Job Description

Summary

This position is located within a National Forest. The primary purpose of this position is responsible for serving as a minerals technician applying various techniques and work procedures in providing technical support of the unit minerals program.

Overview

• Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

06/29/2023 to 07/12/2023

Salary

$18.06 - $18.06 per hour

Pay scale & grade

GS 5

Locations

MANY vacancies in the following locations:

Location Negotiable After Selection,

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

75% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Temporary -

Work schedule

Full-time -

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

Supervisory status

No

Security clearance

Drug test

No

Announcement number

24-TEMP1-R5-4990-5DT-EW

Control number

734215700

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Duties

• Provides technical support in inspecting mining operations, may include locatable and mineral material operations. Assists supervisor in ensuring that operators comply with approved plans of operations stipulations and mitigation measures.
• Assist higher graded technicians in the performance of technical field support. Such as, work related mineral operations, physical safety mitigation of abandoned mines, removal of trespass structures, and inspections of gravel pit operations.
• Provides technical assistance with inspections of abandoned mines; aids in identifying potential risk to public safety; assists in the mitigation of any physical hazards.
• Provides technical assistance to project lead and/or supervisor to ensure mining operations are carried out in accordance with approved operating plans and reports, documents, and files findings of inspections.
• Provides technical support with inspections of gravel pits and aids in the compliance with permit stipulations, abandoned property, refuse, and public health and safety. Inspects both active and abandoned gravel pits.
• Assists with the installation and maintenance of regulatory signs, as well as other signs associated with mineral material sites, travel management and safety.
• Follows detailed instruction for demolition/disposal of unauthorized structures and abandoned property.
• Provides information about recreational gold panning opportunities to Forest visitors and explains the Forest Service rules and regulations when necessary.
• Incumbent may access operations using all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), watercraft, and/or aircraft.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check
• Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
• Must be 18 years of age
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-Verify
• The position requires that the incumbent possess and maintain a valid state drivers license.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the and requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

GS-05: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level; OR a bachelor\'s degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school (120 semester/180 quarter hours) with major study in an appropriate field of physical science, or that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as physical science, engineering, or any branch of mathematics, except financial and commercial mathematics; OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester/90 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university with courses related to the occupation of the position.

Examples of specialized experience includes: Applied knowledge and skill in using standard procedures acquired through extended training or experience to successfully perform field work related to physical science projects; selected appropriate scientific manuals, guidelines and agency procedures to assist higher graded technicians in project completion and used scientific instruments and procedures to log and analyze data. Basic knowledge of geologic concepts and mining practices. Additionally, general skills needed in organization, time management, word processing, spreadsheets and databases.

Selective Placement Factors

• The position requires that the incumbent possess and maintain a valid state driver\'s license.

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.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is being used to fill positions for FY2024 Temporary Employment Hiring season. The expected start date for this position will be between October 8, 2023 and December 30, 2023.

By selecting the "Location Negotiable" option during the application process, implies your willingness to be considered for any official duty location listed on this announcement and/or those duty locations not listed for this Regional announcement. Pay rates vary depending on location. The salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See for additional information on pay rates.

This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date and will be filled for up to 6 months or as a not to exceed (NTE) 1 year, however an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or lack of funds.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other groups within the Region who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in any of the geographic location(s) listed on the announcement. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

The duty station for this position will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Salary range as shown is the locality pay Rest of U.S. (RUS). Pay rates vary by location. Please visit the for additional information on pay rates.

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

: To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligible must meet the agency\'s definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.

If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.

This position is not eligible for telework.

Availability of government housing and federal day care facilities will vary by location.

Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.

• Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

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