USDA Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Region
Willamette National Forest
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The Willamette National Forest is outreaching, with plans to fill the following seasonal positions
for the 2016 season. These positions will be advertised through . Positions will be advertised from November 30th thru December 7th, 2015.
Requirements for specific positions (series and grade) can be researched by following this link:
Announcement Numbers / Location / Openings / Position / Contact16-TEMP-R6-0404-4PLNTS-DT16-TEMP-R6-0404-5PLNTS-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / 2 / GS-0404-4/5 Biological Science Technician (Plants) YCC Crew Leaders / Penny Harris
(541) 822-7265,
16-TEMP-R6-1316-5HYD-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / 1 / GS-1316-05 Hydrologic Technician YCC Crew Leader / Penny Harris
(541) 822-7265
16-TEMP-R6-0404-5BIONR-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / 1 / GS-0404-5 Biological Science Technician (Natural Resources)YCC Crew Leader / Penny Harris
(541) 822-7265
16-TEMP-R6-0462-4REC-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / 1 / GS-0462-04 Forestry Technician (Recreation) YCC Crew Leader / Penny Harris
(541) 822-7265
16-TEMP-R6-0462-4REC-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / Up to 3 / GS-0462-4 Forestry Technician (Recreation) / Dave Sanders
(541) 822-7234
16-TEMP-R6-0462-4FTTSI-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / 3 / GS-0462-4 Forestry Technician, (Timber Stand Improvement) / James Rudisill, Timber
(541) 822-7203
16-TEMP-R6-0462-3SUP-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / Up to 8 / GS-0462-03 Forestry Aid (Fire Suppression), GS-0462-5 Forestry Technician (Fire Suppression) Initial Attack Handcrews / Quin Anderson, Crew Forman
541-822-7277
16-TEMP-R6-0462-4SUP-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / Up to 3 / GS-0462-03 Forestry Aid (Fire Suppression); GS-0462-4 Forestry Technician (Fire Suppression)
Engine Crews / Nick White, Engine Capt.
541-822-7272,
Randy Pyle, Engine Capt.
541-822-7273,
16-TEMP-R6-0462-5SUP-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / 1 / GS-0462-5 Forestry Technician (Suppression)
Patrol / Saren Whitney, Prevention
541-822-7243,
16-TEMP-R6-0462-3SUP-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / Up to 5 / GS-0462-3 Forestry Aid (Fire Suppression), GS-0462-4 Forestry Technicial (Fire Suppression); GS-0462-5 Forestry Technician (Fuels)
Fuels Crews / Kevin Moriarty , AFMO Fuels, 541-822-7244,
16-TEMP-R6-1001-4VSTR-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / Up to 2 / GS-1001-04 Information Receptionist / Brenda Hamlow, SSS, McKenzie
(541) 822-7222,
16-TEMP-R6-0462-4FTTR-DT / McKenzie RD
McKenzie Bridge, OR / 3 / GS-0462-4 Forestry Technician (Trails) / Edward (Tyson) Cross
(541) 822-7231
THE DUTY STATIONS:
About the District Communities
McKenzie River Ranger District:
57600 McKenzie Hwy, McKenzie Bridge, OR 97413, 541-822-3381. Seasonal housing may be available at the ranger station located just outside the City of McKenzie Bridge. The beautiful McKenzie River Hwy is a 100 mile long corridor stretching between Sisters on the east and Springfield on the west. Renowned for fishing, the McKenzie River supports spring Chinook salmon, winter steelhead and summer steelhead as well as native rainbow, cutthroat and bull trout. The high lakes have been planted with brown and brook trout, making the McKenzie River Corridor an outdoor sports paradise. The West Cascades National Scenic Byway, has some of the most spectacular scenery in Oregon. The area includes the popular Terwilliger Hot Springs, Sahalie Falls, Clear Lake, and Hoodoo Ski Area. Visit the website
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OUTREACH NOTICE
Biological Science Technician, Plants – GS-0404- 4/5
Temporary 1039 Hire
Willamette National Forest
McKenzie River Ranger District
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
The McKenzie River Ranger District will soon be fillingone Temporary 1039 Biological Science Technician, Botany-Noxious Weeds– GS-0404-5. The duty station is McKenzie River Ranger District in McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. The purpose of this Outreach Notice is to inform the potential applicant pool of this position. This vacancy is open to US Citizens.
