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Job Field: Legal Jobs
Location: Wrangell, AK
Salary: $63,330.00 - $63,330.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full-Time - Permanent
Phone: 1-877-372-7248, option 2

JOB SUMMARY:

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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.

It's an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.

This position is being concurrently announced under Merit Promotion Announcement Number # 14-1110050022-1034G-MM. Current or former Federal employees and candidates eligible for special hiring authorities may apply to both announcements, but should be sure to apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement in order to avoid losing consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement. Disabled veterans, candidates with 3 or more years of active duty military service, and candidates eligible for special hiring authorities may apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement if they meet the criteria outlined in the announcement and submit supporting documentation.

Please read the vacancy announcement thoroughly and follow all instructions to ensure proper consideration. If you are unable to apply on-line or have questions about the meaning of items in the vacancy announcement, please contact Human Resources Management at 1-877-372-7248.

This position is located in the Tongass National Forest / Wrangell Ranger District in Wrangell, Alaska.

For additional information about the duties of the position, please contact Robert Dalrymple at 907-874-2323 or by email at rdalrymple@fs.fed.us

This position has a positive education requirement; therefore, a legible copy of your college transcripts is required. Transcripts MUST be attached to your application. Applicants who fail to submit their transcripts with their application will not be given credit for their education.

This position is eligible for telework and other flexible work arrangements. However, it is not a virtual position and the duty station will be in Wrangell, Alaska.

Salary may be adjusted to include a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). See the OPM website at: http://www.opm.gov/oca/cola/index.asp for additional information about the continuation of COLA after December 31, 2012.

The ability to obtain and maintain weapons certification is a condition of employment in this position as the incumbent will be required to carry a firearm for safety when in brown bear country. To maintain employment in this position the incumbent must receive a negative pre-certification drug test result, pass a minimum background investigation, pass firearm classroom training, pass the shooting proficiency test and be enrolled in the random drug testing pool while employed in this position.

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.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• Occasional overnight travel required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• College transcripts are required.
• Background Investigation required.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Firearm carrying position.
• Drug Testing Designated Position