This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/504081200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is located in Region 9, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Rhinelander WI.
This position is responsible for providing administrative, secretarial, and clerical assistance to the Forest Supervisor and Deputy Forest Supervisor. This position serves as a personal assistant with responsibility for maintaining effective communication channels with internal and external contacts. The incumbent assists the Forest Supervisor and Deputy Forest Supervisor in dealing with very confidential and controversial matters. The supervisor directs the staff primarily through face-to-face meetings and interactions.
For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Paul Strong at pstrong@fs.fed.us or 715-362-1323 or Jamie Davidson at jamieldavidson@fs.fed.us or 715-362-1324.
07/03/2018 to 07/16/2018
$37,223 - $59,557 per year
GS 06 - 08
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Travel to meetings on the forest and travel for training.
Yes—Entitlement for payment of basic moving expenses, as required by the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) §302-3.101, are authorized for eligible applicants changing duty station when the change meets the distance tests as provided in FTR §302-1.1 and §302-2.6. House hunting trip, Temporary quarters and Other relocation benefits may be negotiated with selectee.
Permanent
Full-Time
08
No
18-SVQ2-477101-G-DG
504081200
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Duties listed are at the full performance level.
Maintains the Forest Supervisor’s daily calendar, making appointments and arranging conferences and meetings without specific prior approval, based on knowledge of the Forest Supervisor’s schedule and priorities.
Anticipates need for and conducts research for information, and obtains data from files and records.
Provides advice to subordinate personnel on the Forest Supervisor’s policies, directives and instructions.
Drafts correspondence, such as routine official correspondence, memorandums regarding confidential union and/or personnel related issues, social and personal acknowledgments, congratulatory letters, and routine office reports. Ensures proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, and formatting.
Receives all visitors and telephone calls for the Forest Supervisor. Determines the nature and purpose of calls, gathers background information, and refers to appropriate responder, i.e. Forest Supervisor, staff member, or personally handles the matters.
When the Forest hosts large conferences, arranges a secure meeting place, and sends information to the participants concerning such matters as hotel accommodations, transportation to and from the meeting location, social arrangements, and administrative matters while the participants are on location.
Current permanent Federal employees with competitive status, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP, VEOA, VRA, and reinstatement eligibles, Farm Service Agency permanent county employees; 30% or more disabled veterans; Individuals with Disabilities; former Peace Corps or VISTA volunteers; certain Military Spouses; and those eligible for other Hiring Authorities.
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Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement as defined below: For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER
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.For the GS-8 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level; OR two full years (36 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (for example - courses in Business Administration); OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
Examples of specialized experience are: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.
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.See above for education requirements for this position.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK:Selection and retention in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check) and a background investigation.
Forest Service daycare facilities are not available.
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.
E-Verify: Federal law requires agencies to use the E-Verify system to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires. If you are selected as a newly hired employee, the documentation you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 on your entry-on-duty date will be verified through the DHS E-VERIFY system. Under the system, the new hire is required to resolve any identified discrepancies as a condition of continued employment.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career- conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.
Government housing is not available.
If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is not guaranteed.
This agency offers alternative and flexible work schedules.
This is a bargaining unit designated position.
This is a bargaining unit position represented by the National Federation of Federal Employees, IAMAW.
This position is not eligible for telework.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by the experience, education, and training you described in your application package, as well as the responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies listed below:
Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are determined to be among the best qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Noncompetitive candidates and applicants under some special hiring authorities need to meet minimum qualifications to be referred.
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 disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; i.e. the online questionnaire. The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process. To initiate the online application process, click the "Apply Online" button to the right.
The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service, your system failure, etc. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
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 view Tips for Applicants – a guide to the Forest Service application process.
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.
To begin, click "Apply Online" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and attach your resume and all required documents.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/504081200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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