- Position Title
- Forest Supervisor
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 24-FS-GVA-Q4-12503230-FS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, August 14, 2024 to Monday, August 26, 2024
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Eligibilities
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.
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.
Are you a current Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
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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• 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.
4.
Are you a current or former employee of the US Forest Service who is claiming eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act and:
- was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
- served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and,
- most recent period of qualifying service was with the US Forest Service; and,
- performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and,if you are no longer employed by the US Forest Service, have been separated for no more than two years, and whose most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance?
5.
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 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.
3.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in these Forest Supervisor, GS-0340-14/15 positions with the USDA Forest Service. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for these positions. Any experience claimed in response to the following questions MUST be supported by information in your resume. Please read all responses before making your selection. This information must be SPECIFIC (i.e., duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments). Failure to provide this supporting documentation may result in receipt of a lower or ineligible rating. (Note: One year of specialized experience is based on a 40-hour workweek. If you have worked less than 40 hours per week, you must prorate your experience.)
This section will be used to determine if you possess the experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Forest Supervisor, GS-0340-14/15. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application and information provided by your references. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
1.
Select the statement that best describes your experience for the GS-14 grade level. Experience claimed must be supported in your resume.
2.
Select the statement that best describes your experience for the GS-15 grade level. Experience claimed must be supported in your resume.
For each of the following tasks, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. Your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume and other relevant documents you submit.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Direct the formulation and execution of comprehensive plans to protect natural resources.
4.
Resolve issues to enhance natural resource protection.
5.
Lead a management team to set program goals and priorities.
6.
Supervise Sub-unit Managers and other Staff level managers.
7.
Accomplish work through direction, coordination, and oversight to subordinate supervisors, team leaders, group coordinators, committee chairs or comparable personnel.
8.
Exercise final authority for the full range of personnel actions and organization design proposals recommended by subordinate supervisors.
9.
Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
10.
Develop performance standards and evaluate work performance of immediate subordinates and subordinate supervisors.
11.
Interact with members of Congress, State, and local representatives, concerned citizens, and industrial and public interest groups to gain input for the development, management, and protection of forest land and resources.
12.
Identify and resolve natural resource issues to address public concerns.
13.
Maintain external partnerships with officials representing other jurisdictions to provide stewardship of assigned natural resources.
14.
Provide leadership in the development of short- and long-range operating plans to manage an integrated resource program.
15.
Resolve conflicts on controversial environmental issues to accomplish program goals and priorities.
16.
Evaluate past management decisions to institute change as necessary to manage current challenges.
17.
Provide leadership in the development of building partnerships, coalitions and community engagement, and public affairs with fairness, equity, and social justice.
18.
Apply management concepts, principles, methods, and practices to provide expertise in partnering, including developing new approaches and relationships.
19.
Collaborate with numerous partners to solve complex issues and develop implementable solutions.
20.
Manage human resource programs to ensure workforce and organizational needs are met.
21.
Identify work force and organization needs to accomplish program priorities.
22.
Prioritize programs of work to accomplish mission.
23.
Regulate work projects to meet programmatic and budgetary timelines.
24.
Participate in formulating, controlling, and/or executing budgets to accomplish the work of a unit or organization.
25.
Manage and direct the financial resources of an organization to maximize the accomplishment of program goals and objectives.
26.
Accountable for reporting the progress of a unit toward meeting its assigned work program, goals, and/or objectives.
27.
Plan the work to be accomplished by assigning work to employees and establishing production or quality standards for the unit's work.
28.
Establish and communicate guidelines and performance requirements to employees including conducting formal performance reviews and identifying developmental and training needs of employees.
29.
Promote equal opportunity and employs nondiscriminatory practices for merit promotion, recruitment and hiring of applicants.
30.
Perform administrative and human resources management functions for the unit.
31.
Resolve employee complaints, effect minor disciplinary measures, and recommend action in more serious cases.
32.
Foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.
33.
Which of the following Civil Rights / Equal Employment Opportunity tasks have you carried out for a group of subordinate employees? (Select all that apply):
34.
I certify that I have read the Required Documents (and all associated links) section of the vacancy announcement, and I understand which documents are required to be attached and which documents should not be attached to my application. I understand that I will not be able to submit additional documents and/or information once the vacancy announcement has closed.
35.
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.