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Horse Wrangler

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
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Summary

Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource.

For additional information about the BLM, please visit Our website

All positions may not be filled or they may be filled at different times depending on budget, hiring needs, and requirements. These positions are temporary and are expected to last for approximately 6 months. These positions have no promotion potential, if you want to be considered for a higher grade you must apply for the higher grade.

Physical Demands / Work Environment: Work may take place in extremely remote environments and may require primitive camping and living skills for upwards of two weeks in duration. The work is performed outdoors in rugged terrain; to include very steep, wet, muddy, rough, uneven or rocky surfaces; positions require physical exertions, such as, bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities. Individuals should be capable of working alone, or with other people, during early morning hours, night, or during the day.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
03/02/2017 to 08/31/2017
Salary
$18.98 to - $20.56 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 07
Location
Rock Springs, WY
MANY vacancies
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Seasonal - This is a temporary appointment in the excepted service.
Work schedule
Full-time - Work Schedule is full-time.
Service
Promotion potential
07
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Announcement number
BLM-TEMP-2017-0013
Control number
465127800

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Duties

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This position is located within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as a part of the Wild Horse and Burro (WH&B) Program. The major emphasis of this position is to support the WH&B Program mission to affirm wild free-roaming horses and burros are a living legacy of our American heritage, ensuring they are recognized and maintained as part of the natural ecosystem, and are valued for their biological natural ecosystem and are valued for their biological, social, and cultural heritage. This position ensures for animal well-being and welfare needs through providing for the care, feeding, handling, preparation for adoption, medical treatment and facility maintenance for WH&B as well as interacting with the public and wild horse adopters, as a part of the Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program (CAWP).

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Direct Deposit Required
  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • Read the "How to Apply" and "Required Documents" Sections
  • You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can
  • you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land

You will be rated on your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position. In addition, In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume. Interviews may be conducted for this position.



Qualifications

You will be evaluated on your ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Qualifications will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. We must be able to determine that you meet the experience requirement- please be sure to include this information in your resume. Qualifications will be determined based on your ability, experience and/or training in the following job elements:

  1. Knowledge of horse training or horse handling techniques.
  2. Ability to use measuring instruments.
  3. Ability to interpret instructions.
  4. Ability to perform laboring work using a variety of hand tools and specialized equipment.
  5. Knowledge of building, repairing and maintaining corrals and fences.
  6. Knowledge of safety rules pertaining to the handling and training of horses.
This position also requires special qualifications that have been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as screen-out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the below screen out element will be rated not qualified.
  • Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision
You must meet all qualification requirements by the early consideration / closing date of the announcement. Please be sure that you state your qualifying education, training and/or experience in your resume.

Additional information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System website.

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.

If tentatively selected for this position you will be required to complete and submit a OF-306 Declaration for Federal Employment prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.

The person tentatively selected for this position is subject to completion of a favorable background investigation. Failure to satisfy the preliminary background check will result in cancellation of the tentative job offer. Failure to satisfy the full investigation requirements may be grounds for termination, once you are placed in the position.

A valid driver's license is required for some positions. If you are selected for one of these positions you must be 18 years old and have a current driver's license.

MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: Employees required to operate a motor vehicle must be at least 18; otherwise, you must be at least 16 at the time you report for work.

A pre-employment physical may be required.

Overnight travel may be required on a regular and recurring basis and employee will be required to obtain and use a government charge card, when travel is necessary.

If you are selected for this position, prior to appointment, you may be subject to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use. If drug testing is required for this position, it will be provided at Government direction and expense. Once hired, you may also be subject to random drug testing during employment. This is in accordance with Executive Order 12564 and under the Department’s Drug Free Workplace Program.

This position is not eligible for Telework.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If qualified, your application will be placed in the following veterans’ preference order:

  • CPS / CP
  • XP
  • TP
  • SSP
  • Non Veteran / No Veterans’ Preference
Applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

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