Automotive Equipment Dispatcher

Forest Service (DOA); Salt Lake City (UT); Presencial; USD 22.000 - 32.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

This position is located within a National Forest and provides a wide range of logistical and administrative support duties in the dispatch office.

GS-5 level with one year of specialized experience or equivalent education is required. Telework is not available and travel is occasional. Salary is $19.52 per hour, with a not-to-exceed appointment for up to 6 months, and full-time schedule.

Qualificações

• General clerical and administrative work experience.
• Experience using standard office software and telecommunications equipment.
• Background in organizing files and handling mail and records.

Responsabilidades

• Performs routine administrative and clerical duties for the dispatch office.
• Answers and screens emergency and general inquiries via phone.
• Maintains office files, routes mail, and updates data records.
• Compiles and verifies reports and statistics related to dispatch activities.

Conhecimentos

Clerical work

Data entry

Emergency communications

Records management

Formação

Bachelor's degree

Descrição da vaga

Summary

This position is located within a National Forest. The primary purpose of this position is to provide a wide range of logistical and administrative support functions.

Overview

Many vacancies in the following locations: Rapid City, SD.

Employment Details

• Telework eligible: No
• Remote job: No
• Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
• Salary: $19.52 – $19.52 per hour
• Pay scale & grade: GS 5
• Promotion potential: None
• Work schedule: Full-time
• Travel required: Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.
• Appointment type: Temporary
• Occupation series: 2151 Dispatching
• Supervisory status: No
• Federal service type: This job is in the Competitive Service
• Represented by a union: No
• Drug test: No
• Security clearance: Other
• Financial disclosure required: No
• Announcement number: 27-TEMP3-R2-FS2855-5DT-ME
• Control number: 890788500

Open To

The public: U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

• Participates in the management of the organization by performing routine administrative and miscellaneous clerical duties.
• Answers and screens all emergency calls, personal telephone inquiries relative to the activities of the dispatch office when the information required can be supplied from own knowledge of departmental operations.
• Answers and screens all dispatch emergency calls and personal telephone inquiries when the information required can be located in office files or records.
• Refers calls to other personnel or component organizations as appropriate. Maintains office files, searches for and withdraws material when requested.
• Compiles statistical data reports, charts or records. Extracts data from documents and posts or tabulates.
• Verifies accuracy of computations or computer quantities.
• Receives, sorts, routes incoming mail or correspondence and makes distribution.
• Uses standard computer hardware/software programs and procedures to input, update, review, and/or retrieve data.
• Utilizes special computer programs within dispatch in assisting personnel before and when on an emergency scene.
• Compiles information in appropriate computer software.
• Provides critical logistical support information to supervisor and makes recommendations concerning the efficient use of available resources.
• Shares pertinent information with cooperators and other interested entities.
• Gathers information for the development and maintenance of the dispatch mobilization guide and internal dispatch operating guides.
• Transcribes and maintains all telephone and two-way radio transmissions in appropriate communication logs.

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• 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.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.

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.

GS-05: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level; OR a bachelor’s degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school; OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

Examples of specialized experience include: Performed general clerical and administrative work such as mail and files, answering and screening emergency calls. Used standard computer hardware/software programs and telecommunications equipment to maintain records, generate reports, and process requests. Informed supervisors of logistical support activities and made recommendations concerning the efficient use of available resources (i.e. equipment, resources, and supplies). Gathered information for the development and maintenance of the dispatch mobilization guide and internal dispatch operation guides.

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.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional Information

PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is being used to fill positions for FY2027 Temporary Employment Hiring season. The expected start date for this position will be between April 18, 2027 to June 13, 2027.

By selecting the “Location Negotiable” option during the application process, implies your willingness to be considered for any official duty location listed on this announcement and/or those duty locations not listed for this Regional announcement. Pay rates vary depending on location. The salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates.

This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date and will be filled for up to 6 months or as a not to exceed (NTE) 1 year, however an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or lack of funds.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other groups within the Region who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in any of the geographic location(s) listed on the announcement. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

The duty station for this position will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Salary range as shown is the locality pay Rest of U.S. (RUS). Pay rates vary by location. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management’s website for additional information on pay rates.

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.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligible must meet the agency’s definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.

If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.

This position is not eligible for telework. Availability of government housing and federal day care facilities will vary by location.

Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required Documents

• Resume that includes: Personal Information: name, address, contact information; Education ; Work Experience related to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); other qualifications . Resume cannot exceed 2 pages.
• If education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application if it includes your name and the necessary course information; however, if selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
• Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as applicable), current performance appraisal with rating of at least “Fully Successful” or equivalent, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.

Education Requirements

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.

Agency Contact Information

HRM Contact Center

1-877-372-7248 X2

[e-mail]

USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center

DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Albuquerque, NM 87109

US

Next Steps

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Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

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