USAJOBS - Job Announcement
Summary
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has an immediate need to employ temporary local hires to assist with disaster response and recovery efforts in Richmond, Virginia. Local hire employees are typically local residents who aid in the recovery of their community and help their fellow citizens in the recovery process. A local hire's term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.
Duties
What will I do in this position if hired?
In this Local Hire (IT Specialist) position, you will support end users by providing hands-on technical assistance to resolve hardware and software incidents.
Typical assignments include :
What else do I need to know?
This announcement is for a position as a FEMA Local Hire. Local Hire employees help FEMA respond to, recover from and mitigate hazards by performing a variety of emergency management functions which are not limited to disaster survivor assistance, conducting and verifying damage assessments, and providing administrative, financial and logistical support.
Local Hires are Temporary Positions. The Local Hire Program is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust as a condition of placement into this position.
Key Requirements :
Qualifications
To qualify for this Local Hire (IT Specialist) position, you must possess experience :
No Educational Substitution : There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.
Additional information
Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment
Local Hire employees are eligible for the following benefits :
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It Specialist • Richmond, VA, US