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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 13, 2015 10:03 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Recent Grad 52 for GS 0454 05 RANGELAND MGMT SPECLST in GLENWOOD, NM</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please see the information below for the open dates to apply and the announcement number for our Range Mgmt. Spec. job (5/7/9) here in Glenwood, NM.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The position is to filled at the GS-05 or 07 level with a promotion potential of GS-09.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">Kendall Brown
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Range Management</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#28742E">Glenwood Ranger District, Gila Natl. Forest</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#555555">p: 575-539-2481
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<a href="mailto:kbrown03@fs.fed.us">kbrown03@fs.fed.us</a></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#555555">18 Ranger Station Way
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Glenwood, NM 88039<br>
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/">www.fs.fed.us</a> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#850000">Rangeland Management
Specialist</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Department:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#850000">Department Of Agriculture</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Agency:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#850000">Forest Service</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Job Announcement Number:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#850000">15-RG-0454-100731-PW</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">$31,944.00 to $39,570.00 / Per Year</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Monday, April 06 2015 to Friday, April 10 2015</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">GS-0454-05/07</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Full-Time - Recent Graduates</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">1 vacancy - Glenwood, NM</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Recent Graduates from qualifying institutions having completed an academic program within the preceding two years. Preference eligible veterans who were precluded
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation's most magnificent
lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">It's an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in
the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442; background:white">This position may be filled at the GS-05 or GS-07 grade level with promotion potential to the GS-09.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442; background:white">This is a Position on the Gila National Forest and is located in Glenwood, NM. For additional information about
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">The duties described are for the full performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope,
performed with less independence and limited complexity. The duties may include, but are not limited to:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">GS-05:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">Duties are primarily to provide work and training experience to prepare the incumbent for a more advanced rangeland
management specialist position (training in: National Forest Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, other legislation, its requirements and application; ecological management including ecological classification, successional stages, site potential/desired
plant community, and livestock management principles; appeals; data base use and management; etc,) and secondarily to accomplish the units resource goals and objectives. Collects basic data from on-the-ground observations to determine rangeland activity suitability,
ecological health, ecological status, trend and grazing capacity of the rangeland resource. Prepares various rangeland maps, and compiles vegetation management data prior to preparation and implementation of grazing strategies designed to help achieve land
management plan goals and objectives. Gathers basic information for rangeland vegetation programs and monitors strategies and activity permits for compliance and on-the-ground results. Makes observations and gathers information for evaluating the need of control
programs for poisonous or noxious plants, rodents, etc. Checks rangeland improvements maintenance, gate closures, salting procedures, and determines proper distribution. Assists in carrying out the units program by over seeing tagging, dye branding or other
means of identifying authorized livestock. Makes livestock checks and counts to determine that only authorized animals are being grazed on National Forest System lands or other lands under Forest Service control. Updates rangeland and livestock data bases
and prepares grazing reports. Takes grazing and other rangeland activity applications, explaining the permit terms to the permittee. Assists in making contacts with local rangeland users, explaining the Forest rangeland program, answering questions, and coordinating
with rangeland users to help solve rangeland problems. Receives assignments to broaden knowledge of Agency activities in areas such as wildlife, watershed, recreation, fire, timber, business or personnel management. GS-07:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">Assists in rangeland area analysis to determine ecosystem health, diversity, trend, successional stage, site potential, desired plant
community grazing capacity of the vegetation and any special problems connected with the specific land area involved. Receives training in gathering, evaluating and processing data in preparing environmental analysis reports and/or environmental impact statements.