APPLICANT INFORMATION:
The vacancy announcement for this position is posted on the U.S. Government's official website for employment opportunities at,. If you are interested in applying, the vacancy announcement is: 16-TEMP-R6-0404-4PLNTS-DT and 16-TEMP-R6-0404-5PLNTS-DT.The announcement opens November 30 and closes December 7, 2015.Applicants must select McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413 as their desired/preferred location. If you are interested in this vacancy please contact Penny Harris,, 541-822-7265, before February 1, 2016. The position may start May 16th through October.
ABOUT THE POSITION
35% - As a crewmember or leader, provides leadership and direction to a 5 person Youth Cpnservation Corps (YCC) Crew of 15-18 year old youth. Duties include leading the crew and performing a variety of resource management projects in wildlife, botany, watershed, fisheries, recreation, timber stand improvement, reforestation, fire, and others.
Responsibilities include distributing the workload among enrollees, checking status and progress of work and making adjustments, accepting finished work and amending or rejecting work not meeting standards, instructing employees in specific task and job techniques, giving on-the-job training, checking working conditions and ensuring the work is completed safely. Crew leaders will also monitor performance and disciplinary problems, resolve simple informal complaints of enrollees, report on enrollee performance and prepare reports about work completed. Crew Leader will also demostrate work ethics and work place behavior through a lead by example method.
The crew leaders will develop an environmental educational program for their YCC crew.
35% - Individually or as a leader of volunteers; assists with contract inspections of Invasive and Noxious Chemical and Manual weed contracts. Conducts established botany-related projects. Completes botany projects such chemical and manual Noxious Weed control, cutting and planting shrubs and trees, sowing native grass and pollinator seed, collecting native seed and cuttings, pools, pond and marsh creation and restorations.
30% - Individually conducts inventories of Noxious and Invasive weed, gathers and compiles data by mapping weed populations in ARCGIS; Assembles information for development of management plans, environmental analysis reports and contracts. Collects and analyzes data using methods that are well established. Performs monitoring for effectiveness of treatments. Data management - Keeps comprehensive and accurate records and presents findings to supervisor for review and analysis.Prepares charts and tables to display the data, and presents results to the supervisor in the form of a report for further review and analysis.
Job Requirements: Be over 18 years of age. Possess a valid state driver’s license and ability to obtain a U.S. government driver’s license. Work will include driving a six passenger vehicle to work sites which are generally accessible on gravel Forest Service roads. Exhibit an existing excellent driving and work safety record. A driving record background check will be conducted before the job is offered. Experience in mentoring, coaching, teaching, leading and working with youth. Experience in identifying plants and weeds, ARCGIS skills, and contract inspection experience.
Work is performed in a forest environment where terrain is often uneven, rocky, and covered with thick vegetation, and where there is exposure to extremes of weather and temperature. The work requires physical exertion, such as hand tool use, walking over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces, recurring bending, and stooping, reaching, etc. Proficiency in the use and maintenance of chainsaws, weed eaters, axes, firefighting equipment etc. are desirable.
THE DUTY STATION:
The position will be stationed in McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. Applicants must apply to this location or Blue River, Oregon if they wish to be considered.
Housing may be available (but not guaranteed) in bunkhouses at the McKenzie River Ranger District. The daily rate is approximately $5.00/day. You must provide your own food, towels and bedding. No pets are allowed. Visitors are welcome, but should plan overnight stays offsite (nearby campgrounds or motels).
Public transit is available from the Eugene/Springfield to the ranger district, 1-2 times per day.
