- Position Title
- Forestry Technician (Smokejumper Spotter)
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 22-FIRE-NOCR-SMKSPTR-78DH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, August 2, 2021 to Monday, May 16, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
3.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
3.
Please enter at least 3 references below. Include first and last name, phone number and email address.
4.
Do you want to be considered for additional duty locations listed in this announcement?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this position with the USDA Forest Service. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine your eligibility for this position. THE RESUME AND APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM.
Medical Requirements for SmokeJumper Positions: The duties of these positions require sustained, arduous physical exertion under rigorous and unusual conditions. Persons appointed will be potentially subject to extreme physical danger and to irregular and protracted hours or work. The health of individuals must be such that they have the capacity to meet demands for performance in the position and for human reliability. Before entrance on duty and periodic-ally during employment, individuals must undergo a medical examination. Failure to meet any of the required medical qualifications will usually be considered disqualifying for employment or a basis for termination, except when substantial evidence is presented that the individuals can perform the essential functions of the job efficiently and without hazard to themselves or others, with or without reasonable accommodation.
1.
Do you have acute or chronic eye disease? Note: Corrected distant vision must test at least 20/20 (Snellen) in one eye and at least 20/30 (Snellen) in the other. Individuals must be able to read printed material the size of typewritten characters, correction permitted.
2.
Do you have acute or chronic disease of the external, middle, or internal ear? Note: Using an audiometer for measurement, there should be no loss of 25 or more decibels in each ear at the speech frequency range. A hearing aid is not permitted.
3.
Do you have an acute or chronic sinus disease or other nasopharyngeal conditions that interfere with distinct speech or with free breathing?
4.
Do you have any mouth or dental defect that interferes with proper incision and mastication of food?
5.
Do you have an acute or chronic disease of the lungs that impairs pulmonary function?
6.
Do you have organic heart disease, compensated or not; valvular diseases; coronary heart disease; cardiac enlargement; angina pectoris; cardiac arrhythmia or irregularity other than sinus arrhythmia; arteriosclerosis; blood pressure readings that consistently exceed 150 systolic or 90 diastolic? Note: High blood pressure that is regulated without side effects to no more than the above systolic and diastolic readings may be qualifying.
7.
Do you have an acute or chronic disease of the abdomen; significant enlargement of the liver or spleen; or a hernia that interferes with lifting, stretching, bending, or working with tools?
8.
Do you have acute or chronic genitourinary disease; acute or chronic prostatitis; large and/or painful varicocele or hydrocele with functional impairment; or unreconciled abnormal finding on urinalysis, including drug use? Note: Diabetes mellitus may be disqualifying if means or extent of treatment and control are incompatible with working conditions.
9.
Do you have restricted mobility of the spine and pelvic joints that interfere with normal function? Note: Individuals cannot have any significant abnormal curvature of the spine or deformity or malformation of the parts, spondylolisthesis, or a history of herniated nucleus pulposus, with or without surgery, that may be reinjured on impact landing.
10.
Do you have anomalies in the number, form, proportion, and movement of the extremities that interfere with function? Note: This includes non-united fractures; nonreducible dislocations; united fractures and reduced dislocations with incomplete restoration of function; amputation of arm, hand, leg, or foot; loss of any skeletal portion of the thumb of either hand; loss of more than the two distal phalanges of the ring or little fingers of either hand; ankylosed joints; pes cavus, weakfoot, or clubfoot; flatfoot with symptoms unresponsive to orthotics; loss or deformity of great toe or any two toes on the same foot; torn cartilage or loose foreign bodies within the knee joint; instability of the knee joint; or inadequately healed surgical procedure.
11.
Do you have mental, nervous, organic, or functional neuro-psychiatric disorders likely to interfere with performance; medical history or clinical diagnosis or a seizure disorder showing systems that are likely to recur or disturbance of consciousness without satisfactory explanation of the cause; paralysis or paresis; muscular atrophies or dystrophies that would interfere with proper functioning in the position?
12.
Do you have debilitating acute or chronic skin disease or extensive scarring that interferes with function?
13.
My height without shoes does not exceed 77 inches or is not less than 60 inches (5 ft.-6 ft. 5 in.).
14.
My weight is no less than 120 pounds and no more than 200 pounds without clothes.
15.
I have had a tetanus immunization or tetanus booster within the last 10 years.
16.
From the choices below select the response that best describes how you meet the maximum age requirement for this position.
17.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience and requirements for the GS-07 level of this GS-0462 Forestry Technician position. Read all responses before making your selection. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
18.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience and requirements for the GS-08 level of this GS-0462 Forestry Technician position. Read all responses before making your selection. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
19.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.