Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, Position Description Number T5888000 and is part of the Aviation, Safety and Occupational Health Office, National Guard. This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy due to internal merit promotion. TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE Responsibilities Provides technical expertise for the State ARNG Safety and Occupational Health Management Systems (ASOHMS) within the broad framework of statutory public law, DOD, Army, and National Guard policy, goals, and objectives. Executes resources for personnel requirements and safety programs necessary to support program goals, objectives, and directives. Implements SOH plans, requirements, methods, and assess risks to improve safety in the workplace and off-duty environments. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have experience that demonstrates the ability to: Analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions. Plan and organize work; and Communicate effectively orally and in writing. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level experience, education, or training performing industrial construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, equipment, and utility systems sufficient to determine compliance with building safety standards and devise hazard control measures applicable to airport ground facilities and supporting industrial shops. Knowledge of psychological and physiological factors sufficient to develop a ground aviation safety education activity for supervisors and employees, to motivate maintenance personnel to apply safe working practices and to persuade supervisors to accept changes or modifications where required to achieve a safe working environment. Performed safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures and standards applicable to a full range of complex safety and occupational health management responsibilities at a military aviation installation and requiring the planning, organizing, directing, operating and evaluation of a safety and occupational health program related to ground aviation, industrial and marine operations. Performed aviation maintenance work processes and support equipment, airport ground operations, facilities and runway maintenance techniques, and industrial work processes. Education EDUCATION: None Additional Information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)). Additional Conditions of Employment This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this positions. This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The employee is subject to random drug testing. Pre­ employment drug testing and participation in random drug testing is a condition of employment. Note: The caveat is that the states, territories, and the district cannot drug test until a drug free workplace policy has been established and approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This position requires training and experience to meet Army PCSOH, PCES credentials (or equivalent) within two (2) years of appointment. Training and experience provide competency of the given occupational series and functions to ensure compliance with the provisions of standard practices for a certificate program as cited in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E2659-18 Standard Practice For Certificate Programs and AR 385-10 training requirements. Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain (a) The Army Professional Certificate in Safety and Occupational Health (PCSOH), (b) The Army Professional Certificate in Explosives Safety Level 1 (PCESl), and if responsible for the management of a State Explosives Safety Management Plan IAW AR 385-10, acquisition of (c) The Army Professional Certificate in Explosives Safety Level 2 (PCES2).