Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (Safety Specialist)
About The Position
The Safety & Occupational Health Specialist conducts safety and environmental inspections at a correctional institution and prepares reports for review by the Environmental and Safety Compliance Administrator. The specialist promotes compliance with facility safety policies and assists with training staff and inmates in firefighting, occupational safety, and environmental protection. The role also supports investigations by gathering witness statements and physical evidence, and prepares factual reports describing accidents, injuries, property damage, and recommendations to prevent future accidents. The specialist develops and conducts safety training classes for staff and inmates. Like other correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security; correctional duties take precedence and are performed regularly.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Meet the applicable education, specialized-experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience qualifications for GL-07 or GL-09.
- Qualifying education includes a major in safety or occupational health fields, or a degree in a related field supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in specified or closely related disciplines.
- Specialized experience must be at least one year at the next lower grade level and relate to safety and occupational health.
- For GL-07, qualifying education may include one full year of graduate education or Superior Academic Achievement; qualifying specialized experience includes participating in inspections, observing discussions of violations and corrective requirements, or reviewing inspection records.
- For GL-09, qualifying education may include a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.; qualifying specialized experience includes hazard surveys and recommendations, safety instruction, or accident-report analysis and recommendations.
- Provide legible transcripts when education is used to meet or substitute for experience; transcripts must contain identifying information and be electronically linked from USAJOBS at application time.
- Pass required pre-employment and panel interviews, urinalysis, physical examination, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
- Complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course at Glynco, Georgia.
- Meet the applicable maximum entry-age rules for original appointment to a Bureau of Prisons institution, or provide documentation of an applicable exemption.
Responsibilities
- Conduct safety and environmental inspections of the institution and prepare reports for the Environmental and Safety Compliance Administrator's review.
- Promote adherence to facility safety policy.
- Assist with training staff and inmates in firefighting, occupational safety, and environmental protection.
- Assist the Safety Administrator or Assistant Safety Administrator with investigations, including obtaining witness statements and securing physical evidence.
- Prepare factual written accident reports identifying injuries, property damage costs, and recommendations to prevent future accidents.
- Develop and conduct safety training classes for staff and inmates.
- Help maintain the security of the institution and perform correctional responsibilities on a regular and recurring basis.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