Collects and analyses rangeland resource data. Monitors and evaluates the impact of various rangeland activities on other resource management activities and uses. Assists by developing unit rangeland area livestock management plans/strategies which help coordinate
livestock and other grazing uses with other resource management and land use activities. Recommends grazing strategy, livestock management practices and grazing capacity, for non-Forest lands under Forest Service administration, which will help achieve land
management, economic and social goals and objectives for the land area involved. Participates in and cooperates with research, and State and local game management agencies in range research in demonstration field projects. Directs unit program for tagging,
dye branding or other means of identifying authorized livestock. Makes livestock checks or counts to determine that only authorized animals are being grazed on National Forest System lands or other lands under Forest Service control. Recommends stock driveway
use routes or methods of moving stock to and from various grazing areas. As assigned plans, establishes and completes the unit rangeland vegetation management program progress schedule. Directs programs for control of noxious plants, rodents, etc. As assigned
makes contacts with local rangeland users, explaining the Forest rangeland program, answering questions, and coordinating with rangeland users to help solve rangeland problems.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Applicants are required to meet the eligibility requirements of the Recent Graduate program, as described below, in order to be
considered for this position.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Candidates must meet all the eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. The minimum qualification
requirements for each grade level of this vacancy announcement are described below:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">RECENT GRADUATES PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">To be eligible, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Completed all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying
educational institution within the previous two (2) years; OR</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Individuals who, due to military service obligation, were precluded from applying to the Recent Graduate Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility
period described above shall have a full two-year period of eligibility upon release or discharge from active duty. This eligibility period cannot extend more than 6 years from the date on which the requirement for the academic degree or certificate was received.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Applicants can qualify by meeting the EDUCATION requirements specified below and/or the SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE requirements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered qualified for this position. Transcripts must be provided
for qualifications based on education. When using previous work experience to qualify for the position, your resume must clearly detail the appropriate experience requirements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#006DA8">Basic Requirements</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"><span style="">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Degree:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> range management; or a related discipline that included
at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Range Management</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> -- At least 18 semester hours of course work
in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> -- At least
15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology,
plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Related Resource Management Studies</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> -- At least 9 semester
hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66.0pt; line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">OR</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"><span style="">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Combination of education and experience:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> at least 42 semester
hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.</span></p>
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties
of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in
the organization.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Superior Academic Achievement:</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">
The superior academic achievement provision is applicable to all occupations covered by this standard. See the "General Policies and Instructions" for specific guidance on applying the superior academic achievement provision.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Graduate Education:</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> Completion
of graduate level education in the amounts shown in the table, in addition to meeting the basic requirements, is qualifying for positions at grades GS-7 through GS-11, and GS-12 research positions if it provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary
to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should
be considered an academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace 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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Education completed in foreign colleges and universities may be used if it has been accredited by an organization recognized by
the U.S. Department of Education.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">All academic degrees or course work must be completed in an educational institution that has obtained accreditation from an accrediting
body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see
<a href="http://www.edu.gov/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#006DA8; text-decoration:none">http://www.edu.gov/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">REQUIREMENTS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Recent Graduates are on a trial period for the duration of the program. If you are selected for a position with further promotion
potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">This position requires 40 hours of formal, interactive training per year. An Individual Development Plan (IDP) must be completed
and approved by the supervisor within 45 days of appointment. A mentor must be assigned within 90 days of appointment. Recent Graduates may be non-competitively converted to a term or permanent position in the competitive service after the successful completion
of one year of continuous service.<br>
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To be eligible for conversion, the Recent Graduate must:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Be a U.S. Citizen;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Have successfully completed all requirements of the Recent Graduates program;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Have demonstrated successful job performance; and</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Meet the OPM Qualification Standards for the position to which the Recent Graduate may be converted. Conversion is not guaranteed and is based on the needs
of the agency.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements of the Recent Graduates program and the basic minimum qualification requirements
established for the position may be referred to the selecting official for consideration. Qualified applicants with veteran’s preference are listed ahead of applicants who do not have veteran’s preference.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">You can review our benefits at:
