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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of Homeland Security has an immediate need to employ residents of Puerto Rico as temporary local hires to assist with hurricane disaster response and recovery efforts. Local hire employees are local residents who aid in the recovery of the community and help their fellow citizens in the long-term recovery process. FEMA is seeking candidates with experience in communications, floodplain management, cost analysis, civil engineering, site inspections, media relations, flood or casualty insurance, historic preservation, and more.
Temporary, full time local hire jobs are available in San Juan, PR; Aguadilla, PR; Caguas, PR; Manati, PR; Ponce, PR. All candidates must live within a 50-mile radius of their desired location.
Minimum age of eighteen years and US Citizenship are required.
Selected candidates will be required to complete a background investigation which includes fingerprinting.
This is an open continuous announcement which will remain open until 11:59 pm EST on 2/26/2018, but applications will be reviewed for consideration and referral about two weeks.
All applicants recieved by the cut-off date will be reviewed for qualifications. Those found qualified and requesting consideration, will be referred for consideration for open positions.
Those who apply by the first cut-off of Jan 17th, 2018 will receive first consideration. Second cutoff is Jan 28th, 2018. Subsequent cutoffs will occur as needed on Feb 6th, 2018, then on Feb 15th, 2018. At each cut-off date, qualification determinations will be made and a list of qualified candidates will be referred to management for consideration for any remaining positions.
FEMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salaries are comparable to local pay rates.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
01/05/2018 to 02/26/2018
$12 - $42 per hour
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Occasional travel - In addition to frequent travel related to deployment(s), occasional non-emergency travel may also be required.
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Temporary - Not to exceed 120 days with possibility of extension
Full-time - Temporary
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FEMA-18-EGB-PR-LH
488067100
Local Hire employees:
You may qualify if you have experience in one or more of the following areas of expertise include:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. If you are qualified, you will be referred to a selection panel for consideration.
We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process.
To preview questions please click here.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To begin your online application, click the Apply Online button and follow the prompts to register, take the online questionnaire, and submit the required documents. See Required Documents section for more detail.
We strongly encourage you to apply online. If you cannot apply online or do not have access to the internet (e.g., applicant experiencing documented system issues, applicant does not have access to the internet, etc.), you may be able to submit a paper application and the required forms. To do so, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in the Agency Contact Information prior to the close of this announcement.
Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. We expect to make a tentative job offer within 30 days after the deadline for applications.
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Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders. interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/488067100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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