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Position Title: Forestry Technician
Agency: Forest Service
Announcement Number: 24-NPT-SAF-462-45-7-DH Opens in new window
Open Period: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 to Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.

NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.

1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

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.

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A. Yes

B. No

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.

A. Yes

B. No

4. 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?

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

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2. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

1. Please enter at least 3 references below. Include first and last name, phone number and email address.

1. How did you hear about this job opportunity? Please select one and specify if required:

A. Other Recruiting Website

B. Career Fair

C. Newspaper

D. Advertisement

E. Professional Journal

F. Agency Website

G. Agency Employee

H. Other Federal Agency

I. College or University

J. Other

2. Please specify the source you used to find this recruitment action (i.e., Google, San Antonio Express News, Forest Service homepage, etc.).

Thank you for your interest in these Forestry Technician positions with the USDA Forest Service. This section will be used to determine if you possess the experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Forestry Technician, GS-0462-04/05. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume, application, and information provided by your references. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.

1. From the statements below, select the response that best describes your experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Forestry Technician, GS-0462-04 position. NOTE: You must document your course work and/or degree completed in your resume or other application materials you submit. You must submit a copy of your transcripts that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you are qualifying based on education and you do not submit specific course work information described below, your application will be rated not qualified for consideration. Please select only one response.

A. I have six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience at the GS-04 level or higher in Federal Service or equivalent as stated from the qualification requirements from the announcement.

B. I have successfully completed 2 years of study above high school 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.

C. I have a combination of education and general experience as described above that together meets the qualification requirements for this position.

D. I do not meet the requirement(s) described above.

2. From the statements below, select the response that best describes your experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Forestry Technician, GS-0462-05 position. NOTE: You must document your course work and/or degree completed in your resume or other application materials you submit. You must submit a copy of your transcripts that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you are qualifying based on education and you do not submit specific course work information described below, your application will be rated not qualified for consideration. Please select only one response.

A. I have one year of specialized experience at the GS-04 level or higher in Federal Service or equivalent as stated from the qualification requirements from the announcement.

B. I have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position, OR that included at least 24 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 6 semester hours in mathematics is creditable.

C. I have a combination of specialized experience and education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree.

D. I do not meet the requirement(s) described above.

3. 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.

A. Yes, I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, certifications, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided is subject to investigation. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education, or providing false, fraudulent or inaccurate information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for terminating me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

B. No, I do not certify and I understand that by responding “no” to this certification that I will not receive consideration for this position.

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