ABOUTMcKenzie Bridge, Oregon:
McKenzie River RD is about 52 miles east of Eugene. There is city bus service along Hwy 126 ending at the McKenzie River RD, but a car would be useful. The Willamette National Forest is known for its numerous volcanic peaks, the forested Cascade Range, and its outstanding rivers. For more information check our webpage:
OUTREACH NOTICE
Hydrologic Technician – GS-1316- 5
Temporary 1039 Hire
Willamette National Forest
McKenzie River Ranger District
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
The McKenzie River Ranger District will soon be filling one Temporary 1039 Hydrologic Technician – GS-1316- 5. The duty station is McKenzie River Ranger District in McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. The purpose of this Outreach Notice is to inform the potential applicant pool of this position. This vacancy is open to US Citizens.
APPLICANT INFORMATION:
The vacancy announcement for this position is posted on the U.S. Government's official website for employment opportunities at,. If you are interested in applying, the vacancy announcement is: 16-TEMP-R6-1316-5HYD-DT.The announcement opens November 30 and closes December 7, 2015. Applicants must select McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413 as their desired/preferred location. If you are interested in this vacancy please contact Penny Harris,, 541-822-7265, before February 1, 2016. The position may start May 16th through October.
ABOUT THE POSITION
35% - As a crewmember or leader, provides leadership and direction to a 5 person Youth Cpnservation Corps (YCC) Crew of 15-18 year old youth. Duties include leading the crew and performing a variety of resource management projects in wildlife, botany, watershed, fisheries, recreation, timber stand improvement, reforestation, fire, and others.
Responsibilities include distributing the workload among enrollees, checking status and progress of work and making adjustments, accepting finished work and amending or rejecting work not meeting standards, instructing employees in specific task and job techniques, giving on-the-job training, checking working conditions and ensuring the work is completed safely. Crew leaders will also monitor performance and disciplinary problems, resolve simple informal complaints of enrollees, report on enrollee performance and prepare reports about work completed. Crew Leader will also demostrate work ethics and work place behavior through a lead by example method.
The crew leaders will develop an environmental educational program for their YCC crew.
30% - Temperature sensor deployment and retrieval – navigation skills, use of GPS to navigate, reading terrain features, maps and compass; traversing steep, uneven terrain in rocky stream channels. Calibration of equipment and data download will be conducted using standardized protocols. Individually conducts the placement and retrieval of temperature sensors within an established monitoring network.
35% - Data management - Keeps comprehensive and accurate records. Some interpretation of data is required, and the technician must be able to understand and relate the significance of the results to overall study objectives. Prepares charts and tables to display the data, and presents results to the supervisor in the form of a report for further review and analysis. Skills needed would be the use of Excel and ArcGIS to input spatial and tabular data.
Job Requirements: Be over 18 years of age. Possess a valid state driver’s license and ability to obtain a U.S. government driver’s license. Work will include driving a six passenger vehicle to work sites which are generally accessible on gravel Forest Service roads. Exhibit an existing excellent driving and work safety record. A driving record background check will be conducted before the job is offered. Experience in mentoring, coaching, teaching, leading and working with youth.
Work is performed in a forest environment where terrain is often uneven, rocky, and covered with thick vegetation, and where there is exposure to extremes of weather and temperature. The work requires physical exertion, such as hand tool use, walking over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces, recurring bending, and stooping, reaching, etc. Proficiency in the use and maintenance of chainsaws, weed eaters, axes, firefighting equipment etc. are desirable.
THE DUTY STATION:
The position will be stationed in McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. Applicants must apply to this location or Blue River, Oregon if they wish to be considered.
Housing may be available (but not guaranteed) in bunkhouses at the McKenzie River Ranger District. The daily rate is approximately $5.00/day. You must provide your own food, towels and bedding. No pets are allowed. Visitors are welcome, but should plan overnight stays offsite (nearby campgrounds or motels).
Public transit is available from the Eugene/Springfield to the ranger district, 1-2 times per day.
