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Position Title
Pest Control Worker
Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Announcement Number
R2-23-12072889-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, August 4, 2023 to Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Minimum Qualifications (limit characters)
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references. (limit characters)
1. Ability to do the work of a Pest Control Worker without more than normal supervision. (limit characters)
Knowledge of proper use, storage, disposal and spill response methods for pesticides. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Interpret pesticide/herbicide labels and material safety data sheets for proper use of chemicals.
(limit characters)
3. Use mix ratios and proper disposal procedures to apply pesticides or other toxic/hazardous materials
(limit characters)
Ability to apply and instruct crews in the techniques involved in applying pesticides to control invasive plant species using a variety of application equipment, including backpack or hand sprayers, OHV mounted sprayers, and power sprayers. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Use a backpack or vehicle-mounted sprayer to apply non-restricted herbicides for control of alien or invasive plants
(limit characters)
Knowledge of effective control methods for feral swine in order to effectively eradicate swine and protect refuge resources. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
5. Use knowledge of wilderness, tracks and spoor to track animals.
(limit characters)
Ability to apply pest control methods and guide crews in shooting, snaring, or trapping destructive, depredating, or predatory animals, such as feral pigs. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
6. Hunt feral or alien animals with firearms, traps, and bait.
(limit characters)
7. Use All-terrain (ATV), Off-Road (ORV) and Utility-Task (UTV) Vehicles following approved safety procedures.
(limit characters)
Skill in the use of basic hand tools, i.e., shovels, picks, hammers, pliers, saws, trowels, paint brushes, etc., to maintain or repair structures. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
8. Use fence pullers, chain saws, post hole diggers and drivers, sledge hammers, fence pliers, cable and wire cutters to maintain fences.
(limit characters)
9. Lead crews in the construction and/or repair of fences or other structures to contain or exclude animals from property.
(limit characters)
Ability to collect and record accurate biological data according to set protocols to effectively monitor refuge resources. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
10. Lead others in biological surveys and collect accurate data following established protocols.
(limit characters)
11. Maintain records of animals caught or destroyed, including sex, approximate age, and weight.
(limit characters)
12. Maintain records of daily work activities.
(limit characters)
13. Maintain records of herbicide application, including volumes of pesticides used, target species and acreage treated.
(limit characters)
Periodic qualifications with a firearm. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
14. Will you be able to attend yearly firearm safety training? (limit characters)
LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT: This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition {Title18, U.S.C., Section 922(g)(9)}. A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is generally defined under the statute, as any offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by the victim's current or former domestic partner, parent or guardian. The term "convicted," as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set-aside, or pardoned, or any person whose civil rights have been restored unless the pardon, expungement or restoration of civil rights expressly prohibits the possession of firearms or ammunition. Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statute are not qualified for this position. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information proved by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment, [Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001] (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
15. Will you be able to comply with the Lautenberg Act requirements to use firearms? (limit characters)
Certification (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
16. 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 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. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in me not being considered for this position. (limit characters)