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Avalanche Center Director
Forest Service · Posted today
About the Role
Three positions are being advertised. One position is located in Girdwood or Anchorage, AK on the Chugach NF, one position is located in Missoula, MT on the Lolo NF and one position is in Ketchum, ID on the Sawtooth NF. The incumbents will direct an avalanche program which involves educating the public on avalanche science and safety, interpreting current and expected snowpack and weather conditions Please see the Additional Information Section for hiring manager contact information.
What You'll Do
- →The duties listed below are at the full performance level.
- →Directs, conducts, and oversees avalanche training, education, and certification of permittees, the public and Forest Service personnel.
- →Provides training, leadership and guidance to other avalanche professionals and avalanche centers in the region.
- →Maintains close liaison with other Forest Service Avalanche Centers, and other government agencies, such as the National Weather Service.
- →Oversees and prepares overall program budgets for the continuance and maintenance of the Avalanche Center.
- →Prepares short- and long-range plans and tracks expenditures.
- →Works closely with various funding partners in planning current and future budgets, grant writing, and representing the Center in various educational and fundraising events conducted by funding partners.
- →Manages field work and oversees the development of avalanche program, to include advisories and avalanche warnings.
- →Establishes procedures, work priorities, and general operation requirements necessary to redeem responsibilities for insuring adequate avalanche advisories.
- →Establishes procedures, work priorities, and general operation requirements necessary to redeem responsibilities for insuring adequate avalanche advisories.
- →Primary point of contact for all media communications regarding avalanches.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓See Qualifications section for educational requirements.
Personality Fit
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