PUBLIC NOTICE - Aviation Safety Inspector (Cabin Safety)

About the role

Will serve as an Aviation Safety Inspector (Cabin Safety). The ASI Cabin Safety provides technical guidance to airlines, making sure they follow regulations, policies, and approved programs. They also oversee training programs, ensuring they are properly conducted and meet all requirements.

Additionally, they take part in special projects to improve cabin safety and may be involved in certifying new operators.

What you will do

• A Cabin Safety Inspector duties involve developing, administering, or enforcing regulations and standards concerning cabin safety policy and operations, including safety aspects of aviation facilities, equipment, and procedures.
• Aviation Safety Inspectors apply a broad knowledge of the aviation industry, the general principle of aviation safety and the Federal laws, regulations and policies affecting aviation.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Applicant must be a high school graduate or equivalent.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• Resume (MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY format and detailed job description)

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen.

On-the-Spot will be used to fill this position. The 'Rule of Three', Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy. The Flight Standards Service utilizes a National Centralized Hiring Process for standardized interviewing, screening, and verification of qualifications and experience of Aviation Safety Inspector applicants.

Interviews will be conducted over the phone or via Zoom to determine whether they possess the necessary qualifications, competencies and personal qualities to successfully perform Aviation Safety Inspector duties. Applicants will be questioned about information on their application and will be required to show appropriate certificates or other requested documents.

Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.

Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include WORK HISTORY THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU MEET THE ANSWER YOU CHOSE FOR EACH KSA.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

In addition, you must submit documentation that provides evidence of eligibility as indicated in the "Required Documents" section of the announcement. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration. This Public Notice will serve as a resume repository ¿ positions may or may not be filled from this announcement. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA