- Position Title
- Range Aid/Technician
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- WYTEMP-24-11965707-MS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, October 5, 2023 to Friday, January 5, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) 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.
Assessment 1
YOUR RESUME AND APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED. The following question pertains to your eligibility status. Select one response that best describes qualifications for a Range Aid/Technician position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factors will be rated not qualified:
- A driver's license is required in order to perform field work.
2.
In addition to the experience requirements described in the group coverage standard, Individual Occupational Requirements require the following specialized experience, seasonal experience may also be creditable. A season of experience is considered to be a period of no less than 3 months of continuous employment on a seasonal basis. Shorter periods may be combined to make a season, provided a total of at least 3 months' experience is shown.
For any period where the work exceeded 3 months, the excess work is credited towards an additional season of experience.2 seasons of experience qualify for GS-3; and 4 seasons of experience qualify for GS-4. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
Education and Training-For GS-3: Successful completion of 1 year of study that included at least 6 semester hours in a combination of courses such as range management or conservation, agriculture, forestry, wildlife management, engineering, biology, mathematics, or other natural or physical sciences.
For GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is creditable.
For GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position, or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those shown above for GS-4. No more than 6 semester hours in mathematics is creditable.
Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.
Do you meet and does your resume/transcripts reflect the Individual Occupational Requirements listed above?
For any period where the work exceeded 3 months, the excess work is credited towards an additional season of experience.2 seasons of experience qualify for GS-3; and 4 seasons of experience qualify for GS-4. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
- Work in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or Federally controlled lands for grazing.
- Range research activities.
- Work in the operation of a livestock ranch or in assisting in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range.
- Range or forest fire control, prevention, or suppression work.
Education and Training-For GS-3: Successful completion of 1 year of study that included at least 6 semester hours in a combination of courses such as range management or conservation, agriculture, forestry, wildlife management, engineering, biology, mathematics, or other natural or physical sciences.
For GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is creditable.
For GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position, or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those shown above for GS-4. No more than 6 semester hours in mathematics is creditable.
Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.
Do you meet and does your resume/transcripts reflect the Individual Occupational Requirements listed above?
3.
To qualify for GS-03: In addition to the individual occupational requirements listed in the education section below, applicants must have six months of general experience such as:
OR an appropriate combination of experience and education above high school as described above.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-03 qualification requirement?
- Working in any professional, technical, or other responsible field that provided you with a familiarity of range management programs;
- or techniques of collecting data.
OR an appropriate combination of experience and education above high school as described above.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-03 qualification requirement?
4.
To qualify for GS-04: In addition to the individual occupational requirements listed in the education section below, applicants must have six months of general experience AND six months of specialized at or equivalent to the GS-3.
Examples of General Experience includes:
OR an appropriate combination of experience and education above high school as described above.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-04 qualification requirement?
Examples of General Experience includes:
- Performed farm/ranch labor, such as feeding and tending livestock or general maintenance of farm/ranch facilities;
- Cleaned tools and equipment;
- Worked in a greenhouse or nursery moving, watering, and tending plants and performing other general labor;
- Worked on a landscape or construction crew;
- Other work experience, paid or unpaid, that demonstrates an ability to learn and perform the work of this position.
- Work in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing;
- Range research activities;
- Work in the operation of a livestock ranch or in assisting in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range;
- Range or forest fire control, prevention, or suppression work.
OR an appropriate combination of experience and education above high school as described above.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-04 qualification requirement?
5.
To qualify for GS-05: In addition to the individual occupational requirements listed in the education section below, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-4.
Examples of specialized experience includes:
OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester/90 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-05 qualification requirement?
Examples of specialized experience includes:
- Conducted routine tests and inspections using work methods and techniques that were well-established and common to rangeland management functions;
- Performed crew-based rangeland management support work such as the installation of boundary and drift fences, water developments, implementation of re-vegetation projects, or the treatment of noxious weeds;
- Performed procedural assignments in support of rangeland management programs or projects where methods and techniques were well-established.
OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester/90 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-05 qualification requirement?
6.
To qualify for GS-06: In addition to the individual occupational requirements listed in the education section below, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5).
Examples of specialized experience include:
OR combinations of graduate education and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-06 qualification requirement?
Examples of specialized experience include:
- Work in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or Federally controlled lands for grazing;
- Range research activities;
- Work in the operation of a livestock ranch or in assisting in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range;
- Range or forest fire control, prevention, or suppression work.
OR combinations of graduate education and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
Do you meet and does your resume reflect the GS-06 qualification requirement?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience building or maintaining various types of range improvement projects, i.e., fences, cattleguards, wells, springs or pipelines.
8.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience performing work using a variety of hand tools and specialized equipment (i.e. hammers, pliers, fence stretchers, post pounders, etc).
9.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience working in various aspects of livestock management, e.g. roundups, branding, doctoring, etc.
10.
Identify the range use supervision duties you have performed on the job (check all that apply):
11.
I have performed the following grazing administration tasks.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
12.
I have updated information in grazing lease/permit and allotment files.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience using GPS technology for use in backcountry navigation, vegetation mapping, acreage determinations, and road and property line locations.
14.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience using rangeland management principles, practices, and concepts in the management of public lands or similar environment.
15.
Identify the forms of technology listed below that you have previously used, and are capable of using to collect, transfer and process rangeland inventory data:
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
16.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience using GPS technology for use in vegetation mapping, acreage determinations, and road and property line locations.
17.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience reporting and initiating trespass findings to higher level rangeland management specialist.
18.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience riding a horse to carry out various duties of the position including working with wild horses and cattle.
19.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience working in various aspects of livestock management in a public rangeland environment, e.g. roundups, branding, doctoring, etc.
20.
Select the statement that best describes your training and/or experience working well with others.
21.
Select the statement that best describes your education, training, and/or experience collecting and recording vegetation data.
22.
Select the statement that best describes your experience, education or training conducting grazing license compliance checks.
23.
Identify the rangeland monitoring and inventory work you have been responsible for on the job (check all that apply);
24.
Select the statement that best describes your ability to operate four-wheel drive vehicles off-road.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
25.
Which of the following statements best describes your training or experience riding a horse?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
26.
I understand that additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other bureaus from within the DOI, through shared recruiting activities, and my application may be shown to multiple hiring offices. Additional selections for similar positions across the entire Department of the Interior within the local commuting area(s) identified in this vacancy announcement may be made. By applying, I agree to have my application shared with any interested selecting official(s) within the DOI. There is no option to opt- out as my information will not be shared with other hiring agencies outside of the DOI.
27.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.