SUPERVISORY METEOROLOGICAL TECHNICIAN - TITLE 32

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Summary

This job is open to current members of the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, or Air Force Active Duty.

Duties

As a Supervisory Meteorological Technician GS-1341-11, you will:

Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the assigned technicians, ensuring that the advice and assistance provided complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Develop goal and objectives that integrate unit and overall meteorological/weather program objectives. Research, interpret, analyze, and apply applicable meteorological/weather guidelines, policies, and objectives. Establish policies and procedures for the accomplishment of the units weather mission. Plan and schedule work in a manner that promotes a smooth flow and even distribution. Coordinate, plan, and schedule with other organization managers and customers as appropriate. Identify needs for changes in priorities and take action to implement such changes. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules. Coordinate with information technology and intelligence units and aircrews as appropriate. Review organization mission functions and manning. Identify requirements and initiate requests for additional resources, including personnel, overtime, equipment, supplies, and space, to ensure success in meeting goals and objectives. Provide advice to the supervisor on significant issues and problems related to work accomplishment. Establish analysis systems to ensure actions are timely and reviewed at critical points. Accept, amend, or reject work presented by subordinates. Perform self-inspection and present a detailed and comprehensive report with any corrective action taken to the supervisor. Assess and revise policies and procedures as needed to improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency of work.

Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities, including advising and providing counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Select or recommend the selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity objectives. Develop, modify, or interpret performance standards. Explain performance expectations to employees and provide regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Hold employees responsible for satisfactory completion of work assignments. Appraise subordinate workers performance, ensuring consistency and equity in rating techniques. Recommend awards when appropriate and approve within-grade increases. Identify employee developmental needs and provide or arrange for training, formal and on-the-job, to maintain and improve job performance. Encourage self-development. Approve master leave schedules, ensuring adequate coverage for peak workloads and traditional holiday vacation time. Demonstrate sensitivity to ideas of subordinates. Promote an environment in which employees are empowered to participate in and contribute to effective mission accomplishment. Discharge security responsibilities by ensuring education and compliance with security directives for employees with access to classified or sensitive material. Recognize and take action to correct situations posing a threat to the health or safety of subordinates. Apply EEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions, ensuring all personnel are treated in a manner free of discrimination.

Requirements

Conditions of employment:

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing states National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state drivers license.

Qualifications

Each applicant must fully substantiate in their own words that they meet the requirements of the specialized experience listed below. Do not copy the vacancy announcement or the position description. If you do this, you will be considered unqualified for this vacancy.

• Military Grades E-6.
• Compatible Military Assignments AFSC 1W071.
• General Experience:
• Must possess experience measuring meteorological phenomena with scientific equipment and instrumentation.
• Observing and recording atmospheric characteristics, i.e., temperature, air movement, visibility, pressure, air density, cloud types.
• Specialized Experience:
• Candidate must have 36 months specialized experience decoding, plotting, and systematically recording data related to the physical characteristics of the atmosphere, i.e., charts, diagrams, cross sections.
• Collecting, analyzing, interpreting, adjusting, and verifying atmospheric and other meteorological data to confirm and improve accuracy and efficacy.

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience - A maximum of 12 months of the required experience may be substituted by successful completion of undergraduate study in an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester hours. The education must have been in fields directly related to the type of work of the position. You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.

Additional Information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

Permanent Change of Station PCS allowances may be authorized subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.

May be eligible for Recruitment Incentive up to 25.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for Benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top-qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Data Collection & Usage
• Ability to Lead or Supervise
• Technical Competence

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package, which includes:

• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates including month and year, etc. of employment and duties performed.
• If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, 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.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usajobs.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12842290

A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.

You will be taken to the online application, which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login

All of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with