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Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) - Direct Hire Authority
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 52 days ago
About the Role
This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Supervisory Wildland Firefighter position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-11 working in the following location(s): Barstow, California Bishop, California Lee Vining, California Needles, California Ridgecrest, California
What You'll Do
- →As a Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) - Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Directs all aspects of the fuels management program including planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation.
- →Develops and implements short-term fire management objectives and strategies based on the effects and behavior of prescribed fire.
- →Analyzes, evaluates, and makes recommendation on all sections of the Fire Management Plan pertaining to prescribed fire and fuels treatments.
- →Leads the development and coordination of cooperative agreements to facilitate multi-agency projects.
- →Exercises delegated supervisory authorities and responsibilities 20% of the time.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓Direct Deposit Required.
- ✓You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
- ✓In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
- ✓This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties.
- ✓Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver's license throughout their employment in this position.
- ✓May require additional specialized training and certification to operate specialized vehicles and equipment.
- ✓A condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓To verify registration, visit SSS.gov.
- ✓You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- ✓You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally.
Benefits
- ★Probation Period Con't: The probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
- ★In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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.
- ★Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.
- ★In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
- ★Upon completion of your [probationary period -OR- trial period] your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 872d6bc6-17fb-4160-b1eb-dd1ab6278ace
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