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 temporary and has a Not-to-Exceed date. However, an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or funds.
This position serves as a Logistics Support Dispatcher located in a dispatch center. This may be a single agency dispatch office or interagency dispatch center. The area covered may include federal, state and private lands within the dispatch center’s area of influence. The center is to respond to all-hazard incidents as needed or directed. The primary purpose of this position is to provide a wide range of logistical and administrative support functions. This position does not perform initial attack fire dispatch duties on a regular recurring basis.
These postions are located in Region 2 on the Black Hills National Forest in Rapid City, SD.
For additional information about the duties of the position, please contact, Cheryl Fox at (605)399-3199 or Angie Hinker at (605) 399-3175.
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT: Some positions will have varying work schedules. Some positions may have irregular and protracted hours of work. Tours of duty include full-time or less than full-time and will involve working weekends or irregular work hours. Considerable travel may be required. Some positions involve work that requires travel away from the official duty location to remote worksites within commuting distance (49 miles).
Positions will be filled as a temporary appointment up to 6 months.
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.
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