<a href="http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/enrollment/new-federal-employee-enrollment/" target="_blank">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#006DA8; text-decoration:none">http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/enrollment/new-federal-employee-enrollment/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package. Explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees at: <a href="http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/enrollment/new-federal-employee-enrollment/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#006DA8; text-decoration:none">http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/enrollment/new-federal-employee-enrollment/</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Relocation expenses are not authorized.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Bargaining Unit Status: Eligible - Coverage is dependent upon unit location.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK: Selection and retention in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal
History Check (fingerprint check) and a background investigation.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Availability of government housing and day care facilities will vary by location.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">The incumbents of Recent Graduates positions may be reassigned/relocated to any geographical location where the employee’s services are needed as determined
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">If you are newly hired, the documentation you present for purposes of completing the Department Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 on your entry-on-duty date
will be verified through the DHS “E-VERIFY” system. Federal law requires the use of E-VERIFY to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires. Under this system, the new hire is required to resolve any identification discrepancies as a condition of continued
employment.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin.<br>
The following instructions outline our application process.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). Applying online is highly encouraged. If applying
online poses a hardship, please contact our office during business hours well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages with supporting documents must be submitted no later than noon on the closing date of the announcement
in order to be entered into the system prior to its closing.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact us if you are requesting this.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Step 1:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> Create a USAJOBS
account (if you do not have one) at <a href="http://www.usajobs.gov">www.usajobs.gov</a>. It is recommended that as part of your profile you set up automatic email notification to be informed when the status of your application changes. If you choose not to
set up this automatic notification, then you will have to log into your USAJOBS account to check on the status of your application.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Step 2:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> Create a resume
with USAJOBS or upload a resume into your USAJOBS account. Customize your resume to ensure it documents duties and accomplishments you have gained that are directly related to this position in order to verify that qualifications are met. Your resume must support
your responses to the online questionnaire (you may preview the online questionnaire by clicking on the link at the end of the How You Will Be Evaluated section of the job announcement).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">Step 3:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442"> Click "Apply Online"
and follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and attach any additional documents that may be required.<br>
You can update your application or documents anytime while the announcement is open. Log into your USAJOBS account and click on "Application Status." Click on the position title, and then select "Update Application” to continue.</span></p>
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NOTE: Verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system. Once in the Agency's staffing system you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 3MB and in one of the following
document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#006DA8">REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">The following documents must be submitted for your application package to be considered complete. It is your responsibility to
ensure all required documents are received within the required timeframes. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service, system failure or downtime, etc. Failure to submit required, legible
documents may result in loss of consideration.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">1. Cover letter – optional (one page maximum)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">2. Resume that includes the following information: 1) job information for which you are applying; 2) contact information; 3) education; 4)
work experience including the work schedule and hours worked per week as well as dates of employment; and title, series and grade, if applicable; 5) supervisors phone number and e-mail address for each work period listed and whether or not we may contact
them for reference checks; 6) References, and 7) other qualifications.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">3. Proof of Graduation – official academic documentation that verifies completion of degree or certificate within eligibility time
limits of Recent Graduate program. This documentation may include: an official letter from the school’s registrar’s office confirming the completion of degree or certificate and the date completed; official or unofficial transcripts identifying the date and
type of degree awarded; or a copy of the actual degree or certificate issued by the school. An unofficial copy of transcripts is sufficient with the application; however, if selected, an official college transcript will be required prior to appointment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">4. College Transcripts if education is required for meeting basic qualifications and/or you are substituting education for specialized
experience. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if selected, an official college transcript will be required.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">5. DD-214 (MEMBER 4 COPY) or VA documentation if claiming Veteran’s Preference. Veterans claiming 10 point preference must also
submit an SF-15 Application for 10-point Veterans Preference.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">NOTE: If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available
to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system
as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded resumes must be less than 3MB and in one of the following document
formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:#454442">HRM Contact Center<br>
Phone: 1-877-372-7248, option 2<br>
Fax: N/A<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:fsjobs@fs.fed.us">fsjobs@fs.fed.us</a></span></i></p>
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USDA Forest Service<br>
Do not send in mail. Refer to the How to Apply section for instructions.<br>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, <br>
87109<br>
United States<br>
Fax: N/A</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#006DA8">WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#454442">If you set up your USAJOBS account to send automatic email notifications, you will receive an acknowledgement email that the submission
of your online Occupational Questionnaire and resume was successful, if you were referred to the selecting official for consideration, and if you were selected or not selected. If you choose not to set up automatic email notifications, you must check your
USAJOBS account for the latest status of your application. Your application may be reviewed to verify that you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements for the position prior to issuing lists to a selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews
are required, you will be contacted by the selecting official. Normally, a final job offer to the selected candidate is made within 30-60 days after the issuance of the certificate.</span></p>
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