Qualifications
You are required to meet the eligibility requirements of the Internship program, as described below in order to be considered for this position. You must meet all the eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
You must meet the definition of a student that is, be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate or professional school. You must be taking at least a half-time academic course load leading to a degree or certificate. A certificate program is defined as a post-secondary education, in a qualifying educational institution, equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum.
Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided. Provide course descriptions as necessary. If your school uses an alternate grading system, you must submit proof and explanation of the grading system with your application or you will not be considered for this position.
Basic Requirement
The minimum qualification requirements for each grade level of this vacancy announcement are described below:
Note: One full academic year of undergraduate; graduate; vocational; trades; technical or high school is the number of credit hours designated by your college, university or school to represent one year of full-time study.
May be converted to any position with a Full Performance Level not to exceed GS-09. Conversion to a position with a full performance level of GS-09 is not guaranteed, you may or may not be offered conversion.
Education
Education completed in foreign colleges and universities may be used if it has been accredited or evaluated by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
These positions have a positive education requirement. The student must be currently enrolled in a natural resources degree program that will satisfy on graduation the specific requirements for a professional or scientific position identified by on your pathways agreement.
General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov)
POSITION INFORMATION
This announcement is associated with the 2023 Society of American Foresters (SAF) recruitment event. The target start date for these positions is Spring 2024.
Forest Service information about this hiring event is located here: Forestry and Timber Career Opportunities | US Forest Service (usda.gov)
Information about the Society of American Foresters (SAF) convention can be found at: SAF National Convention (eforester.org)
For position details, work schedule, and contact information please download a list of available positions and view the Available Positions By Location Map at USFS Society of American Foresters Hiring Event Fall – 2023 (arcgis.com)
For additional information, please email: [email protected] .
This announcement may be used to fill intern positions with the possibility for conversion to positions with a full-time work schedule or a permanent seasonal work schedule. If the position has a permanent seasonal work schedule, full-time work is guaranteed for 13 pay periods or 18 pay periods; and when not working, you will be placed in non-pay/non-duty status.
Selecting the “Location Negotiable after Selection” option in addition to selecting your preferred specific duty locations, implies your willingness to accept positions to alternative duty locations that may or may not have been indicated in this announcement. Final determination of duty station will be made by the selecting official at the time of job offer.
The duty station for these positions will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Final determination of duty station will be made by the selecting official at the time of job offer.
Additional Information
FIELD GOING: The applicant should expect that these are all primarily field going positions, with a significant amount of physically challenging field work in natural resource settings. This could involve use of Forest Service vehicles, tools, and Personal Protective Equipment; hiking, exposure to weather extremes and wildlife, and in some cases, working extended hours or shifts, evening work and/or spending some nights at remote locations. These are developmental positions. Some require the appointee to sign a mobility agreement, requiring relocation after the initial developmental period.
Salary wage as shown for GS-3 and GS-4 is based on this Special Salary Table Salary wage for GS-5 is for Rest of US. For more information on locality rates refer to the Office of Personnel Management, Salary and Wages web page.
Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.
Government Housing: May be available.
Daycare Availability: Forest Service daycare facilities are not available.
Promotion Potential: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
Training/IDP: This position requires 40 hours of formal, interactive training. An Individual Development Plan (IDP) must be completed and approved by the supervisor within 45 days of appointment.
Program Requirements: Interns may be non-competitively converted to a term or permanent position in the competitive service after the successful completion of the internship program. To be eligible for conversion, the Intern must meet the following:
TELEWORK: This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE: The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-and-leave-flexibilities-for-recruitment-and-retention/
We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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