Job Opening: 58296
Open to ALL U.S. Citizens AND current FBI Contract Linguists
Opening Date: 12/19/24
Closing Date: 1/8/2024 11:59 pm (EST)
Questions regarding this opening should be directed to HR Specialist Britton at rbritton@fbi.gov Job Summary Position: Language Specialist Division: Directorate of Intelligence- National Virtual Translation Center located within Washington, DC or Salt Lake City Field Office Location: Washington, DC or Salt Lake City, UT Working Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (hours may vary) Salary: GS 7- $41,966.00-$54,557.00 GS 9 - $51,332.00-$66,731.00 GS 11 - $62,107.00-$80,737.00 GS 12 - $74,441.00-$96,770.00 *NOTE: The salaries listed above are the Base rate of pay for federal employees on the General Schedule (GS) pay scale. A complete list of Pay Tables factoring in locality pay (based on the geographical area) can be found on OPM.gov. Full Performance level: GS-13 Number of Positions Available: 1 Duration: Full Time/Permanent Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Key Requirements *Language Specialists at the NVTC translate audio and written materials in summary and/or verbatim. Applicants must agree to take the Language Battery Test administered by the FBI Language Testing and Resources Unit* A FAILED BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION MAY AFFECT YOUR CURRENT CONTRACT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FBI. Mission Statement: The mission of the FBI is to protect the American People and uphold the Constitution of the United States. Major Duties: Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Your application will be evaluated and rated under the FBI’s Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared to your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and/or supporting documents may eliminate you from Most Competitive status. Your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Most Competitive, Competitive, or Least Competitive. Names of candidates in the Most Competitive category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration. Veterans’ preference will be applied. *Preference will be given to applicants that are proficient in more than one Chinese dialect (Mandarin, Cantonese, Fuzhounese, etc.)* All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies: Selective Placement Factor: In order to be considered for this position, applicants must respond to the following selective placement factor question. All qualifying experience MUST be provided within your RESUME to be considered. In addition to the selective placement factor, please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Grade level will be determined based on language experience, education, or a combination of the two. Qualifying work experience for all grade levels consists of any bilingual work experience such as: translating, teaching, interpreting, editing manuscripts; or professional-level day-to-day bilingual experience on both a paid and/or voluntary basis. Work experience that is not full-time in nature (40 hours per week/52 weeks per year) will be prorated on an hourly basis based on a 2,087 hour work year. When listing experiences please include the following: employer’s name/company, your position title, dates of employment, and the amount of hours worked per week using your language skills in that job. Please see the example provided below: Specialized Experience (SE): Please make sure specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in the resume. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To ensure applicants are placed at the grade at which qualifications are met, additional information concerning current and prior language-related work experience may be required. Please account for all periods of employment that required the regular, day-to-day use of your foreign language and specifically list the month and year. Please be specific and include your FBI Contract Linguist service GS 7: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level. SE is defined as follows: GS 9: GS-9: Applicants must possess at least five (5) years of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level and passing language proficiency test scores. SE is defined as follows: GS-11: Applicants must possess at least seven (7) years of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 and passing language proficiency test scores. SE is defined as follows: GS-12: Applicants must possess at least eight (8) years of qualifying work experience and/or college level education and passing language proficiency test scores. SE is defined as follows: All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows: GS-7: Applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education. The completion of a bachelor's degree (or its academic equivalent from a college or university with regional or national institutional accreditation) in any discipline will count as four (4) years of credit. GS-9: Applicant must have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. The completion of a master’s degree or Juris Doctorate (or its academic equivalent from a college or university with regional or national institutional accreditation) in any discipline will count as five (5) years credit. GS-11: Applicant must have a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M. The completion of a Doctorate Level Degree (or its academic equivalent from a college or university with regional or national institutional accreditation) in any discipline will count as seven (7) years credit. GS-12: Education may NOT be substituted How to Apply Required Documents To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes: Documents that were uploaded one or more years ago will need to be uploaded again. Although an applicant may see these documents within their current profile, the HR Specialists may not have access to view them. All applicants are being asked to upload another copy (if applicable) to ensure the staffing units can review the complete application. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. If applying online is a hardship, please contact the HR Specialist listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance. What to Expect Next Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process. Additional Information a. Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties) Attach the Memorandum for Record to your application in the “Cover Letters and Attachments” section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please upload the attachment as type “Other.” Veterans' Preference If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume and application. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. Nepotism Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process, and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative’s appointment or promotion. During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process. Reasonable Accommodation Request The FBI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please notify the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs (OEEOA) Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Program by either e-mail at REASONABLE_ACCOMMODA@fbi.gov, telephone at 202-324-2158, or FAX at 202-324-3976. Your request will receive an individualized assessment. This e-mail address is only for reasonable accommodation requests. Please do not submit your application and/or any questions unrelated to reasonable accommodations. Should any applications be received, they will not be forwarded for consideration during the hiring process. Equal Employment Opportunity The FBI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for this vacancy. Unless explicitly authorized by law, selection will be made without regard to, and there will be no discrimination because of, color, race, religion, national origin, marital status, parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age (40 or over), sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), or on the basis of personal favoritism, or any other non-merit factors. Benefits The FBI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees: http://www.opm.gov/insure/new_employ/index.asp
Qualifications and Evaluations
Name of employer: Home Improvement Store Inc.
Position Title: Customer Service representative and cashier
Dates of employment: January 2015 – October 2020
Hours worked using language per week: 40 hours/week, used Spanish 20 hours/week
Description of duties/experience: Used Spanish to help customers understand store policies verbally and in writing. Translated store service agreements and descriptions of inventory from English to Spanish and vice versa.
Education
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b. The month/year work began
c. Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.)
d. Specific duties performed