Mine Safety and Health Assistant (OA)

Mine Safety and Health Assistant (OA)

28 Sep 2024
Kentucky, Barbourville 00000 Barbourville USA

Mine Safety and Health Assistant (OA)

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SummaryThe Mine Safety and Health Administration's mission is to protect the safety and health of the Nation's miners by determining compliance with federal safety and health standards through inspections and investigations and working cooperatively with the mining industry, labor and the States to improve training programs aimed at preventing accidents and occupationally caused disease.- This position is inside the bargaining unit.ResponsibilitiesThe incumbent performs most or all of the following duties:Receives, assembles, reviews, verifies, researches, and provides background information and summarizes a variety of technical Section l05(c) discrimination complaint and Section ll0(c) through (h) possible knowing/willful violation investigative reports submitted by district and field special investigators. Coordinates with other MSHA offices to ensure fact­ finding information is legally acceptable. Receives telephone calls and visits from complainants. Assembles hearing request packets received from the Civil Penalty Compliance Office for the Administrative Law Judge(AU), MSHA Counsel or Conference Litigation Representative (CLR), mine operator, and miners' representative. Researches, assembles, analyzes, and summarizes selective investigative data for use in the conduct of special investigations, evaluations, studies, and the ACRI process or for use by the district and headquarters staff in conferences, meetings or seminars.Operates, maintains, reconciles, and validates critical data bases for Section l05(c), Section 110, and ACRI to include all safety and health conferences conducted in the district for use by the CLR in litigation work; assignments to investigate knowing/willful violations; and assignments to initiate discrimination complaint investigations. Ensures record keeping procedures for discrimination complaints and knowing/willful violation cases are followed, and necessary clearances are obtained in a timely manner. Composes and prepares in draft form, for Supervisory Special Investigator (SSI) or District Manager signature, a variety of letters, memorandum, and other forms of guidance to the field, industry, private and public sectors. Assists the SSI and staff in the analysis of a wide variety of data for the purpose of completing investigative reviews of cases involving complex and non-complex mines. Receives taped interviews made by the investigators in reference to assigned cases. Performs other duties as required to meet the day-to-day needs of and in support of the District, CLR's and Special Investigative Group.RequirementsConditions of EmploymentAppointment to this position may require a background investigation.Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.Must be at least 16 years old and a U.S. Citizen.Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.Applicants must meet time-in-grade, time-after-competitive-appointment and qualifications requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the vacancy to be eligible for consideration for selection.Federal Employees Please Note: Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met and reflects your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. competitive/excepted). In some cases you may need to submit more than one SF-50.Reference the "Required Documents" section for additional requirements.You must have a typing proficiency of 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. You must have a certificate of proficiency from an organization authorized to issue such certificates or self-certify your proficiency.QualificationsApplicants must have 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level, as defined below.Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.Proficiency Requirement -Must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.For GS-6: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-5, in Federal Service.Examples of specialized experience include:maintains computer database of information; receives and processes a variety of reports and other documents from other offices; researches, gathers and assembles information using various sources such as, but not limited to, files and internet access; performing typing duties; preparing administrative documents; maintains timekeeping.1) Researching, gathering, and assembling information for use in special projects, evaluations, conference, and meetings, etc., using various sources; files and internet access;2) Performing typing duties; preparing administrative documents; maintains timekeeping.For GS-7: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-6, in Federal Service and is able to perform these tasks at a higher technical level and with less supervision.Examples of specialized experience include:1) Maintain computer database of information; receives and processes a variety of reports and other documents from other offices.2) Researches, gathers, and assembles information using various sources such as, but not limited to files and internet access.3) Performing typing duties; preparing administrative documents; maintains timekeeping.EducationThere is no substitution of education forspecialized experience at theGS-07 grade level.Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum course work requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.Additional InformationDOL seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees’ differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse customers we serve. DOL fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility and fairness so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.All MSHA employees and their spouses, and minor children are prohibited by regulation from having any interest, direct or indirect, in any mine or mining company which may be directly affected by the work of MSHA through its investigations, technical research, or other activities. These interests are prohibited under the Department of Labor's Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations at 5 CFR 5201.105. Certain MSHA employees are required to file a financial disclosure report. For questions, please contact the vacancy contact on this announcement.Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Job Details

  • ID
    JC4913676
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  • Full-time
  • Salary
    N/A
  • Hiring Company
    Mine Safety and Health Administration
  • Date
    2020-09-28
  • Deadline
    2020-11-26
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