AVADS: SUPERVISORY FORESTER, MOUNT TOLMAN, WA (GS-11)
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: SUPERVISORY FORESTER GS-0460-11 ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: PO-98-81
OPENING DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL: GS-0460-11
CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 14, 1998 AREA OF CONSIDERATION: DEPARTMENT-WIDE
LOCATION: COLVILLE AGENCY, BRANCH OF FORESTRY
MOUNT TOLMAN, WASHINGTON
INDIAN PREFERENCE POLICY: Preference in filling vacancies is given to
qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of
1934. (Title 25, USC Section 472). Verification Form BIA-4432 must be
submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: (503) 231-6708
ADDRESS OF PERSONNEL OFFICE: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
AREA PERSONNEL OFFICE
911 NE 11TH AVENUE
PORTLAND, OR 97232-4146
This is a supervisory position. Employees who are initially appointed
to supervisory positions must serve a probationary period of one year.
Incumbent must be able to operate a government-owned or leased motor
vehicle. A valid state driver's license is required.
If you are substituting education for experience *OR* if the position has a
Basic Education Requirement; you MUST furnish a copy of your transcript of
college work completed. Non-submission will result in your being rated
ineligible.
Government Quarters are not available.
All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to
submit to a urinalysis screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
You should submit a narrative statement on a separate page(s) with specific
responses to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics
(KSAO's) in this announcement. Failure to submit your narrative response
to the KSAO's for this job may negatively affect your eligibility and/or
rating for this purpose.
Applications will not be returned. It is the applicant's responsibility to
provide documentation/proof of claimed qualifications, education, veterans
preference, status (SF-50), and/or verification of eligibility for non-
competitive appointment. Applicants will not be solicited for additional
information if that provided is determined to be inadequate/incomplete.
Department of the Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
procedures apply in filling this vacancy. 5 CFR 330, Career Transition
Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees requires the
following order of selection for this position:
a) At Bureau option, personnel actions listed in 5 CFR 330.606(b);
b) Any well-qualified SSP candidate who applies within the local commuting
area (Surplus and displaced employees will be given equal consideration);
c) At Bureau option, personnel actions not subject to RPL;
d) Qualified RPL candidates in the local commuting area;
e) At Bureau discretion, any other former displaced well-qualified DOI
employee, e.g. a well-qualified RPL candidate who applies from outside the
local commuting area;
f) Well-qualified ICTAP applicants in the local commuting area;
g) Other outside applicants (other agencies, nonstatus, etc.)
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at
least GS-9 SUBSTITUTABLE EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher level
graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent Doctoral degree
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience which is in or directly related to the
line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the
applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to
successfully perform the duties of that position. To be creditable
specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower
grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the
organization. MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Degree: forestry; or a
related subject matter field that included a total of at least 30 semester
hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences
or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours of course work were in
forestry. TO APPLY PLEASE SUBMIT: 1. OF-612, Optional application for
Federal employment or Resume'. It must include the information requested in
the OF-612 or OF-510, Applying for a Federal job; otherwise, you may not
be rated qualified due to lack of information. 2. BIA Form 4432
Verification for Indian Preference 3. DD-214, Verification of Veterans
Preference 4. Current and former federal employees must submit a copy of
their latest SF-50B forms for verification of reinstatement or transfer
eligibility 5. DI-1935, Applicant Background Survey 6. College Transcripts
7. BIA Form 4446, on Knowledge, skills and abilities 8. BIA Form 4450
Supervisory Appraisal Form 9. OF-306, Declaration for Federal employment.
10. OF-300, Qualifications Analysis and Appraisal of Candidate for
Supervisory positions. PLEASE DO NOT CALL! Submit a prepaid post card and
it will be returned with date of receipt.
STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
***THIS A DRUG TESTING POSITION*** Incumbent serves as a staff specialist
in a combination first and second level unit with responsibilities for
development and review of both long and short term fire management plans on
the Colville Indian Reservation. Drafts reservation wide policy and
technical guides and standards for fire management, fire prescriptions and
fuels management. Directs the collection and review of data in order to
identify and evaluate fir suppression and presuppression needs. From these
needs, forest wide plans are formulated and implemented, including
scheduling and supervision of individual projects. Studies and analyzes
records and reports to determine tends and evaluate the effectiveness of
the primary and cooperative fir management programs. Recommends and
implements changes or other action necessary to reduce the frequency and
severity of wildfires. Plans, coordinates, and annually revises the fire
program. Directs the Fire Control Officer in the suppression and
presuppression programs. Plans and directs work and fire training for 60
permanent and temporary employees. Assists in the presentation of fire
training programs within the Bureau, the Department of the Interior, and
Department of Agriculture, under the direction of the Boise Interagency
Fire Center. Performs initial attack on high fire danger days and on call
for initial attack after normal working hours. On a daily basis fills a
functional roles as a firefighter or fire overhead during emergencies. This
is a Supervisory Position, Individual selected for this position must
complete 40 hours of supervisory training within the first six months and
an additional 40 hours of formal supervisory training within the first two
years, unless the individual has had such training. A probationary period
requirement will be imposed on any selectee who has not serves before as
KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES, SKILLS AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS (KASOCS):
1. Knowledge of forest wildfire management and forest timber management and
how it relates to the effects of silvicultural practices.
2. Knowledge of BIA regulations for personnel, purchasing, budgeting
contracting of equipment, services, fire trespass and etc.
3. Knowledge of a large fire organization and logistics in order to plan
mobilization and demobilization and set priorities for ordering of men
equipment, and materials during a large fire emergencies.
4. Knowledge of oral and written communicative techniques in order to
prepare contracts, fire plans, cooperative agreements, revise training
programs, write reports, correspondence, and relate to other programs,
outside groups and training classes.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements or BIA Excepted
Standards.