Environmental Health Technician at Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

About the role

This position is located at the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital within Fort Polk, LA. This Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation is utilized to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes. Relocation incentive may be authorized. Direct and conduct the water quality surveillance program. Direct and conduct the pest control surveillance program. Investigate and survey a wide variety of buildings within the installation to include housing, training, and medical facilities. Review, update, and inspect the hospital's waste management program. Maintains lab facilities and ships samples for analysis. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: participating in water sampling, inspecting food service facilities, and conducts pest control measures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Environmental Law. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages.