Resource Assistant
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Department Of Agriculture
US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required. Permanent Full-Time
A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation''s most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.
It''s an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.
Two positions will be filled from this vacancy, both in Region 6.
One position is located on the Middle Fork Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest, in Westfir Oregon and provides assistance to the timber sale accounting program providing technical support work primarily in the financial aspects of the timber sale appraisals and accounting, contract activities, and business management phases of timber sale administration. The incumbent is responsible for all financial management of each sale contract, ensuring correct payments are made within set time frames and credited to correct accounts for each sale, provides monitoring of the business management aspects of sale administration, and maintains sale folders for all sales.
For additional information please contact David Haupt at or email at .us.
The other position is located on the Siuslaw National Forest Supervisor''s Office in Corvallis Oregon, under Natural Resource Management. The incumbent serves as the Timber Resource Assistant for the Forest and will perform technical support work in timber sale appraisals and accounting, Special Forest Products, contracting activities, and business management phases of sale administration. In addition, the incumbent has ongoing duties working with the Forest Timber Financial Specialist to ensure that the SO has adequate Financial Specialist resources.
For additional information please contact Margie Fuchs at or email at .us.
This position is being concurrently announced under Merit Promotion Announcement Number 14-0618- 36958 G-HM . Current or former Federal employees may apply to both announcements, but should be sure to apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement in order to avoid losing consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement. Disabled veterans, candidates with 3 or more years of active duty military service, and candidates eligible for special hiring authorities may apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement if they meet the criteria outlined in the announcement and submit supporting documentation.
The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply. USCITIZEN SSR US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Provides assistance to the timber sale accounting program providing technical support work primarily in the financial aspects of the timber sale appraisals and accounting, Special Forest Products (Corvallis only), contract activities, and business management phases of timber sale administration.
Responsible for all financial management of each sale contract, ensuring correct payments are made within set time frames and credited to correct accounts for each sale, provides monitoring of the business management aspects of sale administration, and maintains sale folders for all sales.
Duties listed are at the full performance level.
REQUIREMENTS: May be subject to satisfactory completion of one year probationary or trial period.
You will be evaluated in accordance with the category rating procedure as defined in the USDA Demonstration Project Plan. Applicants who meet the basic minimum qualification requirements established for the position will be placed in the Eligible category. Eligible applicants will be further evaluated against criteria for placement in the Quality category. This evaluation is based on the level of your experience, education, and/or training as determined by your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire. Applicants with veterans' preference are listed ahead of applicants who do not have veterans' preference within each category.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; i.e. the online questionnaire. The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process. To initiate the online application process, click the Apply Online button to the right.
To view the application form, visit:
Basic Requirements: You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for all positions at the GS-6 grade level and above. Transcripts must be provided with your application if education is being used. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
GS-6: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level; OR six months (9 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (for example Business Administration); AND/OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience.
Examples of specialized experience For the GS-6 level are : Performs technical review of timber sale packages to ensure they are in proper format and technically accurate. Monitors and maintains financial management of timber sale contracts. Assures that all timber collection of revenues and deposits are billed, collected and deposited to the proper accounts. Assists in opening and reviewing sealed bids for the compliance with regulations and instructions and for the determination of the high bidder. Audits, prepares, and enters contract data into timber sale program. Audits scale records or tree measurement tally sheets and performs the processing of data. Performs the correction of scale tickets and final corrections to the edit files until all entries are valid.
GS-7: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level; OR one full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (for example Business Administration); AND/OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience.
Examples of specialized experience for the GS-7 are : Audits the automated timber accounting system. Follows established controls to assure that all timber collection of revenues and deposits are billed, collected and deposited to the proper accounts. Establishes and maintains permit folders, computes fees and coordinates annual billings and delinquent payments with permit administrators. Applies knowledge of several types of software, such as spreadsheets, templates, databases, word processing documents, publishing and graphics applications to generate specific working documents and forms. Tracks all timber sale financial collections assuring they are processed. Audits, prepares, and enters contract data into TSA program. Reviews printouts and resolves any data entry errors. Performs the correction of scale tickets and final corrections to the edit files until all entries are valid. Provides guidance to clerical staff and is responsible for accuracy and proper maintenance of records.
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements as of the closing date of the announcement.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin.
The following instructions outline our application process.
You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). Applying online is highly encouraged. If applying online poses a hardship, please contact our office during business hours well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages with supporting documents must be submitted no later than noon on the closing date of the announcement in order to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Step 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at . It is recommended that as part of your profile you set up automatic email notification to be informed when the status of your application changes. If you choose not to set up this automatic notification, then you will have to log into your USAJOBS account to check on the status of your application.
