Summary This position is located within the Northern Region, Region 1 on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Judith-Musselshell Ranger District with duty locations of Harlowton MT or Stanford MT. Incumbent is responsible for planning, developing, administering and executing work plans and projects for wilderness, recreation, trails, and special uses activities. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Robert J. Gliko at 406-236-5106 or robert.gliko@usda.gov Responsibilities Duties listed are at the full performance GS-09 level. Performs and supervises routine cleaning and maintenance of the districts developed and dispersed recreation sites, rental cabins, and trails. Processes special use applications including on-the-ground investigations of site suitability, screening levels, and preparation of associated NEPA reports. Prepares special use permits, prepares and tracks bills for collection, and performs evaluations. Performs annual inspections of permittees and prepares reports. Develops and maintains partnerships with community and other external organizations in providing these valuable public recreation opportunities. Assists the Recreation Staff Officer in upward reporting, planning and tracking of expenditures, and ensuring that recreation data is entered into required databases. Provides interpretive expertise for cultural and natural history resources on the district and provides a variety of public information at developed recreation sites, trailheads, and at the Ranger Stations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements (See "Required Documents" section for resume requirements). Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-07 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience are defined as two or more of the following: Assisting with developing plans and objectives to maintain, rehabilitate, construct or reconstruct recreation facilities, sites, trails or wilderness areas. Assisting with issuing and ensuring compliance for permits in land-use, recreation and non-recreation use. Assisting with inspecting recreation areas for public use and safety. Documenting and reporting trail and wilderness data to address performance standards; assisted with managing volunteer and partner agreements through successful field projects. Providing input to work plans for recreation sites to generate visitor interest. -OR- Have successfully completed 1 year of graduate education leading to a master's degree or have received a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a recreation program of study. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR- Have a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that is directly related to this position that together meets the qualification requirements for this position. -OR- Have Superior Academic Achievement (go to this site to determine if you are eligible: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and, which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience are defined as two or more of the following: Participating in surveys and studies of wilderness and other specially designated areas, and/or recreation use, facilities, and trails Engaging partners and volunteers to accomplish recreation and specially designated areas program goals and objectives. Processing and administering special use permits for outfitters and guides, resorts, campgrounds, or other recreation operations and services. Developing or providing input to contracts and agreements that support program delivery. -OR- Have successfully completed 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or have received a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a recreation management program of study. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR- Have a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that is directly related to this position that together meets the qualification requirements for this position. Only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education See above for Education requirements. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been within Region 1 of the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. 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 not guaranteed. 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. This is a bargaining unit position and is represented by either NFFE, AFGE, or NAGE. Forest Service daycare facilities are not available. Government Housing is not available. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer. Salary wage as shown is for Rest of the U.S. For more information, refer to the Office of Personnel Management, Salary and Wages web page.