Forestry Technician (Recreation)
Agency: U.S. Forest Service
Location: Multiple positions in AZ, NM & OK
Closing Date: January 14, 2021
Term/Grade: Full-time, GS5-6
Multiple Appointment Types - This announcement may be used to fill positions with a permanent full-time work schedule OR seasonal work schedule where full-time work is guaranteed for 13 or 18 pay periods and when not working, you will be placed in non-pay/non-duty status.
Position Summary:
The incumbents serve as a principal assistant on a Ranger District performing work in support of the units recreation program in Region 3
Major Duties:
- Responsibilities listed are at the full performance grade level.
- Assist other resource personnel to develop long-range plans for managing recreation resources within management developed and dispersed recreation sites on the unit.
- Identify potential problems arising from changing use patterns and new activities and recommends strategies to deal with them.
- Assist in the development of plans for recreation area maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction projects in accordance with program management objectives and policies.
- Recommend settings for a variety of proposed recreation facilities and provides information about the characteristics of each area.
- Serve as the point of contact with community organizations and interest groups to generate interest in and use of forest recreation facilities.
- Inspect recreation areas, areas of concentrated public use, and special use permits for compliance with the permit and the management plans, public health, and safety plan.
- Serve as Collection Officer for recreation sites, collects fees, counts and reconciles money collected, and ensures deposits are made appropriately.
- Patrol management unit to collect use data, identify or correct unsafe conditions, answer visitor inquiries, prevent vandalism and other anti-social behavior.
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