This position is located on a Forest Service unit, and serves as an advanced trainee performing work designed to prepare the incumbent for progressive work assignments related to administering and executing work plans and projects for wilderness, recreation, trails, and special uses activities.

Duties

The incumbent will receive training in development and administration of annual work plans for wilderness, trails, special uses and recreation resources. The incumbent will receive more progressive training and assignments involving processing special use applications including on-the-ground investigations of site suitability, screening levels and preparation of associated NEPA reports. The incumbent will participate in wilderness patrol, or trail, bridge, developed site, or recreation facility maintenance and construction. The incumbent will receive more progressive training and assignments in the development and delivery of wilderness and other educational programs in local communities, at Forest Service facilities, and other locations.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Wage System Qualifications Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. For the GS-7 level: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Assisted in developing plans and objectives to maintain, rehabilitate, construct or reconstruct recreation facilities, sites, trails or wilderness areas; assisted in issuing and ensuring compliance for permits in land-use, recreation and non-recreation use; assisted in inspecting recreation areas for public use and safety; documented and reported trail and wilderness data to address performance standards; assisted with managing volunteer and partner agreements through successful field projects; assisted in recommending work plans for recreation sites to generate visitor interest. OR One full year of graduate level education; OR An appropriate combination of graduate level education and specialized experience; OR Superior Academic Achievement (go to this site determine if you are eligible: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]