
eligible
who is selected will be given a career
or career-conditional appointment.
Who is
eligible:
VEOA eligibility applies to the
following
categories
of veterans:
1.
Preference eligibles; and
2.
Service personnel separated after 3 or more
years of
continuous active service performed
under
honorable conditions
ALL
APPLICANTS ARE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO
RACE,
RELIGION, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX,
SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, AGE
(WITH
AUTHORIZED EXCEPTIONS) OR ANY OTHER NON-
MERIT
FACTOR.
Background
Investigation:
If
selected for this position, you may be
subject to a background investigation.
More
Employment Information:
1. Veterans Information
2. Former Federal employee reinstatement eligibility
3. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Surplus
or displaced
Employees CTAP criteria.
4. Displaced Federal employees ICTAP criteria.
How To Apply:
Please
read the ENTIRE vacancy announcement to
ensure
that you comply with the application
procedures. Your
application will be regarded
as
incomplete, if the Rockville Human Resources
Center
(RHRC) does not receive your application
and all
required supplemental documentation, as
specified
in the "Supporting documents" section
of this
vacancy announcement, by 11:59 PM
Eastern
Standard Time (EST) on the closing date
of this vacancy announcement.
Your
application and all required supplemental
documents
must be submitted in the manner
specified in this section.
Applications and
supplemental
documents that are submitted in any
other
manner without prior approval from the
agency
point of contact will be handled as
incomplete and will not be considered.
You must
complete the following three steps
described
below in order to apply for this
position online.
STEP ONE - (Online Resume -
USAJOBS)
You must
create a user account and at least one
Federal
resume at USAJOBS. Information you
provide
in USAJOBS is general information
completed by all applicants. The information you
provide
and your Federal resume will become part
of your
application and will automatically be
transferred
to the HHS Careers system when you
apply on-line.
After you finish submitting your
resume from
USAJOBS, you will automatically be
taken to
HHS Careers where you will be asked to
complete
the next step of the application
process. You may
edit your resume up until
11:59 PM
EST of the announcement close date.
STEP TWO - (Vacancy Specific
Questions - HHS
Careers)
In HHS
Careers, you will answer vacancy specific
questions
necessary to evaluate your
qualifications
for the specific job to which you
are applying. When completed, the information
you
provided at USAJOBS and the answers to the
HHS
Careers questions will become your
application. You may edit your answers by 11:59
PM EST of
the announcement close date.
STEP THREE - (Submit Supporting
Documents -
HHS
Careers)
After you
have completed the vacancy specific
question
and selected the "FINISH" button, a
list of
fax cover sheets will appear with
instructions. A
complete listing of the
material
that must be submitted to the HR office
is
provided in the "Supporting documents"
section of this announcement. Review this
section
for which documents are applicable to
you and how to submit.
Most of these documents
will be
requested upon completion of the Vacancy
Questionnaire. All applicable supplemental
application
material must be received at the
appropriate
fax number, shown on the fax cover
sheet, by 11:59 Eastern Time on the closing date.
For
additional Information:
Rockville Center HelpDesk
Telephone
888-478-4340
quickquestions@psc.gov
Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 7:30AM
to 5:00PM EST (excluding Federal holidays)
TTY/TDD 800-877-8339
Reasonable Accommodation:
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to
applicants with disabilities. If you need a
reasonable accommodation for any part of the
application and hiring process, please contact
the Rockville
Center HelpDesk Telephone (888)-
478-4340, TTY/TDD (800)-877-8339; email
quickquestions@psc.gov. The decision on granting
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-
by-case basis.
If applying online poses a hardship to you, the
Rockville Center HelpDesk
listed on the
announcement will provide assistance to ensure
that applications are submitted online by the
closing date. You must contact the Rockville
Center HelpDesk prior to the
closing date of
this announcement to receive
assistance. Hours
of operation: Monday through Friday 7:30AM to
5:00PM EST (excluding Federal holidays).
Required Documents:
Supporting Documentation
Your application will be considered INCOMPLETE
if you do not FAX all required supporting
documentation by 11:59 PM EST on the closing
date of this vacancy
announcement. Our Fax
number is 571-258-4052.
During the online application process, you will
encounter a webpage which lists the available
fax coversheets. There will be
several options
available.
