Job Listing: Meteorological Technician, GS-1341-5/6/7/8/9/10; de

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 1 vacancy - Cold Bay, AK The NWS, the world's preeminent weather and atmospheric sciences
organization, offers you an opportunity to help protect American
lives and property. Since 1870, NWS has served the public by
providing forecasts and hazardous weather warnings while studying
the most dynamic forces of nature. Contribute your talents to this
tradition. Working together to save lives.
This position is located in the Alaska Region, Cold Bay Weather
Service Office in Cold Bay, Alaska. This position may be filled at
any of the grade levels listed with known promotion potential to the
GS-10 level.

This position is also being announced under NWS-AR-2008-0072 which
is open to status applicants nationwide (Current Federal status
employees serving under a career or career conditional appointment
in the competitive service, former Federal employees who served
under a career or career conditional appointment & have
reinstatement eligibility; CTAP/ICTAP eligibles, Veterans who are
preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed
forces under honorable conditions after 3 or more years of
continuous service, 30% disabled veterans, handicapped and other
applicants eligible for noncompetitive appointment under special
appointing authorities). If you wish to be considered under that
vacancy announcement you will need to apply under that announcement
number.

Following are the salary ranges for each grade level:
GS-05 $26,264.00 - $34,139.00
GS-06 $29,276.00 - $38,060.00
GS-07 $32,534.00 - $42,290.00
GS-08 $36,030.00 - $46,839.00
GS-09 $39,795.00 - $51,738.00
GS-10 $43,824.00 - $56,973.00

Major Duties

This position is located at a National Weather Service Office in the
Alaskan Region. The incumbent participates in the complete data
acquisition and public service programs at the station. The programs
can consist of: upper air, augmentation, editing and backup of the
Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), daily climatological
measurements, marine and/or hydrologic observations where
applicable, preparing and disseminating Short Term Forecasts and
Warnings. Prepares and conducts weather briefings to aviation,
marine and public users via the telephone, radio or in person.
Collects and disseminates marine weather observations from vessels
in Alaskan waters. Shift work is required. Most Alaska region WSOs
are in remote or isolated locations and have limited transportation
access and amenities.

How to Apply

Application under this announcement requires the applicant to
complete a USAJOBS application by accessing "MY USAJOBS" at
https://www.usajobs.opm.gov. Applications must be submitted by
midnight eastern time on the closing date of the announcement.
Please be sure when applying through the automated system that you
click the finished button at the bottom of each completed section,
whether you have finished or not. You may edit you resume, question
responses, etc. any time while the announcement is open.
Failure to click the finished buttons will result in your inability
to view the status of your application.
The submission of any application other than the USAJOBS application
will result in your application not being considered under this
vacancy announcement. We do not accept mailed, faxed or e-mailed
applications/resumes.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN YOUR
APPLICATION.
FULL NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
DAY AND EVENING TELEPHONE NUMBERS (With area code)
EDUCATION - (Some jobs may require certain coursework which will be
asked in the questions relating to that job.) High School - Name,
City, State, Date of diploma or GED College/University - Name, city,
State Majors Type and year of any degrees received Total credits
earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours (Note: You may
be asked to submit a copy of your college transcript prior to
interview and selection if the position you apply for requires proof
of education.)
Vocational/trade/business or technical School - Name, City, State,
Date of certificate or graduation.
WORK EXPERIENCE - (Include paid and nonpaid job-related work
experience. List your most recent job or jobs first, and work back.)
Job title and grade level if Federal employment
Duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and telephone number
Starting and ending dates (month and year)
Hours worked per week
Salary
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS (Include job-related training courses; Job-
related skills such as typing speed, computer software/hardware
tools, other languages, etc.; Job-related honors, awards, special
accomplishments, publications, memberships in professional or honor
societies, leadership activities, and performance awards).
NOTE: To receive credit for experience, your application MUST
include a description of your prior work experience or work history.
Separate each period of employment and provide the title of the
position; applicable starting and ending dates; the number of hours
worked per week; and if the work is/was with the Federal government,
include the title, series and grade level(s) held.
If you have problems completing your on-line application, contact
the Hiring Management Help Desk at 1-866-656-6831 or by e-mail at
mgshelp@monster.com. The help desk is available Monday-Friday 7:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave a voice mail
message at all other times. If you do not have access to a computer
or the Internet to complete the on line application, please contact
the Human Resource Specialist listed on the vacancy.