ABOUTMcKenzie Bridge, Oregon:
McKenzie River RD is about 52 miles east of Eugene. There is city bus service along Hwy 126 ending at the McKenzie River RD, but a car would be useful. The Willamette National Forest is known for its numerous volcanic peaks, the forested Cascade Range, and its outstanding rivers. For more information check our webpage:
OUTREACH NOTICE
Biological Science Technician, Natural Resources – GS-0404- 5
Temporary 1039 Hire
Willamette National Forest
McKenzie River Ranger District
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
The McKenzie River Ranger District will soon be filling one Temporary 1039 Biological Science Technician, Natural Resources – GS-0404-5. The duty station is McKenzie River Ranger District in McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. The purpose of this Outreach Notice is to inform the potential applicant pool of this position. This vacancy is open to US Citizens.
APPLICANT INFORMATION:
The vacancy announcement for this position is posted on the U.S. Government's official website for employment opportunities at,. If you are interested in applying, the vacancy announcement is: 16-TEMP-R6-0404-5BIONR-DT.The announcement opens November 30 and closes December 7, 2015. Applicants must select McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413 as their desired/preferred location. If you are interested in this vacancy please contact Penny Harris,, 541-822-7265, before February 1, 2016. The position may start May 16th through October.
ABOUT THE POSITION
35% - As a crewmember or leader, provides leadership and direction to a 5 person Youth Cpnservation Corps (YCC) Crew of 15-18 year old youth. Duties include leading the crew and performing a variety of resource management projects in wildlife, botany, watershed, fisheries, recreation, timber stand improvement, reforestation, fire, and others.
Responsibilities include distributing the workload among enrollees, checking status and progress of work and making adjustments, accepting finished work and amending or rejecting work not meeting standards, instructing employees in specific task and job techniques, giving on-the-job training, checking working conditions and ensuring the work is completed safely. Crew leaders will also monitor performance and disciplinary problems, resolve simple informal complaints of enrollees, report on enrollee performance and prepare reports about work completed. Crew Leader will also demostrate work ethics and work place behavior through a lead by example method.
The crew leaders will develop an environmental educational program for their YCC crew.
45% - Individually, as a crewmember or leader of volunteers and or youth, conducts established restoration-related projects. Constructs or completes habitat projects such chemical and manual Noxious Weed control, cutting and planting shrubs and trees, sowing native grass and pollinator seed, creating nest structures, meadow maintenance, creating openings, pools, pond and marsh creation and restorations.
Less than 10% - Individually conducts inventories of habitat conditions, gathers and compiles data through a variety of methods for Hydrology, Botany and Wildlife; Assembles information for development of management plans and coordination of restoration needs for environmental analysis reports. Collects and analyzes data using methods that are well established. This may include pre-treatment surveys for stream mapping; Noxious Weed inventory; snags and down wood creation, species and habitat surveys for Western Pond Turtles, Western Bumble Bee, Sierra Nevada Red Fox, American Beavers, amphibians, elk, and deer. Conducts monitoring for effectiveness of habitat related projects. This position may assist with writing and preparing National Environmental Protection Act documents and grant applications.
Less than 10% - Data management - Keeps comprehensive and accurate records and presents findings to supervisor for review and analysis. Some interpretation of data is required, and the technician must be able to understand and relate the significance of the results to overall study objectives. Prepares charts and tables to display the data, and presents results to the supervisor in the form of a report for further review and analysis. Manages data collected. Inputs data into a variety of databases: Watershed Improvement Tracking (WIT) Database; Natural Interpretation and Conservation Education (NICE) database; Volunteer, Youth and Partnership database; Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) among other databases.
Job Requirements: Be over 18 years of age. Possess a valid state driver’s license and ability to obtain a U.S. government driver’s license. Work will include driving a six passenger vehicle to work sites which are generally accessible on gravel Forest Service roads. Exhibit an existing excellent driving and work safety record. A driving record background check will be conducted before the job is offered. Experience in mentoring, coaching, teaching, leading and working with youth.
Work is performed in a forest environment where terrain is often uneven, rocky, and covered with thick vegetation, and where there is exposure to extremes of weather and temperature. The work requires physical exertion, such as hand tool use, walking over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces, recurring bending, and stooping, reaching, etc. Proficiency in the use and maintenance of chainsaws, weed eaters, axes, firefighting equipment etc. are desirable.