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Conditions of employment - US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
- Passing Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) score required. Currently, FAA is only selecting from the Best and Well Qualified categories, prioritizing Best Qualified candidates.
- Area of consideration: must reside within a 50-mile radius of Westbury, NY/N90 TRACON.
- Medical clearance, including medical exam and psychological screening required.
- Security clearance, Access National Agency Check (ANACI), or higher required prior to start date.
- Irregular duty hours, a nonstandard work week, or tour of duty may be required.
- Upon successful graduation from the FAA Academy, some graduates may be eligible for a one-time incentive up to $10,000.
Qualifications
Successful candidates must be able to speak English clearly enough to be understood over radios, intercoms, and similar communications equipment.
To qualify, you must meet ONE of the following FIVE minimum qualifications for this position:
Additional Pool eligibilities are required based on specific Pool election. Please read this section carefully and contact Aviation Careers (aviation.careers@faa.gov) with any questions prior to the vacancy close date.
APPLICANT POOLS:
POOL 1 - ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants MUST meet one of the following criteria (1, 2, OR 3) listed below, and MUST provide supporting documentation, in the 'Required Documents' Section of this announcement in order to be eligible for consideration in Pool 1.
1. A graduate from an institution participating in the Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program, and who has received an official endorsement letter from the institution.
2. A Veteran eligible for a Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) pursuant to Section 4214 of Title 38. To determine if you meet VRA eligibility additional information is available at https://www.opm.gov/fedshirevets/veteran-job-seekers/vets/.
3. An eligible Veteran maintaining aviation experience obtained in the course of their military experience and/or entitled to Veterans' Preference (must meet eligibility requirements in section 2108 of Title 5, United States Code).
POOL 2 - ELIGIBILITY:
Pool 2 applicants are all other U.S. Citizens who do not meet the requirements for Pool 1, OR Pool 1 eligibles who elect to be considered for Pool 2. If eligible for Pool 1, applicants may elect consideration for Pool 2; but not both.
Pool 2 applicants may not apply for Pool 1 unless they meet the eligibility requirements outlined for Pool 1.
AGE REQUIREMENTS: If experience was gained as a civilian ATCS with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or Department of Defense (DOD), you must have been hired prior to age 31 and provide supporting documentation (copies of SF-50 personnel actions).A maximum age of 30 years is established for initial entry into air traffic control positions (2152 series) covered by Public Law 92-297. Persons who have reached their 31st birthday on the vacancy close date may not be appointed to these positions.
THERE ARE 5 WAYS TO QUALIFY
1. One-year general experience. Applicants must self-certify on the applicant questionnaire that they have at least one year of general experience. This may be one year of full-time work experience (2080 hours; may include a combination of paid/unpaid jobs and volunteer work).
2. Education. Applicants must self-certify through the application questionnaire a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. An associate degree alone does not meet the minimum requirement, see how to qualify based on combination or education and work experience bullet below.
Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) candidates under Pool 1: To be eligible for Pool 1 You must provide a transcript, (official or unofficial) that reflects the confer date and provide the Official CTI Endorsement Letter at time of application. *Please note, an Official Endorsement Letter is not a personal recommendation.
3. Combination of education and work experience. Applicants must self-certify through the application questionnaire that they have education and work experience that equates to one year. At the undergraduate level, successfully completed education that has not led to possession of a bachelor's degree is credited based on its relationship to 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours. Example: Candidates with an associate degree must also have some work experience to meet this combination requirement.
4. Specialized experience as an Air Traffic Control Specialist: applicants qualifying based on specialized experience must provide supporting documentation that verifies this requirement has been met (e.g., FAA certificate, military certificate or training record).
5. Alternative requirements: applicants must provide supporting documentation that verifies at least one of the following alternative requirements are met:
- a. Hold or have held an appropriate facility rating and have actively controlled air traffic in civilian or military air traffic control terminals or centers
- b. Hold or have held an FAA certificate as a dispatcher for an air carrier
- c. Hold or have held an instrument flight rating
- d. Hold or have held an FAA certificate as a navigator or have been fully qualified as a Navigator/Bombardier in the Armed Forces
- e. Have 350 hours of flight time as a copilot or higher and hold or have held a private certificate or equivalent Armed Forces rating
- f. Have served as a rated Aerospace Defense Command Intercept Director
Minimum qualifications required for all positions; additional eligibilities required based on Pool election. If you elect Pool 1, and it is determined that you do not meet Pool 1 eligibility, you will automatically be considered under Pool 2 eligibility requirements.
Education
All applicants who are using education to qualify must self-certify their education through the application questionnaire.
Education obtained must be earned from schools accredited and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
If seeking Pool 1 eligibility, CTI graduates must provide current transcripts, (official or unofficial) and will be required to provide final transcripts reflecting degree earned and confer date prior to employment, if selected. Additionally, graduates will be required to provide the official endorsement letter, an Official Endorsement Letter is not a personal recommendation. This letter should be on official CTI school letter head, signed by the designated CTI point of contact, and certify/endorse that all CTI program requirements have been met (or would have been met/effective as of 12/31/13).
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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.
- As a new ATCS, you will spend your first several weeks of employment in an intensive paid training program at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, OK. ATCS trainees will receive an hourly wage plus full benefits. The FAA also provides food, housing, and travel allowances to help offset daily cost of living while attending the FAA Academy in accordance with applicable agency policies.
- Entrance on Duty Requirements (EOD): If you do not complete the outlined instructions for all the pre-employment requirements within 60 days from the date of the Clearance Instruction Letter (CIL), you will be removed from the hiring process under this announcement.
- All applicants meeting basic qualifications (one of the five ways to qualify) for the position will be required to complete the Air Traffic Skill Assessment (ATSA).
- The FAA is searching for candidates that demonstrate the highest aptitude as determined by the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) result. Only candidates with either a best or well-qualified result will be considered for selection. If you have taken the ATSA and did not receive a best or well-qualified result, we encourage you to retake the ATSA.
- Travel to & from testing locations will be at the expense of the applicant.
- The most recent ATSA results will be utilized for referral, regardless of previous result.
- Candidate's referred and tentatively selected for ATCS positions will be assigned to either the En Route or Terminal (this includes TRACON) tracks based upon the candidates final clearance date and the next available Academy class date.
This position is eligible but not in a bargaining unit.
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How you will be evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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.
Required Documents Help
All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.
If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.
Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.
Forms:- SF-15 : Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.