Natural Resources Specialist (Park Ranger)
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Department of Defense
United States Citizens Permanent Full Time Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position: This position is located at the Fort Peck Project Office.
This position is also being recruited for at the GS-09 grade level under Announcement# WTHI14 118D. You must apply to the GS-09 level vacancy announcement to be considered for the GS-09 level.
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
Must be able to obtain/maintain valid Drivers License & Boat certification This position requires wearing a uniform This position may require weekend and holiday work.
Serve as a Natural Resources Specialist (Park Ranger), responsible for fish and wildlife and natural resource management planning and recreational development activities on out leased areas. Assist in development of natural resources and fish and wildlife phases of the master plan (MP) and Operational Management Plan (OMP) for the project site. Serve in a liaison capacity between the Project and other major District Divisions to assist with formulating programs for the preservation of fish and wildlife and recreation resources. Assist in conducting studies and investigations and observe trends in wildlife populations, significance of public recreational use and trends, and an analysis of over-all project benefits, as well as water level elevations, changes in surface acreage, vegetation coverage, conditions of lake water and recreation census. Inspect mitigation plantings, areas sown to native grasses or other planting and prepares independent statements of finding and assessments. Identify encroachments onto US Army Corps lands, and follow through with resolving boundary violations. This position will serve in a developmental capacity, with promotion potential to the GS-9 level.
Shift work is required May through November. From Mid-May to Mid September the employee shift varies by pay period and includes day (0800-1630), evening (1200-2030), or night shift (1500-2330) on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. From Mid September through November the employee shift will vary by pay period and would include day shift (0800-1630) only on scheduled weekends.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Experience Required: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peach Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify for the GS-07 grade level, based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience at the GS-05 grade level which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: experience collecting data and/or participating in experiments, studies or investigations in fields of science concerned with living organisms, their distribution, characteristics, life processes, or adaptation and relations to the environment.
To qualify for the GS-05 grade level, applicants must meet the 0401 series Basic Education requirement. No specialized experience is required.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
Knowledge of Programs and Policies
Ability to Conduct Outreach and Research
Skill in Administrative Processes
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job at the GS-07 level, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below (transcripts must be submitted with application package):
One year of related graduate education (18 semester credit hours); or Superior Academic Achievement in a baccalaureate curriculum that is qualifying for this position; or A combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
View Occupational Questionnaire
Additionally, the 0401 series has education requirements that must be met to qualify for the series. Please refer to the assessment questionnaire under Basic Education Requirements or Minimum Qualifications for the education and combination of education/experience requirements. Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.View Occupational Questionnaire
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - and .
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
Other Requirements: Clickhere for expanded definitions.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Personnel security investigation is required.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Basis for Rating : Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
Best Qualified. Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
Highly Qualified. Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
Qualified. Candidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for the announced position.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) onFriday, October 24, 2014 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log intoyour USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log intoyour USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete .
It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Faxed documents must be completely transmitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in theApplicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume :
Your resume may be submitted in any format.
If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is most recent. It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements : You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found not qualified. See:Transcripts and Licenses
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at:Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is1217117. You will need the questionnaire,View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.
If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of not qualified or incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
You're making a great choice when you choose a career with the U.S. Government. In addition to your take-home pay, the comprehensive compensation/benefits package is highly attractive. As a federal employee, you and your family have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
Some of the most popular benefits include:
Health Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Long-Term Care Insurance
10 Paid Federal holidays
Flexible Work Schedules
Vacation, Personal and Sick Time
Retirement Benefits and Pension Plan
Periodic Step Increases
Click below for more information: / or
The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program. In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitantinformation sheet.
You may claim military spouse preference, see the information in the Military Spouse Preference Under Delegated Examining Proceduresinformation sheet.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay.
This is a Career Program (CP) 18 position.
Non competitive advancement to the GS-9 level.
Management may select at either grades announced.
Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing of this announcement.
