Job opening: Forestry Technician (Recreation)
Salary: $17 per hour
Published at: Jan 25 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Corps graduates are encouraged to apply.
This position is located within a National Forest. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of technical work in support of the Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Program and assist with administration of a variety of special use permits.
Duties
Assists in the accomplishment of the unit's OHV Recreation Program, including identifying and conducting maintenance and reconstruction of OHV routes within the framework of existing planning documents.
Performs routine clerical tasks such as filing and copying documents in support of program.
Participates on patrols of off-trail regions of the District or Forest that includes use areas to ensure recreation area and trails are operated, used and maintained in accordance with the recreation plan.
Assists with the preparation, administration, and inspection of OHV outfitter guide permits.
Operates and maintains, in safe working order, assigned vehicles, motorcycles an ATV and trail maintenance equipment and specialized equipment used.
Contacts visitors to provide information about recreation regulations, opportunities, and current restrictions. Provides information on resource management practices in the area.
Assists with the enforcement of Off-Road-Vehicle (ORV) restrictions, including maintenance and posting of regulatory signs, and enforcement of restrictions.
Issues violation notices for common field violations and reports other violations to supervisor.
At designated fee sites, collects monies from sale of recreation use permits, safeguards money and unused permits.
Assures recreation area and trails are maintained in accordance with standards.
Constructs and rehabilitates minor recreation facilities and trails.
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.
- Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
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 General Schedule Qualification 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.
GS-04: Applicants must have six months of general experience (any type of work that demonstrated the ability to perform the work of the position, or experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation) AND six months of specialized experience that is directly related to the work of the position; OR successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science (no more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is creditable); OR an appropriate combination of experience and education above high school as described above. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university and include courses that are related to the occupation of the position.
Examples of General Experience includes: Performed farm/ranch labor, such as feeding and tending livestock or general maintenance of farm/ranch facilities; Cleaned tools and equipment; Worked in a greenhouse or nursery moving, watering, and tending plants and performing other general labor; Worked on a landscape or construction crew; Other work experience, paid or unpaid, that demonstrates an ability to learn and perform the work of this position.
Examples of specialized experience include: Providing information on resource management practices and recreation regulations, opportunities, and restrictions; ensuring recreation areas and trails were maintained in accordance with standards; and performing crew-based forestry related support work, such as for recreation or trail maintenance projects.
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.
To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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]