FIREFIGHTER
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NAVBASE KITSAP SILVERDALE WA
Bangor, WA (In Person)
$48,436 Salary, Full-Time
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FIREFIGHTER
Department of the Navy Commander, Navy Installions Command Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticiped vacancies. Applicions will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. Learn more about this agency Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticiped vacancies. Applicions will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/11/2026 to 06/09/2026 Salary $42,116 - $54,756 per year Pay scale & grade GS 3 Locion 5 vacancies in the following locion: Bangor, WA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) 0081 Fire Protection and Prevention Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement numberDE-12956865-26-LGP
Control number 868446100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agencyUS CITIZENS
Duties Help You will control and extinguish a fire during firefighting operions. You will inspect equipment (e.g., fire extinguisher, sprinkler systems, exits) to verify they are fully operional and meet regulory requirements. You will decontamine hazardous merial response equipment and supplies (e.g., protective clothing, respirory devices, chemical mitigion agents) for preventive maintenance. You will use personal protective equipment to comply with safety and health directives (e.g., OSHA). Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participe in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve least one year the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. Applicants must meet the Department of Defense (DoD) certificion requirements: www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/605506m.pdf Candides for firefighter positions must not have reached their 37th birthday by de of appointment.Informion on exceptions and waivers:
http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol336.pdf?ver=2017-12-01-105458-707 You required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examinion and then an annual occupional health examinion thereafter, as a condition of employment. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediely following retirement de to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United Stes Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. This is a bargaining unit position. You required to obtain and maintain a current valid United Stes driver's license. You required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You subject to random testing. You required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirors and safety shoes continuously for the durion of the work shift. Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, he, ionizing and non-ionizing radiion and chemicals). You required to participe in medical surveillance programs. This position may require travel from normal duty stion to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isoled sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You required to provide immedie and continuing support to ensure the success of comb operions or the availability of comb-essential systems. Qualificions GS-03: Your resume must demonstre least six months of general work experience of military service th demonstres your ability to follow directions and to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulions, and procedures and th otherwise demonstres your ability to perform or learn to perform the duties of the position. If you do not possess all of the above certificions and you have not tached a copy of your transcript or certificions, you red ineligible. Additional qualificion informion can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional 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 th transles directly to paid employment. Educion In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following educion or combinion of both educion and experience: GS-3: Completed firefighter training th was obtained as part of a high school curriculum. or completed one year of reled educion or firefighter training. or a combinion of experience and educion as described above th eques to one year of experience. Your percentage of the required educion plus your percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent. A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if qualifying using educion. See Required Documents for additional informion. Additional informion This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.Federal annuitant informion:
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy informion may be found : http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants placed the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority considerion, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediely prior to separion.ICTAP Applicants:
To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candide, displaced Federal employees must sisfy all qualificion requirements for the position and receive a ring in the highly qualified cegory (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candides must provide copies of all of the following documention the time of applicion: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notificion of personnel action th includes position, grade level, and duty locion. Applicants who do not provide this documention will not receive considerion as an ICTAP candide. For more informion about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants placed the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocion or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocion incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocion costs experienced by the selectee. A relocion incentive may be authorized. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulory requirements, and upon the recommendion of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. Subject to mandory overtime and recall. This position requires roting shift work. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. The employee is required to report for duty during nural disasters and other emergency situions as directed by the Fire Chief. Position requires the ability to discern colors, contrast, and depth. In accordance with NFPA 1582 and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) standards. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this flyer. You red based on the informion provided in your resume, along with your supporting documention. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documention. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. All qualificion requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.GS-0201-09
) for relevant federal experience.TIP:
A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).http:
//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Interested Applicants must submit resumes/applicion packages to: kristopher.m.doughty.civ@us.navy.mil Facsimile applicions will not be All resumes/applicions must be received no ler than the close de of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Agency contact informion Kristopher Doughty Phone 360-396-0140 kristopher.m.doughty.civ@us.navy.mil AddressNAVBASE KITSAP SILVERDALE WA 120
South Dewey Street Bremerton, WA 98314 US Next steps Qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Our evaluion based on the informion you provide. You should expect th we will verify performance, suitability, and security informion and take th informion into account in making employment offers. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.GS-0201-09
) for relevant federal experience.TIP:
A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).http:
//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Interested Applicants must submit resumes/applicion packages to: kristopher.m.doughty.civ@us.navy.mil Facsimile applicions will not be All resumes/applicions must be received no ler than the close de of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Kristopher Doughty Phone 360-396-0140 kristopher.m.doughty.civ@us.navy.mil AddressNAVBASE KITSAP SILVERDALE WA 120
South Dewey Street Bremerton, WA 98314 US Next steps Qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Our evaluion based on the informion you provide. You should expect th we will verify performance, suitability, and security informion and take th informion into account in making employment offers. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/11/2026 to 06/09/2026 Salary $42,116 - $54,756 per year Pay scale & grade GS 3 Locion 5 vacancies in the following locion: Bangor, WA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement numberDE-12956865-26-LGP
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