This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/675414100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is being concurrently announced under Pathways Recent Graduate program as announcement number 22-NPT-NAC-404-45-RG. Current federal employees may apply to both announcements. This position may be filled at the GS-04 or GS-05 grade level with promotion potential to the GS-07.
See Position Information section below for additional details on the positions being filled through this announcement.
09/06/2022 to 09/12/2022
$32,283 - $46,953 per year
GS 4 - 5
Many vacancies in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent -
Full-time - or permanent seasonal 13/13 or 18/8 based on location.
Competitive
7
No
No
22-NPT-NAC-404-45-FS-CJ
675414100
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Applications will be accepted only from current permanent Forest Service (FS) employees with competitive status; Land Management eligibles whose last appointment was with the FS; ICTAP/CTAP/RPL eligible candidates; Peace Corps & AmeriCorps VISTA; Public Land Corps; Resource Assistants; VEOA; and Military Spouses.
POSITION INFORMATION
This announcement is associated with the 2022 Natural Areas Conference (NAC) recruitment event. The target start date for these positions is Spring 2023.
This announcement may be used to fill positions with a full-time work schedule or a permanent seasonal work schedule. If the position has a permanent seasonal work schedule, full-time work is guaranteed for 13 pay periods or 18 pay periods; and when not working, you will be placed in non-pay/non-duty status. For more information about work schedules, bargaining units, and duties, please contact the following:
Steamboat Springs, or Yampa, CO: Michael Woodbridge, michael.woodbridge@usda.gov 970-819-7046
Minturn, CO: Leanne Veldhuis. leanne.veldhuis@usda.gov, 970-471-1796
New Ellenton, or Aiken, SC: Thomas Mims thomas.mims@usda.gov 803-725-8644
Salida, Canon City, or Leadville, CO: James (Perry) Edwards, james.edwards1@usda.gov, 719-530-3960
Woodland Park, Fairplay, or Conifer, CO: Felix Quesada. felix.quesada@usda.gov, 719-477-4207
Deer River, MN: Jeremy Cable, jeremy.cable@usda.gov, 218-246-3459
Potosi, MO: Nathan Patterson, nathan.patterson@usda.gov, 573-261-0257
Houston, MO: Daphne Kampinga, daphne.kampinga@usda.gov, 417-967-4194 x3125
Idelyld Park, OR: Crystal Shephard, crystal.shepard@usda.gov, 541-496-4043
John Day, OR: Dan Armichardy, dan.armichardy@usda.gov, 541-575-3391 OR Renee Hollowell, renee.hollowell@usda.gov, 541-757-3345
Groveland, CA: Ryan Murdoff, ryan.murdoff@usda.gov, 209-732-8207
Mount Ida, AR: David Probasco, david probasco@usda.gov, 870-867-2101
Hodgen, OK: Robert Bastarache, robert.bastarache@usda.gov, 580-494-6402 x107
Jessieville, AR: Mary Mentz, mary.mentz@usda.gov, 501-984-5313
Carbondale, CO: Phil Nyland, phillip.nyland@usda.gov, 970-404-3156
New Bern, NC: Jason Osborne jason.osborne@usda.gov 252-617-5396
Troy, NC: Susan Miller susan.l.miller@usda.gov 252-617-5396
Franklin, NC: (Matthew) Troy Waskey troy.waskey@usda.gov 828-371-5543
Murphy, or Robbinsville, NC: Andrew Gaston andrew.gaston@usda.gov 828-837-5152
Pisgah Forest, NC: Jeffrey Owenby jeffrey.owenby@usda.gov 828-877-3265
Nebo, NC: Nicholas Larson nicholas.larson2@usda.gov 828-442-9768
Mars Hill, NC: Jennifer Barnhart jennifer.barnhart@usda.gov
Grand Marais, MN: Jason Butcher jason.butcher@usda.gov 218-310-1312
Rifle, CO: Keisha Anderson keisha.anderson@usda.gov 970-625-6840
Cottage Grove, OR: Angelia Kegley angelia.kegley@usda.gov 541-767-5711 or Lee Riley lee.riley@usda.gov 541-767-5723
Overgaard, AZ: Natasha Douglas natasha.douglas@usda.gov 928-535-7309
Ashland, MT: Ryan Melin ryan.melin@usda.gov 406-784-2344
Bozeman, or Billings, MT: Jake Chaffin jake.chaffin@usda.gov 406-587-6734
Sandpoint, or Saint Maries, ID: Jeremy Kleinsmith jeremy.kleinsmith@usda.gov 208-920-1644
Silverthorne, or Dillon, CO: Mark Hane mark.hane@usda.gov 970-827-5168 or Stephen Elzinga stephen.elzinga@usda.gov 970-328-5896
Nevada City, Quincy, Placerville, Willows, or Vallejo, CA: Brenda Olson brenda.olson@usda.gov
The duty locations listed in this announcement include primary and alternate locations for available positions. You must select all duty locations for which you wish to be considered; final duty location for each position will be determined at the time of selection.
GS-04 Salary wage as shown is from this Special Table. GS-05 Salary wage as shown is for Rest of the U.S. For more information, refer to the Office of Personnel Management, Salary and Wages web page.
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.
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met.
Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran's Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).
For more information on applying under special hiring authorities such as the Military Spouses, Resource Assistants Program (RAP), Public Lands Corps (PLC), etc., explore the different Hiring Paths on the USAJOBS website.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 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.
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:
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.
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 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.
NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable.
Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your application status.
You must choose to turn on email notifications in your USAJOBS profile if you want to receive important email notifications that may impact your applicant experience (e.g. If you start an application and do not submit it prior to the closing date, USAJOBS will send an email reminder that the closing date is approaching and your application is in an incomplete status).
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/675414100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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