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Emergency Response Dispacther
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia · Closes in 349 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The job is open to the public.

Experience: Your experience must match the grade level one step below the job you want, and your resume must show it. For GS-04, you need one year of general experience at the GS-03 level plus specialized experience such as operating radios, receiving calls, and keeping logs. For GS-05 to GS-07, you need one year of specialized emergency dispatch experience at the grade below, including computer dispatch systems and taking information from callers.

Education: At GS-04 and GS-05, education can count in place of some experience. GS-04 requires two years of education above high school, and GS-05 requires four years, each combined with experience to meet the full requirement.

Licenses and certifications:

Current Telecommunicator 1 certification
Current CPR certification
Current APCO or IAED EMD certification
Current DoD HAZMAT Awareness certification
Current communications training officer (CTO) certification
Current CIC/NCIC/OPENFOX operator certification
Current valid United States driver's license

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of no more than 2 pages showing job title, duties, and accomplishments Employer name, start and end dates (month/year), and hours per week for each job Pay plan, series, and grade for any federal experience Transcripts or a list of courses and degrees if you qualify using education (unofficial is OK at first) Copy of any license, certificate, or membership you claim DD-214 or VA letter if you claim veterans' preference Statement of service on command letterhead if you are active duty Do not include personal identifiable information such as SSN or date of birth

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 349 days (October 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Your resume and supporting documents are rated against the job requirements. Qualified applicants are referred to the hiring manager, who may interview them. If you overstate your experience or send an incomplete package, you may be found ineligible.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Email your resume to directhire911@us.navy.mil and put DE-13087235-27-CNB in the subject line.
Keep your resume to 2 pages and list dates, hours per week, and grade for each job.
Attach transcripts if you use education, and attach proof of any license or certificate you claim.

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