This position is also announced at the GS-9 level.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Department of Defense
United States Citizens Permanent Full Time Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position: This position is located at the Fort Peck Project Office.
This position is also being recruited for at the GS-09 grade level under Announcement# WTHI14 118D. You must apply to the GS-09 level vacancy announcement to be considered for the GS-09 level.
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
Must be able to obtain/maintain valid Drivers License & Boat certification This position requires wearing a uniform This position may require weekend and holiday work.
Serve as a Natural Resources Specialist (Park Ranger), responsible for fish and wildlife and natural resource management planning and recreational development activities on out leased areas. Assist in development of natural resources and fish and wildlife phases of the master plan (MP) and Operational Management Plan (OMP) for the project site. Serve in a liaison capacity between the Project and other major District Divisions to assist with formulating programs for the preservation of fish and wildlife and recreation resources. Assist in conducting studies and investigations and observe trends in wildlife populations, significance of public recreational use and trends, and an analysis of over-all project benefits, as well as water level elevations, changes in surface acreage, vegetation coverage, conditions of lake water and recreation census. Inspect mitigation plantings, areas sown to native grasses or other planting and prepares independent statements of finding and assessments. Identify encroachments onto US Army Corps lands, and follow through with resolving boundary violations. This position will serve in a developmental capacity, with promotion potential to the GS-9 level.
Shift work is required May through November. From Mid-May to Mid September the employee shift varies by pay period and includes day (0800-1630), evening (1200-2030), or night shift (1500-2330) on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. From Mid September through November the employee shift will vary by pay period and would include day shift (0800-1630) only on scheduled weekends.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Experience Required: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peach Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify for the GS-07 grade level, based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience at the GS-05 grade level which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: experience collecting data and/or participating in experiments, studies or investigations in fields of science concerned with living organisms, their distribution, characteristics, life processes, or adaptation and relations to the environment.
To qualify for the GS-05 grade level, applicants must meet the 0401 series Basic Education requirement. No specialized experience is required.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
Knowledge of Programs and Policies
Ability to Conduct Outreach and Research
Skill in Administrative Processes
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job at the GS-07 level, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below (transcripts must be submitted with application package):
One year of related graduate education (18 semester credit hours); or Superior Academic Achievement in a baccalaureate curriculum that is qualifying for this position; or A combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
View Occupational Questionnaire
Additionally, the 0401 series has education requirements that must be met to qualify for the series. Please refer to the assessment questionnaire under Basic Education Requirements or Minimum Qualifications for the education and combination of education/experience requirements. Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.View Occupational Questionnaire
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - and .
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
Other Requirements: Clickhere for expanded definitions.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Personnel security investigation is required.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Basis for Rating : Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
Best Qualified. Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
Highly Qualified. Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
Qualified. Candidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for the announced position.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) onFriday, October 24, 2014 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log intoyour USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log intoyour USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete .
It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Faxed documents must be completely transmitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in theApplicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume :
Your resume may be submitted in any format.
If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is most recent. It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements : You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found not qualified. See:Transcripts and Licenses
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at:Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is1217117. You will need the questionnaire,View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.
If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of not qualified or incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
You're making a great choice when you choose a career with the U.S. Government. In addition to your take-home pay, the comprehensive compensation/benefits package is highly attractive. As a federal employee, you and your family have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
Some of the most popular benefits include:
Health Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Long-Term Care Insurance
10 Paid Federal holidays
Flexible Work Schedules
Vacation, Personal and Sick Time
Retirement Benefits and Pension Plan
Periodic Step Increases
Click below for more information: / or
The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program. In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitantinformation sheet.
You may claim military spouse preference, see the information in the Military Spouse Preference Under Delegated Examining Proceduresinformation sheet.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay.
This is a Career Program (CP) 18 position.
Non competitive advancement to the GS-9 level.
Management may select at either grades announced.
Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing of this announcement.
This position is also announced at the GS-9 level.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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