Required Documents:
This section contains valuable information on what supporting
documents are required, whether you must fax them and how to fax
them. Please read it carefully.
When you registered to use this system, you were provided
instructions on how to print a variety of fax cover sheets. If you
have previously faxed the required documentation to the
Department of Commerce's Automated System, you do not need to
resubmit unless your information needs to be updated. (A new fax
will replace a prior submission.) However, if you did not fax the
required documents, please see the "How to Print Fax Cover Sheets"
instructions listed below. Your application will be considered
INCOMPLETE if you do not fax all applicable required documents,
which may exclude you from consideration. The Documentation required
for this vacancy is listed below. Note: Documentation requirements
are based on vacancy requirements and individual applicant
eligibility.
If you are applying under CTAP/ICTAP, you must fax a copy of your
last SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, and RIF/CES notice
dated within one year.
College Transcripts: If you are qualifying based on allowable
substitution of education for specialized experience you must fax a
copy of your college transcripts.
VETERANS:
If you are a veteran, you must fax in a DD-214, Certificate of
Release or Discharge (must reflect type of discharge received). If
you are claiming veterans preference based on a disability, you must
also fax in documentation from the Department of Defense or the
Department of Veterans Affairs that verifies your service connected
disability, and an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veterans
Preference.
Please FAX your documents to the fax number that appears on the fax
cover sheets. You MUST FAX each set of documents with its own cover
sheet in a separate transmission. Example: 1. Dial the fax number.
2. Fax the SF-50 cover sheet along with the SF-50 document. 3.
Finish. This constitutes ONE fax transmission. See the faxing
instructions on the Fax Cover Sheets. Your documents must be faxed
by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date. Do not wait until the
last minute to fax - you are sending your documents to a high-volume
scanning center and you may encounter a busy signal. If that
occurs, please re-fax your documents. If the problem persists,
please contact Hiring Management Help Desk at 1-866-656-6831 or by e-
mail at mgshelp@monster.com. The help desk is available Monday-
Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may call and leave
a voice mail message at all other times.
HOW TO PRINT FAX COVER SHEETS:
There are two ways to get the fax cover sheets
1. If you have submitted a new application for a DOC vacancy
announcement that opened after Aug 30, 2006, then log on to MY
USAJOBS, click on APPLICATIONS, this page will list your USAJOBS
application history, under the far right column titled "Application
Status" click on "More Information" and you will be automatically
redirected to the Commerce System, at that screen, click on the
radio button for "Generate Fax Cover Sheets", choose and print the
cover sheet(s) that you need.
OR
2. Go to the USAJOBS system, log on and choose a vacancy
announcement to apply for by clicking on "Apply On Line", choose one
of your stored resumes to send, you will be automatically redirected
to the Commerce site, once there, click on the radio button that
says "Update My Information on File", proceed through the next
several screens until you reach the screen that says Generate Fax
Cover Sheets, choose and print the cover sheet(s) that you need.


Contact Information:
Mary Parker

Phone: 816-426-3045

Fax: 000-000-0000

Email: Mary.J.Parker@noaa.gov


Or write:
U.S. Department of Commerce
NOAA/WFMO
601 E 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106

Fax: 000-000-0000


What To Expect Next:
Applicants will receive notification that their application has been
received. Answers to the questions in your online application
process will serve as the basis for your initial rating. You will
receive a numerical score based on your responses to the online
questions, which will be validated by a human resource specialist
and/or a subject matter expert against the information you provide
in your online resume and/or by reference checks. The level of
education, experience, and/or training you claim must be supported
in your online resume. Falsifying your background, education,
and/or experience is cause for not hiring you. A complete resume in
your online application is required for consideration.
Applicants may check the status of their application by accessing
the USAJOBS website at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/. Click on the MY
USAJOBS tab and enter your User Name and Password. Next, click
on "Applications" (in the sentence Track your online job
applications), in the section above My Resumes. This will take you
to the USAJOBS Online Application History screen. Locate the
announcement/position in question, and in the last column (Applicant
Status), click on the "More Information" link. From the Welcome
page, click the radio button next to "View Detailed Status of
Applications with this Agency," then click the continue button,
which takes you to "Current Applicant Status" page. The status will
be listed under "VACANCY STATUS", with any additional information in
the "COMMENTS" section.