Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (Safety Specialist)

Federal Bureau of Prisons; Kings (NY); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 82.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking candidates with advanced education in safety and occupational health to join our team. Candidates should possess graduate studies or degrees in safety-related fields and have evidence of appropriate experience in occupational safety within a complex environment.

Applicants must meet the stated education requirements, including graduate education or professional degrees, and demonstrate the ability to apply safety and health principles to the work

Formación

• Graduate Education: major study in safety or occupational health fields, or related fields with at least 24 semester hours in safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, or related disciplines.
• Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of graduate education leading to such degree, or LL.B/J.D. if related.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels where both are acceptable.

Conocimientos

Hazard assessment

Educación

Graduate Education in safety/occupational health

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

LL.B or J.D. (related)

Descripción del empleo

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Education

Graduate Education: Major study -- in a safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), OR degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B or J.D., if related.

Experience

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, experience must be in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position.

• Experience surveying work to identify and evaluate hazardous and nonhazardous industrial work operations and conditions and to recommend corrective procedures where the potential for injury or property damage exists.
• Experience providing informal instruction to work leaders and employees covering a variety of standard, general safety and occupational health subjects including mishap prevention and safe working practices.
• Experience analyzing accident and injury reports, studying data to discover trends and mishap causes, and to develop recommendations for eliminating or controlling the hazards detected.

Combination of Education and Experience

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**