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These positions are located in in the following duty locations: Medford, Oregon; Lakeview Oregon; Roseburg, Oregon; or Newport, Oregon.
This is a Term position not-to-exceed (NTE) four (4) years from employment date. Initial Term will be 13 months with option for extension up to four years. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status in the Federal service.
05/20/2024 to 06/03/2024
$49,025 - $63,733 per year
GS 7
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
Term - 4 years
Full-time
Competitive
None
No
No
OR-24-DE-12409457-JMR
791753500
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
U.S. Citizens, CTAP, ICTAP
The Park Ranger has a broad range of duties.
Repairs and maintains recreational trails, facilities, and infrastructure.
Establishes day-to-day work priorities for crews working on trail maintenance and construction projects, as well as projects in Special Recreation Management Areas (SMRAs), Wild & Scenic River (WSR), wilderness areas, and other high use recreation areas as assigned.
Leads all components of trail work, including planning, conducting survey, layout and design of new trails and trail reroutes, construction of trails and maintenance of trails and recreation sites. This includes a thorough knowledge of trail maintenance and construction methods for surface water control, trail corridor clearing methods, trail tread/foundation construction methods, methods for crossing over wet areas/streams, and other trail elements. Crews and work groups generally involve 6 to 12 persons. Work is performed on a variety of site-specific projects.
Incumbent plans and organizes projects and activities, orders supplies, materials, and equipment, explains work requirements, monitors assignments and project progress, and answers technical questions.
Incumbent is responsible for maintaining a safe work environment within the district's recreation sites, trails, wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, and for promoting safe work ethics among staff and volunteers.
Also responsible for the organization, management, and safety of several annual BLM co-sponsored volunteer events including clean-ups, trail celebration days, and other special events.
Assists the Assistant Field Manager or Outdoor Recreation Planner in support work for recreation management and planning in the form of inventories, surveys, and visitor use analysis. Supports preparation of recreation management and environmental education plans for Recreation Management Areas; monitors competitive and commercial events and implements special recreation permit program as directed. Provides assistance in the budgeting for the recreation program and monitoring of budget expenditures for maintenance efforts.
Works with the public to provide trail and recreation site information and provides visitor information and education concerning responsible trail and recreation site use to the public. May clean and maintain dispersed recreation facilities, vault toilets, and/or BLM campgrounds.
Assists with development of public relations programs to facilitate community support and involvement in recreation management. Prepares brochures that display district recreation opportunities as needed.
Presents a variety of formal and interpretive programs to include but not limited to, orientation talks, environmental education programs, conducted walks, demonstrations, and campfire programs.
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Occupational Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions may affect your rating.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/03/2024.
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.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/03/2024. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
No applicant inquiries will be accepted or addressed until after the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
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/791753500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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