This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/776555300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position serves as a District Ranger with responsibility for the management of the resources, personnel, goods, and services of a designated area on a National Forest/Grasslands.
For more information about the duties of this position, see the "Next Steps" section for location specific points of contact.
02/15/2024 to 02/26/2024
$86,962 - $134,435 per year
Salary wage as shown is for the Rest of the U.S. For more information, refer to the Office of Personnel Management, Salary and Wages web page.
GS 12 - 13
20 vacancies in the following locations:
Additional locations are listed below.
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes— A recruitment or relocation incentive, or reimbursement of relocation expenses may be authorized at the discretion of management in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
13 - Target grade of the position may vary based on duty station, see next steps for more information.
Yes
No
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776555300
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Current permanent federal employees with competitive status, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP and VEOA eligibles, Farm Service Agency permanent county employees, People with Disabilities, Reinstatement, Public Land Corps, and Resource Assistant Program.
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.
Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran's Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.
For more information on applying under special hiring authorities such as Schedule A Disabled, etc., explore the different Hiring Paths on the USAJOBS website.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied or guaranteed.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal 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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by the experience, education, and training you described in your application package, as well as the responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine the degree to which you possess the competencies listed below:
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal 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.
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
Please view Tips for Applicants - a guide to the Forest Service application process.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this.
To begin, in USAJOBS click "Apply" and follow the instructions to attach your resume and required documents, complete the assessment questionnaire, and submit your application.
NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable.
For more information about the duties of this position see location specific point of contact below:
Target Grade GS-13
Zigzag, OR- Meta Loftsgaarden, Meta.Loftsgaarden@usda.gov
Bend, OR and Crescent, OR- Holly Jewkes, Holly.Jewkes@usda.gov
Baker City, OR- Shaun McKinney, Shaun.Mckinney@usda.gov
Cle Elum, WA- David Farmer, David.Farmer@usda.gov
Reserve, NM- Bret Ruff, Bret.Ruff@usda.gov
Happy Jack, AZ and Sedona, AZ- Aaron Mayville, Aaron.W.Mayville@usda.gov
Nogales, AZ and Safford, AZ- Celena Soto, Celena.Soto@usda.gov
Mesa, AZ- Ericka Luna, Ericka.Luna@usda.gov
Prescott, AZ- Sarah Clawson, Sarah.Clawson@usda.gov
Overgaard AZ. POC Katherine Price, katherine.price@usda.gov
Carlsbad, NM- Leah Roberson, Leah.Roberson@usda.gov
Oxford, MS- Charles Woodard, Charles.E.Woodard@usda.gov
Heflin, AL- Nina Donley, Nina.Donley@usda.gov
Harrisonburg, VA- Linwood Butler, Linwood.Butler@usda.gov
Wellston, MI- Sandra Angel-Hoard, Sandra.Angel-Hoard@usda.gov
Grand Marais, MN- Renee Frahm, Maureen.Frahm@usda.gov
Pedro, OH- Brian Wagner, Brian.Wagner@usda.gov
Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your application status.
You must choose to turn on email notifications in your USAJOBS profile if you want to receive important email notifications that may impact your applicant experience (e.g. If you start an application and do not submit it prior to the closing date, USAJOBS will send an email reminder that the closing date is approaching and your application is in an incomplete status).
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Please view Tips for Applicants - a guide to the Forest Service application process.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this.
To begin, in USAJOBS click "Apply" and follow the instructions to attach your resume and required documents, complete the assessment questionnaire, and submit your application.
NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable.
For more information about the duties of this position see location specific point of contact below:
Target Grade GS-13
Zigzag, OR- Meta Loftsgaarden, Meta.Loftsgaarden@usda.gov
Bend, OR and Crescent, OR- Holly Jewkes, Holly.Jewkes@usda.gov
Baker City, OR- Shaun McKinney, Shaun.Mckinney@usda.gov
Cle Elum, WA- David Farmer, David.Farmer@usda.gov
Reserve, NM- Bret Ruff, Bret.Ruff@usda.gov
Happy Jack, AZ and Sedona, AZ- Aaron Mayville, Aaron.W.Mayville@usda.gov
Nogales, AZ and Safford, AZ- Celena Soto, Celena.Soto@usda.gov
Mesa, AZ- Ericka Luna, Ericka.Luna@usda.gov
Prescott, AZ- Sarah Clawson, Sarah.Clawson@usda.gov
Overgaard AZ. POC Katherine Price, katherine.price@usda.gov
Carlsbad, NM- Leah Roberson, Leah.Roberson@usda.gov
Oxford, MS- Charles Woodard, Charles.E.Woodard@usda.gov
Heflin, AL- Nina Donley, Nina.Donley@usda.gov
Harrisonburg, VA- Linwood Butler, Linwood.Butler@usda.gov
Wellston, MI- Sandra Angel-Hoard, Sandra.Angel-Hoard@usda.gov
Grand Marais, MN- Renee Frahm, Maureen.Frahm@usda.gov
Pedro, OH- Brian Wagner, Brian.Wagner@usda.gov
Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your application status.
You must choose to turn on email notifications in your USAJOBS profile if you want to receive important email notifications that may impact your applicant experience (e.g. If you start an application and do not submit it prior to the closing date, USAJOBS will send an email reminder that the closing date is approaching and your application is in an incomplete status).
Multiple positions may be filled from this 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/776555300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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