Job Title: Environmental Health Specialist

Applications are being accepted from all interested parties, regardless of where they may reside, for placement in the Applicant Supply File for future referral when vacancies occur.  Positions may be permanent or temporary, full-time, part-time or intermittent (work only when called). BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree, which included a major study in an academic field relating to environmental health sciences. In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts shown: GS-07:  1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement.  OR  52 weeks equivalent to at least GS-05. GS-09:  2 years of progressively higher level  graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.  OR  52 weeks equivalent to at least GS-07.

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. KEY REQUIREMENTS: Specialized Education U.S. Citizenship Federal employees must achieve time in grade to qualify

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Assists in the development, implementation, and supervision of a comprehensive environmental health services program in NAIHS service units.  Implements environmental evaluation activities, analyzes results, identifies risk factors, compares results to existing standards, codes and regulations and makes recommendations to reduce risk factors.  Evaluates community water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities and solid waste disposal sites.  Compares findings with requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Toxic Substances Control Act.  Makes appropriate recommendations, provides environmental evaluations of food service facilities (Tribal, commercial, CIA, PHS).  Compares results to tribal codes.  Conducts environmental evaluations of institutional facilities such as schools, preschools and health care facilities.  Analyzes the policies and procedures used by institutions in the areas of Life Safety, infection control, safety management, industrial hygiene and operation and maintenance.  Makes recommendations to officials on how to improve policies and procedures.  Implements service unit plague surveillance activities, which include collection of rodent fleas, blood or carcass samples, carnivore sera, and directs observation of rodent ecosystems for any significant shifts in activity.  Conducts other evaluation activities as deemed necessary for the protection of public health.  Assists in gathering epidemiological information, interpreting data, writing reports and making conclusions for the purpose of establishing environmental health priorities.  Conducts injury surveillance activities, evaluates data and makes recommendations to appropriate officials on reducing or eliminating injury risk factors.  Conducts epidemiological investigations involving outbreaks of diseases and/or injuries to limit the spread and prevent future cases.  Develops, organizes and conducts educational programs for school groups, BIA, Tribal, PHS, commercial staff or individuals on a wide-range of topics involving environmental health.  Performs other duties as assigned.

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that has given you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform. Typically we would find this experience in work within this field or a field that is closely related.
Specialized Education:
You must show successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher in the field related to the job to which you are applying.
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.

You must meet time-in-grade restrictions by the closing date of this announcement.

You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required; and on the extent to which your application shows that you possess the knowledges, skills, and abilities associated with this position as defined below. When describing your knowledges, skills, and abilities, please be sure to give examples and explain how often you used these skills, the complexity of the knowledge you possessed, the level of the people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.

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   2.             Ability to prioritize work assignments and meet deadlines.

   3.             Ability to apply environmental health principles to food services establishment, institutions, and sanitation facilities.

   4.             Ability to gather and organize epidemiological data for reports.

   
   
   

   5.             Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and required format.

   6.             Ability to review and evaluate blueprint drawing.

You may participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, with costs shared with your employer. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#FEHB.

Life insurance coverage is provided. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#life

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: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#retr

You will earn annual vacation leave. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#VACA

You will earn sick leave. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#SKLV

You will be paid for federal holidays that fall within your regularly scheduled tour of duty. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#HOLI

This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.

You must submit all required information by the closing date. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.

If you fax your application, we will not consider it.

If you are selected at a grade lower than the highest shown in this listing, you will be placed under a career development plan and can be non-competitively promoted when you successfully complete the requirements for the higher grade.

You must submit your application so that it will be received by the closing date of the announcement.

• OF-612 or Resume' http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf
  
  
• OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf
  
  
• IHS Addendum - P.L.-630 Form (Indian Child Protection)  http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/CareerCenter/Vacancy/forms/child_protection.doc
  
  
• BIA Form 4432 if claiming Indian Preference
  
  
• DD-214 if claiming Veteran's Preference
  
  
• College Transcripts if required for the position
  
  
• Provide copy of Current Licensure/Registration if required for the position
  
  
• SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, if current or past Federal Employee



• Males born after December 31, 1959 are required to be registered with the Selective Service System in order to be eligible for employment with the Federal Government.



• If current Federal employee, most recent Performance Appraisal



• Supplemental Questionnaire (look under Evaluation tab - How you will be evaluated)

Qualified disabled applicants (Rehabilitation Act of 1973) and disabled veterans with 30% or more disability are encouraged to apply.  Applications will also be accepted from individuals eligible for non-competitive appointment (e.g., applicants eligible for appointment under the Veterans Readjustment Act, the severely handicapped, those with a 30% or more compensable service-connected disability. 

Veteran's Preference:  Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service, may apply.  Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified applicants with disabilities, except when doing so would impose undue hardships on the Indian Health Service.

Travel: The Indian Health Service may or may not pay or assume liability for personal travel, moving expenses, or other relocation costs incurred in accepting employment.  To be determined on a case-by-case basis.

ICTAP/CTAP: This position is subject to provisions of the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Program (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistant Program (CTAP), please see the links below for further information.

Displaced Federal Employees ICTAP Criteria:

http://career.psc.gov/chpublic/ictap.html

CTAP Information

http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/JobsAtIHS/doc/ctap.doc

If education is used to qualify for this position, please include sufficient information in your resume so you can be evaluated. You may mail a list of college courses that includes hours and grades to provide detail.

ANGELA SEGAY Phone: 928/871-1421

Or write: Department Of Health And Human Services NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SERV PO BOX 9020 WINDOW ROCK, AZ 86515-9020 US

Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the outcome.