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PKEMRA established the Surge Capacity Force (SCF) program to deploy federal employees in the aftermath of a major incident to support response and recovery efforts managed by FEMA. The Act enables federal employees who work every day in the service of the United States to extend their support to a culture of preparedness and volunteerism throughout the Federal Government family.
02/26/2023 to 03/08/2023
$30,414 - $143,598 per year
GS 5 - 15
Many vacancies in the following location:
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No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Detail - Deployments are projected to last up to 45 days. You may be asked to deploy within 48 hours after a declared DHS SCF activation.
Full-time
Competitive
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No
No
JDP-11093641-21-CL
598828300
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.
This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position. DHS Joint Duty Assignments do not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
Members may respond to natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism, and other major incidents. Working in a variety of FEMA program areas depending on operational requirements such as Individual Assistance, Disaster Survivor Assistance, External Affairs, IT, Logistics, National Disaster Recovery Support, Equal Rights, Planning, among others.
Member Requirements:
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Currently Surge Capacity Force is not activated but is still accepting members for future activations.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Not applicable
1. SF-50: Submit a copy of your official SF-50 (no text version) or other official "Notification of Personnel Action" document which shows the following information:
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted to receive consideration.
Once you submit your application, your information will be provide to your home agency DHS SCF Coordinator for review. The coordinator will then be in contact with you regarding next steps on how to enroll in the DHS SCF.
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/598828300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.