Job opening: Lead Forestry Technician
Salary: $23 per hour
Published at: Nov 20 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: March-July 2025.
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Duties
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Lead field implementation of non-native invasive plant field program; including survey, monitoring and treatment using chemical, biological, mechanical and/or cultural control methods.
Lead hazard tree management activities including performing hazard tree surveys and mitigation action which may include cutting trees and debris removal.
Lead fence construction and repair for livestock trespass.
Provide instruction and oversight for the field work of students, volunteers, coworkers and contractors involved in invasive plant and hazard tree management activities. Use personal judgement to adjust methods or procedures in field work as needed.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/04/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: leading or training others in the removal of noxious/exotic weeds through the application of herbicides, safe use of chainsaws or hazard tree identification and removal, etc. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of at least the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service. You must include hours per week worked.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.
Education
There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.
Contacts
- Address Glacier National Park
PO Box 128
West Glacier, MT 59936
US
- Name: Britni Johnson
- Email: [email protected]
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