Outreach Notice - Temporary Jobs

OUTREACH NOTICE

Temporary Forest Service Jobs -- Summer 2013

US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region

San Isabel National Forest

Leadville Ranger District

Leadville, Colorado

The Three Apostles – Collegiate Peaks Wilderness* Musk Thistle Mount Massive Wilderness*

*Wilderness photos by Steve Sunday

The Leadville Ranger District anticipates filling two biological science technician positions, one GS-4 and one GS-5, this summer to conduct invasive plant inventories in our wilderness areas. These are temporary appointments, from approximately June 10 to Sept 27, 2013. Employees earn sick leave and paid vacation time, but there are no health or retirement benefits associated with these positions.

Potential applicants who would like to learn more about working for the Forest Service can go to the national jobs website www.fs.fed.us/fsjobs/. To learn more about the Leadville Ranger District and the San Isabel Forest refer to the Forest website at www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/. In the ‘About the Forest’ box click on ‘Districts’ to find the link to the Leadville Ranger District. We’ve included general information below. Please feel free to contact Michelle Mueggler at or (719) 486-7409 with any questions.

About the positions

The two people hired will work together, with support from District personnel, to identify and treat invasive plants in the Buffalo Peaks, Mt. Massive, and Collegiate Peaks Wilderness areas. Duties include identifying non-native invasive plant species; surveying wilderness trailheads, trails, disturbed areas and riparian areas within the three wilderness areas for non-native invasive plants; using GPS units to map the areas surveyed, and the extent of invasive plant populations; treating invasive plants by mechanical and/or chemical means; recording survey and treatment data on field forms and entering data into a computer database; making public contacts in the field to explain the benefits of natural resource management; and other duties as assigned in support of the wilderness management program. The work is physically strenuous, involving hiking many miles each day, on and off trail, at elevations exceeding 11,000 feet, and in all types of weather conditions. It will include some nights out in the field in the more remote parts of the wilderness. The duty station will be the Leadville Ranger District office in Leadville, CO.

Hiring Timelines for Summer Jobs

The Leadville Ranger District likely will start hiring for the summer season in late April, 2013. It is important that anyone interested in these summer jobs submit applications as soon as possible. If your application hasn’t been submitted in time you will not show up on hiring lists! It would be best for applicants to let us know if they are interested in working on the Leadville Ranger District so we can help them with any issues or questions that arise.

Employment Dates for Summer Jobs

It is anticipated that these jobs will start no earlier than June 10 and end by late September, 2013. People hired will be expected to work 40 hours per week through the season.

Leadville Ranger District Employee Housing

The Leadville Ranger District may have bunkhouse housing available for summer employees.

HOW TO APPLY

APPLY ONLINE at www.USAJOBS.gov by April 19th in order to be considered for these positions

Step 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at www.USAJOBS.gov. It is recommended that as part of your profile you set up automatic email notification to be informed when the status of your application changes. If you choose not to set up this automatic notification, then you will have to log into your USAJOBS account to check on the status of your application.

Step 2: Create a resume with USAJOBS or upload a resume into your USAJOBS account. You may want to customize your resume to ensure it documents duties and accomplishments you have attained that are directly related to this position, so your application will meet required qualifications. (Ensure you provide exact dates of employment so your qualifications are accurately documented: e.g. May 1, 2010 to Oct 29, 2010 will be calculated as 6 months of experience; listing May 2010 to Oct 2010 may be calculated as only 4 months of experience, assuming a start date in late May and an end date at the beginning of Oct.)

Step 3: Search for the job announcement number. You may need to use the advance search option with the job title to find the correct job announcement number. Read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin. Click “Apply Online” and follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and attach any additional documents that may be required. You should ensure that you address the qualifying skills and accomplishments for the position for which you are applying in another part of your application (Resume or additional attachment). Make sure you select Leadville, CO as a potential duty station. Apply to all the announcements below that you may qualify for.

The announcement numbers for these positions are:

You can update your application or documents anytime while the announcement is open. Simply log into your USAJOBS account and click on “Application Status”. Click on the position title and then select “Update Application” to continue.

The Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to meeting workforce diversity goals. The more diverse we are as an organization, the more effectively we can respond to the needs of the diverse publics we serve.

Elk below Buffalo Peaks – photo by Steve Sunday

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