Air Traffic Control Specialist (terminal) (t5)

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This position is an Open Title 5 Excepted Service Non-Uniformed Personnel position, open to the Public and to Veterans following the Minnesota National Guard Merit Placement plan. AGENCY: Minnesota Army National Guard LOCATION: Camp Ripley, Minnesota SELECTION OFFICAL: Linnea King, 320-616-2765 Membership in the National Guard is not required for employment. Competitive service employees may apply however will be converted to Excepted service if hired. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level. Specialized Experience: Experience in a military or civilian air traffic control tower that demonstrated possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the level of work of the specialization for which application is made. This experience must have provided a comprehensive knowledge of appropriate air traffic control laws, rules, and regulations. Issuing control instructions and advice to pilots in the vicinity of airports to assure proper separation of aircraft and to expedite their safe and efficient movement. This specialization also requires: -Ability to act decisively under stressful situations and to maintain alertness over sustained periods of pressure; -Skill to coordinate plans and actions with pilots and other controllers; and -Judgment to select and take the safest and most effective course of action from among several available choices. Must have provided the ability to: -Arrive quickly at well-reasoned solutions to complex problems; -Adjust quickly to different assignments, changing conditions, and workload fluctuations; -Remain calm and controlled during and after long periods of tension and fatigue; and - Speak rapidly, clearly, and distinctly. For Terminal Positions: Issuing control instructions and advice to pilots in the vicinity of airports to assure proper separation of aircraft and to expedite their safe and efficient movement. This specialization also requires: - Ability to act decisively under stressful situations and to maintain alertness over sustained periods of pressure; - Skill to coordinate plans and actions with pilots and other controllers; and - Judgment to select and take the safest and most effective course of action from among several available choices. Air traffic control specialists in all specializations must possess or obtain, within uniformly applicable time limits, the facility ratings required for full performance at the facility where the position is located. Applicants must possess or obtain a valid Air Traffic Control Specialist Certificate and/or Control Tower Operator Certificate, if appropriate. These certificates require demonstrating knowledge of basic meteorology, basic air navigation, standard air traffic control and communications procedures, the types and uses of air navigation aids, and regulations governing air traffic. Facility ratings require demonstration of a knowledge of the kind and location of radio aids to air navigation, the terrain, the landmarks, the communications systems and circuits, and the procedures peculiar to the area covered by the facility. Medical Requirements In general, air traffic control specialist applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of these positions without risk to themselves or others. The provision of sufficient information about physical capacity for employment requires that before appointment applicants undergo appropriate pre-employment physical/medical evaluations. The physical impairments/medical conditions that follow, unless otherwise noted, are disqualifying because there are medical and/or management reasons to conclude that an individual with such impairment/condition cannot perform the duties of the position without unacceptable risk to his or her own health, or to the health or safety of others (employees or the public).

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