Emergency Management Specialist

Description:

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has adopted the Comprehensive Emergency Management Program Workforce Modernization Plan for emergency preparedness and response responsibilities for emergency management activities within VHA to all levels of Department and with other Departments and Agencies and established consistency of functions and streamlines hiring process.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/28/2025.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience in managing and maintaining the health care system's automated alert and notification system, coordinating, and monitoring results with the Communication Support Team. Experience in Consulting and advising on creating subgroups, training requirements and message building. Experience in ensuring Cascade Calling Systems are updated and prepared for immediate use during any type of emergency or exercises. Experience in maintaining calling rosters for Medical Response Team, Incident Management Team, Decontamination Team, and any other specialized teams requiring activation. Experience in representing the healthcare system at the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and federal, state, county, and local coalition. Experience in conducting program analysis, evaluations and reviews ensuring plans are currently meeting both internal and external requirements. Experience in planning and organizing meetings for the Emergency Management Committee (EMC) and ad hoc workgroup. Completes meeting preparations ensuring agendas are prepared, participants are notified, and guest speakers are scheduled.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Emergency Management
• Incident Management
• Planning and Evaluating

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; religions; 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.

Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements:
The work is sedentary during non-emergency situations. However, participation in field exercises and operational support missions may require strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distance, climbing, working long hours, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping. May include various housing and living conditions to include non-climate controlled, limited privacy sleeping facilities (for example, cots, tents, "hot-bunking", gymnasiums, or similar), limited shower and laundry facilities, and limited feeding options (such as shelf-stable meals, meals-ready-to-eat (MRE's), and field kitchens). Incumbent must have and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license. During emergency situations the incumbent may be required to remain available 24 hours per day, seven days per week for multiple weeks. Incumbent is subject to work under emergency notification and contact procedures. EMS

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .