This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/462711900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in accordance with the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (25 USC 472), gives priority in selection to eligible Indian Preference candidates. The BIA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Who May Apply:
For additional information see the "Other Information" section.
This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the
Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) Standard. This position has been
categorized as a Senior Firefighter, and requires
selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to being placed
into the position. Detailed information regarding IFPM positions can be found at
NOTE: This is a supervisory position. Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a trial period before their appointment becomes final. Those who do not satisfactorily complete the trial period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay then those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment
Learn more about this agency05/01/2017 to 09/26/2017
$29,356 - $52,893 per year
GS 06 - 07
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Regularly operate a government vehicle or equipment to perform the duties of the position.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
07
Yes
WRO-17-20
462711900
Supervises crews and performs duties in one of the following functional areas:
--Handcrew- Serves as a supervisor during initial attack fire suppression activities, locates fireline, directs and participates in fireline construction, backfiring and burnout operations, engine and pump operations, tree falling and holding/patrol/mop-up operations
--Prescribed Fire- Directs and performs prescribed fire operations including preparation, ignition, monitoring, holding, and mop-up. Monitors fire behavior, fire effects, and fire weather on prescribed fires and wildland fire use
--Wildland Fire Engine- Directs the operation of a wildland fire engine, ensuring the correct positioning, proper use and operation. Personally performs and directs others in starting the pump engine, priming pump, adjusting engine speed and pump valves, laying hose, and using appropriate nozzles and nozzle adjustment in effective use of water additives
--Helitack- Supervises the fire suppression efforts of the helicopter module. Directs the loading of helicopter personnel and cargo considering the weight and balance, securing cargo, etc. Completes manifests of personnel and equipment being transported to the fire or other work sites
Conditions of Employment
Background Check
GS-7: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 grade level OR 1 full year of graduate level education in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
· Forestry aid or technician work.
· Engineering, range, or soil conservation technician work that involved the application of cultural, resource conservation, or land management practices on non-forest or ranch lands when combined with knowledge of forestry operations and equipment.
· Farming or ranching work that involved application of cultural and soil and water conservation practices, including safety and use of equipment, and that provided a basic understanding of land use.
· Forest or range fire control, prevention, or suppression work.
GS-6: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: A season of experience is considered to be a period of no less than 3 months of continuous employment on a seasonal basis. Shorter periods may be combined to make a season, provided a total of at least 3 months' experience is shown. For any period where the work exceeded 3 months, the excess work is credited towards an additional season of experience. Examples of qualifying Specialized experience include:
· Forestry aid or technician work.
· Engineering, range, or soil conservation technician work that involved the application of cultural, resource conservation, or land management practices on non-forest or ranch lands when combined with knowledge of forestry operations and equipment.
· Farming or ranching work that involved application of cultural and soil and water conservation practices, including safety and use of equipment, and that provided a basic understanding of land use.
· Forest or range fire control, prevention, or suppression work.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
For GS-7: Successful completion of 1 full year of graduate education (18 semester hours) that included 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.
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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
For GS-7: Only graduate education as described above is credible toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Convert the education to a percentage by dividing the amount of credits by 18. Convert the experience to a percentage by taking the total months and dividing them by 12. Combine both the percentages and it must equal at least 100%.
Selective Factors:
The applicant must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position:
1. primary core qualification: Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1)
2. additional required training: S-290 "Intermediate Fire Behavior"
Selectees for IFPM positions requiring currency will be required to obtain and maintain currency for the NWCG qualifications listed above
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts with your name, school name, credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. If transcripts are not included in your application package, education will not be credited. Transcripts do not need to be official but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify then you will need to provide official transcripts before you enter on duty.
Evaluation of Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation upon request. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.
Additional selections of candidates may be possible within 90 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement, for filling additional or similar positions.
"The Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) allows acceptance of applicants throughout the year with eligible applicants being placed on the OCA register and referred for consideration as vacancies occur. The first Cut-Off date for receipt/referrals of applicants to be considered for available vacant positions will be 5/15/17. The second Cut-Off date will be 5/30/17. The third Cut-Off date will be 6/13/17. Applicants with 10-point Veterans' Preference who submit a complete application after a Cut-Off date but before the List of Eligibles is issued, will be considered and referred on the List, if qualified. Your applicant period of eligibility will be for six (6) months. The system automatically populates your Eligibility Begin Date when your application is rated and your Eligibility End Date is calculated based on the start of the 6-month period of eligibility. You must reapply to keep your application active.
Appointing Authority Information
The following links will provide additional information on how you may be eligible for the hiring authorities under this announcement.
Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans
Career Transitional Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Transitional Assistance Program (ICTAP)
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
All applicants for this position will be rated and ranked based upon the extent and quality of their experience, training and/or education as reflected on the application. Applicants will be further evaluated according to the degree to which they possess or have the potential to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics as listed below. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion. Qualifications and veteran's preference eligibility will be determined on the basis of information submitted.
