- Position Title
- Rangeland Management Specialist
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 25-R3SV-12649138-FS-RH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 23, 2024 to Friday, January 10, 2025
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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.
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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.
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 this Rangeland Management Specialist, GS-0454-12, position 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 this position. Read all responses before making your selection. If you do not meet one of these basic requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
This section will be used to determine if you possess the education and/or experience needed to qualify for this position. Please select only one response. Transcripts are required to verify education.
Basic requirement for 0454 series.
This section will be used to determine if you possess the education and/or experience needed to qualify for this position. Please select only one response. Transcripts are required to verify education.
1.
From the statements below, select the response that best describes your education and/or experience as it pertains to meeting the Basic Requirements for the GS-0454 Rangeland Management Series. Experience claimed must be supported by the information reflected in your resume and transcripts must be provided. Please select only one response.
2.
From the statements below, select the response that best describes your experience as it pertains to meeting the Basic Requirements for the Rangeland Management Specialist, GS-0454-12 position. Experience claimed must be supported by the information reflected in your resume and transcripts must be provided. Please select only one response.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Assist with planning ecological program reviews to keep leadership informed of conditions and concerns on forests or grasslands.
4.
Oversee the management of the Forest or Grassland range permit system.
5.
Create standards and guidelines on rangeland ecology activities for forest and grassland employees throughout the forest/grassland.
6.
Work with cattle and sheep grower organizations, and other federal, state, and local agencies in the establishment of objectives.
7.
Inspect areas of range to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of administration, including areas of suspected trespass or special pasture use.
8.
Implement national rangeland and grazing management policy, directives and program materials for the Forest or Grassland.
9.
Develop plans and guidelines in all aspects of range vegetation and ecosystem management.
10.
Provide technical advice and assistance to District Rangers on difficult and complex problems.
11.
Provide technical and professional leadership in coordination of range programs with sound principles of multiple-use management.
12.
Review forest and grassland reports for guideline compliance and assess the impact of recommendations to policies.
13.
Review complaints and appeals made by grazing permittees or other private parties concerning land uses.
14.
Develop methods for collecting and analyzing vegetation data by initiating studies with research centers, universities or specialist for rangeland vegetation management.
15.
Advise and assist on interpretation of general policy to cover unusual or complex problems or may refer the most complex to higher authority with specific recommendations.
16.
Plan the work to be accomplished by the unit, assigns work to employees, and establishes production or quality standards for the unit's work.
17.
Establish and communicate guidelines and performance requirements to employees; conducts formal performance reviews; and identifies and provides for the developmental and training needs of employees.
18.
Perform administrative and human resources management functions for the unit.
19.
Foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.
20.
Promote an inclusive work environment that is free from all types of discrimination.
21.
Demonstrate a commitment to fostering and promoting an equitable, inclusive, and safe work environment.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
22.
I certify, I have read the announcement and have attached all supporting documents as required in the "Required Documents" section of the vacancy announcement. I understand that failure to submit all required legible documents prior to the closing date of the announcement may result in loss of consideration.
23.
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.