When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you.
FEMA is seeking an experienced and proven leader with essential knowledge of the disability community to lead FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination as Director. This position is located within FEMA’s headquarters office in Washington, DC. This is a vital role within FEMA that ensures the Agency’s commitment to achieving whole community emergency management, inclusive of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.
In addition, FEMA is seeking talented men and women who are eager to assist disaster survivors as a FEMA Reservist. Reservists are vital employees, to FEMA’s disaster workforce, who work on an on-call, intermittent basis to support disaster survivors when they are most in need. They are the main FEMA workforce during an emergency or disaster that assists the agency in accomplishing its mission. Each Reservist is hired to a personnel group (Cadre) based on his or her skills and experience. The Reservist program is an opportunity for retired, professional, and early career job seekers.
Additional information for each position may be found attached and below.
Supervisory Program Specialist (Director of the Office of Disability Integration Coordination):
To apply, please click on the corresponding position link below. For questions regarding the position, please email [email protected]. Details on the Schedule A application process may be found here or you may e-mail questions to [email protected].
Reservist Positions:
To apply online, please click on the corresponding position link below or submit your resume by email to [email protected] (please indicate the specific Reservist opportunity of interest to you in the subject line of your email).
Office of Disability Integration and Coordination – Supervisory Program Specialist (Director):
Supervisory Program Specialist
The Director of the Office of Disability Integration leads the agency’s commitment to achieving whole community emergency management, inclusive of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. The incumbent will provide and maintain guidance, tools, methods, and strategies to establish equal program, physical, and effective communication access. To apply, visithttps://www.usajobs.gov/getjob/viewdetails/468748500. If you are a status candidate apply viahttps://www.usajobs.gov/getjob/viewdetails/468748300.
Disability Integration Cadre – Reservist Job Opportunities:
Disability Integration Advisor
A Disability Integration Advisor is responsible for providing subject matter expertise, guidance and resources to all FEMA programs and services during response and recovery for disasters to ensure programs and services are integrated and fully accessible to survivors with disabilities and other individuals with access and functional needs. To apply online, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/464615700
Disability Integration Advisor Lead
A Disability Integration Advisor Lead serves as the lead expert level advisor to the Command Staff and program areas providing expert level advice, guidance and technical assistance on programmatic, physical and effective communication access for people with disability and others with access and functional need for all Presidentially Major Disaster and Emergency Declarations. To apply online, visit:https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/464608200
Certified Deaf Interpreter Technical Specialist
A Certified Deaf Interpreter Technical Specialist provides American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation to meet the communications requirements of disaster survivors and the general public throughout emergency operations, programs and services while deployed to disasters and other emergency management events. To apply online, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/464610600
Resource Support Specialist
A Resource Support Specialist is responsible for supporting the Disability Integration Advisor Lead with managing resources and maintaining the resource status process of all resources including, personnel, equipment, and Initial Response Resources. To apply online, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/464611900
American Sign Language Interpreter Technical Specialist
An American Sign Language Interpreter Technical Specialist provides American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation to meet the communications requirements of disaster survivors and the general public throughout emergency operations, programs and services while deployed to disasters and other emergency management events. To apply online, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/464613000
ODIC Director Announcement 2017.pdf
Resource Support Specialist.pdf
American Sign Language Interpreter Technical Specialist.pdf
Certified Deaf Interpreter Technical Specialist.pdf