Mark Twain National Forest (USDA – Forest Service) is planning to fill a Recreation Technician position on Zone 1. This position is considered permanent seasonal employment (13/13) meaning that the position is funded for 13 of 26 pay periods per year. This position will be located in Salem, Missouri at the Salem Ranger District.
Duties of this position will be performing work in support of the Zone’s recreation program. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Implement both annual and long-term work plans for developed recreation sites (campgrounds, day use sites, etc.) and dispersed recreation sites.
Assure recreation sites and areas with one or two major uses are operated and maintained in accordance with operation and maintenance plans. Schedule daily activities, establish maintenance schedules, and inspect cleanup operations based on recreation operation and maintenance plans. Report on conditions and use of sites and areas.
Serve as inspector for recreation area cleanup and/or maintenance contracts. Maintain contact with and provides support to Campground Host(s). Serves as a unit fee collection officer.
Inspect recreation areas, areas of concentrated public use, and special use permits for compliance with the permit and management plans, public health regulations, and safety plans. Serve as collection officer for recreation sites, collect fees, count, reconcile money collected, and ensure deposits are made appropriately.
Maintain developed sites (e.g., roadside and/or backcountry dispersed sites). Make repairs, remove or replace facilities, or close areas of facilities when hazards cannot be promptly eliminated. Maintain Zone recreation facilities such as toilets, road closure gates, hand pumps, water systems, picnic tables, fire rings, barriers, dumpsters and other miscellaneous structures. May serve as a Forest Protection Officer for the Zone.
Vacancy Announcement
This notification is being circulated to inform prospective applicants of this upcoming opportunity and to determine the interest in this position. Vacancy announcement for this position is already posted on USA Jobs. Applicants are encouraged to check USA Jobs website for information. The vacancy announcement number to reference on the site is: 22-R9OCR2-462-REC-4-5G
FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES ON THE WORKFORCE REDUCTION AND PLACEMENT LIST WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY CONSIDERATION; AND CTAP/ICTAP CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION.
Interested candidates are encouraged to obtain/create a USA Jobs profile and prepare their resume in that format. The vacancy will be advertised at http:// the USJOB site at http://www.usajobs.gov..
We will be contacting those responding to the outreach listed regarding the application process and vacancy announcement details.
Office of Personnel Management Qualifications: Complete qualification requirements for this position can be found in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, which is available from any Federal Government Personnel Office and OPM on their web site web site (www.opm.gov/qualifications/index.htm).
Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current or former federal employee and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met within 30 days of the closing of this announcement.
ABOUT THE FOREST:
Mark Twain National Forest encompasses about 1.5 million acres and is made up of six Ranger Districts located primarily in the southern third of the state. The Forest Supervisor’s Office is located in Rolla, MO. The Mark Twain NF is mostly within the Ozark Highlands ecological section. The Ozark Highlands are an ancient landscape characterized by large springs, more than 5,000 caves, nationally-recognized streams, rocky barren glades and old volcanic mountains. The Forest spreads from south of Springfield, MO to the boot heel in the southeast, with a small unit near Columbia, Missouri.
Thousands of visitors enjoy the Forest’s outdoor recreation opportunities. Developed recreation sites, seven Wilderness Areas, the Eleven Pont National Scenic River and hundreds of miles of floatable streams and rivers are just some of the features drawing outdoor recreation enthusiasts.
Mark Twain National Forest is an example of successful resource conservation. For several decades, the forest has carefully managed timber and grasslands, protected and enhanced water quality and provided a wide variety of recreation opportunities. The focus of our work has been conservation of natural resources for future generations.
Because Mark Twain National Forest has a large land base, and many plant and animal communities that are very rare, it is uniquely positioned to play an important part in restoring and conserving Missouri Ozark’s plant and animal diversity. The Forest includes several complexes of native natural glade, woodland, savanna and forest communities that occur entirely on National Forest System lands. One goal of the 2005 Forest Plan is to restore these distinct and important ecological areas.