This position is located in Region 6, on the Deschutes National Forest, in Bend, OR. The incumbent is responsible for providing native tree and plant seed extraction, storage services, and growing container seedlings for government agencies in the region. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact William Munro at 541-527-5463, [email protected].

Duties

Supervises up to 20% of the time. Duties listed below are at the full performance level. Provide technical training and advice on seed handling and plant propagation. Conduct safety training for nursery/extractory personnel including mandatory pesticide training. Identify workforce and organizational needs in support of annual program of work. Provide administrative oversight of all work performed at a nursery facility to ensure quality and quantity are maintained.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must adhere to to the Respiratory Protection Program and safety requirements. Must wear personal protective equipment, such as wearing a respirator.
• 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
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.

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. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: For the GS-0401 Series: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience. Courses equivalent to a major as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. For the GS-0437 Series: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Degree:Horticulture; or a related discipline of basic plant science that included at least 30 semester hours in the basic plant sciences, of which at least 16 semester hours were in horticultural subjects such as those dealing with the breeding, care, management, production, and post harvest handling of horticultural crops. OR Combination of education and experience. Courses equivalent to a major in horticulture or a related discipline of basic plant science that included course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Evaluation of Education: Courses in botany, plant physiology, plant taxonomy, plant pathology, genetics, agronomy, horticulture, and similar courses may be used to meet the 30 semester hour requirement in basic plant sciences. The 16 semester hour requirement in horticulture includes course work in basic horticulture and course work related to any of the recognized subject-matter fields of horticulture, i.e., fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, nursery work, seed production, or course work in related areas of science, such as micro-biology, entomology, plant pathology, plant physiology, or genetics that is directly related to horticultural work. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: GS-11: Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a PhD. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent Doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting two or more of the following: Helped to provide administrative oversight of all work performed at a nursery facility to ensure quality and quantity are maintained; and/or assisted in formulating an annual and long-range plans that identified objectives, production goals, and budget projections in support of annual program of work; and/or performed as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or equivalent, for services and materials provided; and/or created publications, reports, and provided technical training and advice on seed handling and plant propagation; and/or helped to oversee administrative studies int eh fields of bare-root stock production, container stock production, seed production, seed handling and storage and stock quality monitoring; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more that 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). GS-12: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting two or more of the following: Provided administrative oversight of all work performed at a nursery facility to ensure quality and quantity are maintained; and/or formulated annual and long-range plans that identified objectives, production goals, and budget projections in support of annual program of work; and/or performed as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or equivalent, for services and materials provided; and/or created publications, reports, and provided technical training and advice on seed handling and plant propagation ; and/or oversaw administrative studies in the fields of bare-root stock production, container stock production, seed production, seed handling and storage and stock quality monitoring. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided fore each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. 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]