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Resource Specialist

Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
National Forest System Lands Staff
This job announcement has closed

Summary

This position is with the National Forest System Lands Staff and is located at any Forest Service location.

The incumbent has responsibilities primarily in recreation special use permits.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Elrand Denson at elrand.denson@usda.gov.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
09/22/2020 to 09/29/2020
Salary
$52,905 to - $68,777 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 9
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Location Negotiable After Selection, United States
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position for meetings and training.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary promotion - 13 Months
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
20-WO-NFS-10920117-MR
Control number
579530400

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Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted only from current permanent Forest Service (FS) employees with competitive status and CTAP/RPL eligible candidates.

Duties

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  • Administer a variety of recreation special use authorizations.
  • Evaluate simple special use proposals according to regulatory screening criteria.
  • Serve as the primary contact for prospective and existing special use holders and works with them to resolve problems if they arise.
  • Meet with special use proponents to discuss the special use application process and inform them of possible special use terms and conditions.
  • Generate and track cost recovery and land use bills for recreation special uses.
  • Query and generate Special Use Database System (SUDS) reports and user views for use in administration.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
  • 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

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.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as: Knowledge of special uses management, including Special Use Data Systems. Issuing authorizations (permits, term permits, leases, and/or easements) for a variety of activities. Familiar with applicable laws, regulations and policy. Assisting in the administration of special use authorizations.

OR

Have a master's or equivalent graduate degree; 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR have a LL.B. or J.D., if related.

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.

This is a Temporary Promotion/Detail, not-to-exceed one year and may be extended without further competition for up to five years or may end earlier due to lack of work or funds, or at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

Temporary promotion/Detail may be made permanent without further competition. If the temporary promotion is not made permanent, the employee will be returned to a position that is comparable to his or her permanent position (i.e., same series, grade, and duty location).

This position will be located at a Forest Service office, final determination of the duty station(s) will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer. To see where these Forest Service Offices are located click here. Click each region to see the different locations.

Pay rates vary depending on location and the salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates.

Forest Service daycare facilities may be available.

Government Housing is not available

Daycare facilities are not available

This position is eligible for telework and other flexible work arrangements.

How you will be evaluated

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 competencies listed below:

  • Customer Service
  • Information Management
  • Real Estate


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.

If you meet the qualification requirements and are determined to be among the best qualified, you will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Noncompetitive candidates and applicants under some special hiring authorities must meet minimum qualifications to be referred.

Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you 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.

To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10920117

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