Forestry Technician (Recreation, Timber, Range)

United-States-Forest-Service; Hot Springs (AR); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Forest Service is seeking a GS-04 Forestry Technician to support recreation, timber and range programs within a National Forest. This role may be filled as a crew member or solo worker, performing tasks under supervision to assist daily operations and resource protection.

Candidates must meet GS qualification standards: six months general experience and six months specialized experience, or two years of study in forestry, range, soil or related fields.

Qualifications

• General experience includes work demonstrating the ability to perform related duties.
• Specialized experience involves forestry, range, soil, or natural resources work.

Skills

General experience

Specialized experience

Education

Two years forestry/range/soil study

Job description

Job Corps graduates are encouraged to apply

This position is located within a National Forest. The purpose of this position is to perform work individually or as a crew member in support of the unit's recreation, timber, and/or range programs. 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 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-04:

Applicants must have six months of general experience (any type of work that demonstrated the ability to perform the work of the position, or experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation) AND six months of specialized experience that is directly related to the work of the position; OR successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science (no more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is creditable); OR an appropriate combination of experience and education above high school as described above. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university and include courses that are related to the occupation of the position.

Examples of general experience include:

• Performed farm/ranch labor, such as feeding/tending livestock or general maintenance of farm/ranch facilities;
• Worked in a greenhouse, nursery or landscaping e.g., planting, moving, watering, and tending plants;
• Worked as an animal caretaker in a laboratory, zoo or pet store;
• Other work experience, paid or unpaid e.g., volunteer work at a park, youth camp, hospital, community sports league, local fire department, etc.

Examples of specialized experience include:

• Performing Forestry technician work; or engineering, range, or soil conservation technician work that involved the application of cultural, resource conservation, or land management practices on non-forest or ranch lands when combined with knowledge of forestry operations and equipment.
• Farming or ranching work that involved application of cultural and soil and water conservation practices, including safety and use of equipment, and that provided a basic understanding of land use.
• Forest or range fire control, prevention, or suppression work.
• Techniques and practices relating to natural resources management programs, (i.e., timber and silviculture, recreation and trails, wildlife, fisheries, watershed improvement, range, special uses, and others).

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.