Category rating may be used in the ranking and selection process for this position. The categories are as follows:
BEST QUALIFIED: Applicants that possess all of the job related competencies identified as important for successful job performance.
QUALIFIED: Applicants meet the basic eligibility and minimum qualification requirements but do not meet the definition of Best Qualified or Well Qualified as described above.
Preference Eligible's are listed ahead of non-preference Eligible's within each quality category. Veterans' preference is absolute within each quality category. Compensable veterans (CPS and CP) will "float" to the top of the highest category regardless of their final rating, except for Professional positions at GS-9 & above where they would be placed at the top of the category determined by their final rating. Non-compensable veterans (XP and TP) will go to the top of the category provided their final rating meets the cut-off rating for that category.
We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your resume, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities.
Knowledge of strategies, tactics and suppression methods used in control of wildland fires or implementation of prescribed fires.
Knowledge of supervisory policies, procedures, and methods.
Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing.
The following documents are required for this position:
1. Resume showing detailed work experience, from (mm/yy) to (mm/yy), hours worked per week, current supervisor's name and telephone number, duties, education and references.
2. On-line Assessment Questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire
3. SF-50 (if applying under merit promotion. Be sure your SF-50 displays your tenure in box 24, your position in box 34 and that the SF-50 is not an award)
4. Veterans documentation - if applying for VEOA: VA letter on VA letterhead that states you overall combined rating, SF-15, DD214 (copy 4) that indicates and honorable discharge.
5. Special Appointing Authority documentation (if applying under a special hiring authority)
6. BIA Form 4432 (if claiming Indian preference), link: http://www.bia.gov/DocumentLibrary/index.htm.
7. College Transcripts (If qualifications are based on education alone or a combination, submit for verification.)
8. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, will be required to complete a certification document to confirm their Selective Service registration status, if selected for appointment.
9. Copy of Current Valid Driver's License Must be submitted with application
10. (IQCS) Incident Qualification and Certification System Master Record or other equivalent documentation which verifies you meet the required NWCG qualifications for this IFPM position. Failure to provide this documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in you being rated as not qualified.
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. If your application package is incomplete in any way, you will not be considered for this position, and requests for extensions will not be granted. Please double check your application package BEFORE you submit it.
All application materials become the property of the agency and will not be returned.
NOTE: Persons submitting incomplete application will be given credit only for the information they provide. The applicant is responsible for submitting all required documentation in support of their application in order to receive full credit for their Indian preference, veteran preference, experience, training, and/or education. ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE LEGIBLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FROM THIS OFFICE.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must apply to this position via the USAJOBS website. If you do not already have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one.
1. Click APPLY ONLINE to the right.
2. Follow the instructions on USAJOBS to submit your resume.
3. Complete the online questionnaire.
4. Upload any additional required documents.
FAXING INSTRUCTIONS
We strongly recommend you uploading your documents electronically. However, if you are unable to upload supporting documents:
1. To fax your documents, you must use the following cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf and provide the required information. The vacancy ID is 1898901.
2. Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144. We recommend you retain a copy of your confirmation page.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, September 29, 2017 to receive consideration. Keep a copy of your fax confirmation in the event verification is needed.
HOW TO VERIFY YOUR APPLICATION AND DOCUMENTS RECEIVED
You may verify receipt of your application and any faxed or uploaded documents at any time:
1. Log in to your USAJOBS account.
2. Click the "Application Status" link.
3. Locate this vacancy and click the "more information" link.
You will be displayed the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence we have sent you. NOTE: Your faxed documents may take a day or two to display.
NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., assessment questions and answers, resume, and any supporting documents) are complete and accurate. All electronic submissions and/or faxes must be completed by Friday, September 29, 2017
NOTE: Submission of a resume alone is not a complete application. This position requires the submission of additional forms as described under the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section. Failure to provide the required information and/or documentation may result in your application not being considered for employment.
If you have properly submitted your online questionnaire, you will receive a confirmation message. You may want to check the spam folder for your email provider to ensure you receive our messages. A review of your application package will be made after the vacancy announcement closes. You will be notified by letter or email of your status. Please allow approximately 2 to 3 weeks for us to complete our review and notify you.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/462711900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 1898901
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is the lead agency for the United States in carrying on a government-to-government relationship with the tribal nations. A challenging and dynamic place to work, it enhances the quality of life, promotes economic opportunity, and carries out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives.
This is a Primary firefighter position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) (CSRS) AND 8412 (d) (FERS). Persons making their first entry into a firefighter position under these authorities cannot be selected if they have reached age 37 or older. Persons already in covered secondary positions or persons with previously approved service who apply for a primary position cannot be considered if their age at reentry into the primary position is 37 subtracting service in approved positions.
"READVERTISEMENT: APPLICANTS WHO PREVIOUSLY APPLIED UNDER THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED AND NEED NOT RE-APPLY. YOU MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION WHICH WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED."