This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/487722000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date and will be filled for up to 6 months. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or funds.
This positions is located within the Tonto National Forest. This position is established on a Ranger District and serves as a Lookout coordinating information between two Interagency Dispatch Centers and oversees two communities. The purpose of the position is to provide fire detection services to district fire suppression personnel.
The number of positions to be filled will be dependent upon individual unit needs.
Some positions will have varying work schedules. Some positions may have irregular and protracted hours of work. Tours of duty include full-time or less than full-time and will involve working weekends or irregular work hours.
The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.
01/02/2018 to 01/08/2018
$16 - $16 per hour
GS 05
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Position(s) may involve work away the official duty location to remote worksites within commuting distance (49 miles) and may also require overnight travel and/or camping per fire assignment.
No
Temporary
Multiple Schedules
05
No
18-TEMPF-R3-FTLO-5DT-BV
487722000
Uses standard fire finders, compass, binoculars, protractors, and geographic maps to locate observed smoke. Estimates distance to smokes and probable size and characteristics of fires. Plots locaton of fires using specialized equipment. Reports azimuth, distance, location, volume, color, behavior of smoke, and other pertinent information by radio. Continues to observe the area and reports significant changes such as increased smoke, wind conditions, changes in color or volume of smoke, etc to dispatch. Evaluates changing conditions with the use of weather instruments to interpret fire weather data, then advises Fire Suppression personnel of those changes. Uses radio communications to warn personnel involved in the response to fires of changes that may affect them. Observes ground lightning strikes, reports resultant fires, and records storm path to assist in the observation for hold over fires.
Records and reports daily weather observations and records. Maintains photo records and log books identifying the source and duration of smoke plumes. Makes minor adjustments to and maintains lookout equipment. Maintains station and grounds in a neat and orderly condition.
Operates a radio communications center which connects to other lookout stations, lookouts, agencies, and two interagency dispatch centers. Receives and relays messages and information received relating to weather forecasts, fire hazard conditions, fire emergencies, accidents, and location of work crews and personnel. Communicates the location of known down strikes and fires to aircraft during recon activities.
Serves as key contact at a lookout station visited by large numbers of people during the fire season. Promotes the fire prevention program by explaining State and Federal laws, policies, and regulations, as well as fire prevention methods and procedures and fire hazard conditions.
Patrols district one day per week; maintains prevention signs; changes out prevention signs as needed; issues campfire permits; explains state and federal laws to visitors during patrol; reviews documents and reports for completeness and enters pertinent information into an automated tracking system; iindependently conducts the full range of database searches; reviews and processes documents and reports in accordance with established procedures.
US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
No Additional Requirements.
You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for this position. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements.
GS-5: (1) One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04.
Specialized experience is defined as: Maintains records, log books and maintains lookout equipment. Maintains lookout station and grounds in a neat and orderly condition. Received and relayed a variety of fire and administrative data and kept dispatcher/fire officials informed of current conditions. Promotes the fire prevention program by explaining State and Federal laws, policies, and regulations to visitors. –OR
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position, or (b) that included at least 24 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 6 semester hours in mathematics is creditable.-OR
A combination of education and experience as described above.
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements as of the closing date of the announcement.
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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated in accordance with the category rating procedure as defined in the USDA Demonstration Project Plan. Applicants who meet the basic minimum qualification requirements established for the position will be placed in the Eligible category. Eligible applicants will be further evaluated against criteria for placement in the Quality category. This evaluation is based on the level of your experience, education, and/or training as determined by your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire. Applicants with veterans' preference are listed ahead of applicants who do not have veterans' preference within each category.
Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered to more accurately reflect the submitted documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.
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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.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement in order to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/487722000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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