JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32)

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D12450000 and is part of the IL JS, National Guard. Major duties: As a JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32), GS-0303-5/6/7, you will carry out duties which include: overall mission status of an armory or base and its assigned units, installation security, initiating emergency procedures, Crisis Action Team notification, and other duties critical to the conduct of the mission.

This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Perform a wide variety of administrative services. Conduct studies to determine requirements for communication devices, office automation hardware and software. Ensure required publications are readily available. Type a variety of narrative and tabular correspondence from rough drafts and corrected copies. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Federal, state and public agencies and military units within the state.

Take calls from Federal, state and the public on exchange of information and records all pertinent data. During joint forces exercises or actual emergencies, serve as a member of the JOC emergency response team to provide support to either the Federal, state or public operations. Perform various tasks, such as activating the JOC, exchanging information with other emergency response agencies, coordinating data collection and reporting, coordinating with field personnel, preparing briefings or situation reports, etc.

Obtain and/or exchange information pertinent to emergency support plans and activities of mutual interest or major concern. Evaluate, analyze and disseminate information of interest to the JOC Manager, Adjutant General or his staff. Record action taken, equipment assigned and other pertinent information in various databases. Examine, analyze and interpret data from a variety of resources, i.e., interrelated electronic monitoring instruments, visual displays, area maps, news reports, and electronic mail to detect conditions of the area, either normal or abnormal.

Assist in the management and daily operations of the Joint Operations Center. Relay information through various communications equipment to appropriate personnel. May participate with the JOC Manager in briefing key staff members on significant emergency situations and providing situational assessments requiring response and recommendations for appropriate action. Ensure all classified documents are properly prepared, reproduced, distributed and stored.

Requirements: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. 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. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968.

An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.

Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. Education: If you are using Education to qualify for this position, successful completion of 4 years of education above the high school level in any field is creditable for the GS-5 Level.

This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. You must provide OFFICIAL transcripts to support your Educational claims.