- Position Title
- Consumer Safety Officer
- Agency
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Announcement Number
- FSIS-24-MMP-12393811-MS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, May 3, 2024 to Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current Food Safety and Inspection Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Food Safety and Inspection Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided may be investigated. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for terminating me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
3.
DOCUMENT UPLOADS -I understand that each document uploaded must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). For more information see the "How to Apply" portion of the vacancy announcement.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. Applicants will be referred to all grade levels at or above the one selected for which they are qualified. Not selecting the lowest grade announced as your Lowest Acceptable Grade could limit your consideration for referral if, after review of your application, resume, and supporting documents, you are deemed not qualified for your selected Lowest Acceptable Grade. Selecting the lowest grade announced as your Lowest Acceptable Grade will not limit your consideration at higher grades; qualified applicants will be referred at the highest grade qualified.
4.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
5.
How did you learn about this FSIS position? Please select all that apply.
6.
Please share any additional details about how you learned about this position, especially if you selected "Other" in the previous question. If nothing to add, enter "N/A".
Assessment 1
1.
Which of the following best describes the education and/or experience that you possess?
2.
Which of the following best describes your basic qualifications for this position?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
Have you completed at least 52 weeks of specialized experience (as defined in the announcement text) and time-in-grade at the GS-09 grade level (or equivalent) by 11:59 pm Eastern time of the closing date of this announcement?
4.
Has your work schedule been full-time, i.e., 35-40 hours per week, for every position listed on your resume or OF-612?
5.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience gathering, organizing, and maintaining information. I have:
6.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience gathering, organizing, and maintaining information. I have:
7.
Please Select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience determining the accuracy of information and communicating it through a variety of means. I have:
8.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience identifying problems and using sound judgment to generate and evaluate solutions. I have:
9.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience identifying problems and using sound judgment to generate and evaluate solutions. I have:
10.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience making sound, well-informed, and objective decisions in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals. I have:
11.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience making sound, well-informed, and objective decisions in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals. I have:
12.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience perceiving the impact and implications of decision making in uncertain situations. I have:
13.
Which of the following describes your experience performing investigative work related to food processing and/or slaughter systems to obtain information, gather evidence, or verify facts?
14.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience producing written information. I have:
15.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience resolving conflicts, grievances, confrontations, or disagreements in a constructive manner. I have:
16.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience resolving conflicts, grievances, confrontations, or disagreements in a constructive manner. I have:
17.
Please select all that apply. Please select the activities you have performed that demonstrate knowledge of the tactics, technologies, principles, and processes to protect, analyze, prioritize, and handle incidents. I have:
18.
Please check all that you have previous experience with:
19.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience working with, understanding, and evaluating technical information. I have:
20.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience advising others on technical issues. I have:
21.
Please check all of the laws and regulations you have knowledge of and/or experience working with.
22.
Please check all that you have previous experience reviewing or implementing.
23.
Please check all that you have experience verifying.
24.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience advising others on technical issues. I have:
25.
Please select all that apply. Please demonstrate your experience working with, understanding, and evaluating technical information. I have:
26.
Please check all of the training course topics that were the primary emphasis of the training(s) you completed.
27.
For each of the training course checked above, provide the date, location, and title of the training course.
28.
Please check all of the environments you have experience working in.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
29.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided may be investigated. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
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