However, you only need to print and
submit the fax coversheets that are applicable
to you as an applicant. You must submit a
coversheet for each type of supporting
documentation. Only
the fax coversheet will
ensure the proper receipt of your materials(s)
and the coversheet MUST be page one (1)
of the corresponding supporting
documents. All
supporting documents must be faxed before 11:59
PM EST on the closing date of the vacancy. You
will receive an email confirming receipt of your
faxed supporting documents within 24
hours.
PLEASE NOTE:
Not all of the document types
listed will pertain to you; only submit
documents needed to complete your application
package.
For example, the Schedule A
Certification document must only be submitted by
individuals applying based on eligibility for
appointment due to a disability. The SF-50 is a
form
current and former Federal employees submit
to document their Federal employment status.
Below is
a list of supporting documents for this
announcement. This is
not an all-inclusive list
of supporting documents.
Please only submit the
documents
that are APPLICABLE to you as an
individual
applicant:
--STATUS
APPLICANTS:
A Status
Applicant is a current career or career-
conditional
Federal employee or former Federal
employee who has reinstatement eligibility. As
a status
applicant, you must fax a copy of your
Notification
of Personnel Action, SF-50, or
equivalent
showing
your full
performance level or career
ladder. The SF-50 MUST verify current
grade,
promotion potential, reinstatement
eligibility or highest federal civilian grade.
Please DO
NOT send Awards or Pay
Adjustment
SF-50s.
You may
obtain a copy of your SF- 50 from your
Human
Resources Office or HHS employees may
download
a copy from here
Electronic Personnel Folder
If you have separated from Federal Government
employment, you may obtain a copy of your SF-50
via:
Federal Records Center
National, Archives and
Records
Administration
111
Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118-4126
or
CPR.CENTER@NARA.GOV,
or VISIT the NATIONAL ARCHIVES WEBSITE
--EDUCATION DOCUMENTS:
You must fax copies of your college transcripts
if using education to qualify or if the position
requires positive education. UNOFFICIAL COPIES
ARE ACCEPTABLE at the application phase;
however, you will be required to provide
official transcripts upon entry on
duty. (See
paragraph under education if you are currently
in series advertised.)
All foreign degrees must be evaluated by a
nationally recognized Accrediting
Agency. You
must submit proof of such evaluation and/or
conversion.
See the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services
website.
This list, which may not be all inclusive, is
for informational purposes only and does not
imply any endorsement of any specific
agency.
--CTAP/ICTAP (FOR DISPLACED EMPLOYEES):
If you
are applying under the Career Transition
Assistance
Program (CTAP) or under the
Interagency
Career Transition Assistance Program
(ICTAP), please FAX a copy of your SF-50 and RIF
Notice
dated within one year.
Information
regarding the CTAP can be found by
clicking
CTAP INFO
Information
regarding the ICTAP can be found by
clicking
ICTAP INFO
--VETERANS:
If you
are a veteran, please FAX a copy of your
DD214, which states the type of
discharge
received. If you
are a disabled veteran,
please
FAX a copy of your DD214, SF-15, and a
copy of
your VA Disability Letter issued after
1991 or
later documenting a service-related
disability.
Information
regarding the eligibility
requirements
for 5-point and 10-point veterans'
preference
can be found by clicking
HERE.
If you encounter technical difficulties during
the faxing process please call the Rockville
Center HelpDesk at
1-888-478-4340 Monday through
Friday, 7:30AM to 5:00PM EST (excluding Federal
holidays).
Contact Information:
Rockville Center HelpDesk
Phone: 888-478-4340
Fax: 571-258-4052
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: quickquestions@psc.gov
Or write:
Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville HR Center
90 Seventh Street, Suite 2-900
San Francisco, CA 94103
Fax: 571-258-4052
What To Expect Next:
Once the online questionnaire is received, you
will receive an acknowledgement email that your
submission was successful. Once the
announcement
closes, we will review applications to identify
the best qualified candidates. Due
to a high
volume of phone calls and emails, please use MYUSAJOBS WEBSITE to check the status
of
your application. The most highly
qualified
candidates will be referred to the hiring
manager for further consideration and possible
interview.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political
affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age,
membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should
contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Send Mail to:
Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville HR Center
90 Seventh Street, Suite 2-900
San Francisco,
CA 94103
Fax: 571-258-4052
For questions about this job:
Rockville Center HelpDesk
Phone: 888-478-4340
Fax: 571-258-4052
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: quickquestions@psc.gov
Control Number: 1367590
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