Step 2: Create a Resume with USAJOBS or upload a Resume into your USAJOBS account. You may want to customize your resume to ensure it documents duties and accomplishments you have gained that are directly related to this position in order to verify that qualifications are met. In addition, your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire (you may preview the online questionnaire by clicking on the link at the end of the How You Will Be Evaluated section of the job announcement).
Step 3: Click Apply Online and follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and attach any additional documents that may be required.
You can update your application or documents anytime while the announcement is open. Simply log into your USAJOBS account and click on Application Status. Click on the position title, and then select Update Application to continue.
You must submit a complete Application Package, prior to 11:59, ET, on the closing date of this announcement. The following documents must be submitted for your application package to be considered complete. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents are received within the required timeframes. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service, system failure or downtime, etc. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
Resume that includes the following information: 1) job information for which you are applying; 2) personal information; 3) education; 4) work experience including the work schedule and hours worked per week as well as dates of employment; and title, series and grade if applicable; 5) supervisors phone number and e-mail address for each work period listed and whether or not we may contact them for reference checks; and, 6) other qualifications.
College Transcripts if education is required for meeting basic qualifications and/or you are substituting education for specialized experience and/or if you are using education to meet the criteria for the quality category. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if selected, an official college transcript will be required prior to entering on duty.
DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) if claiming Veterans' Preference. Veterans claiming 10 point preference must also submit a VA Letter and an SF-15 Application for 10-point Veteran Preference. Current Active Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within the last 120 days.
Other required documents may include:
CTAP/ICTAP Required Documentation Reduction-In-Force: Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; AND most recent performance evaluation; AND SF-50 demonstrating your separation or the position you will be separated from.
Worker''s Compensation Separation: Agency certification of inability to place employee AND Notification of Separation OR Separation SF-50.
Disability Annuity Termination: Notification from OPM of disability annuity termination AND Separation SF-50 of the last position held. Military Reserve or National Guard Technician Special Disability Retirement Annuity under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456: Certification of special disability retirement annuity from a military department or National Guard Bureau AND Separation SF-50 of the last position held.
NOTE : If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency''s staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency''s staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded resumes must be less than 3MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). If you set up your USAJOBS account to send automatic email notifications, you will receive an acknowledgement email that the submission of your online Occupational Questionnaire and resume was successful, if you were referred to the selecting official for consideration, and if you were selected or not selected. If you choose not to set up automatic email notifications, you must check your USAJOBS account for the latest status of your application. Your application may be reviewed to verify that you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements for the position prior to issuing lists to a selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Normally, a final job offer to the selected candidate is made within 30-60 days after the issuance of the certificate
Relocation expenses are not authorized.
We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
This is a bargaining unit designated position.
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.
Career Transition Assistance Plan(CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, provide proof of eligibility. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency''s definition for a quality candidate to be considered. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is on OPM''s Career Transition Resources website at .
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK: Selection and retention in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check) and a background investigation.
/Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Department Of Agriculture
US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required. Permanent Full-Time
A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation''s most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.
It''s an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.
Two positions will be filled from this vacancy, both in Region 6.
One position is located on the Middle Fork Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest, in Westfir Oregon and provides assistance to the timber sale accounting program providing technical support work primarily in the financial aspects of the timber sale appraisals and accounting, contract activities, and business management phases of timber sale administration. The incumbent is responsible for all financial management of each sale contract, ensuring correct payments are made within set time frames and credited to correct accounts for each sale, provides monitoring of the business management aspects of sale administration, and maintains sale folders for all sales.
For additional information please contact David Haupt at or email at .us.
The other position is located on the Siuslaw National Forest Supervisor''s Office in Corvallis Oregon, under Natural Resource Management. The incumbent serves as the Timber Resource Assistant for the Forest and will perform technical support work in timber sale appraisals and accounting, Special Forest Products, contracting activities, and business management phases of sale administration. In addition, the incumbent has ongoing duties working with the Forest Timber Financial Specialist to ensure that the SO has adequate Financial Specialist resources.
For additional information please contact Margie Fuchs at or email at .us.
This position is being concurrently announced under Merit Promotion Announcement Number 14-0618- 36958 G-HM . Current or former Federal employees may apply to both announcements, but should be sure to apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement in order to avoid losing consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement. Disabled veterans, candidates with 3 or more years of active duty military service, and candidates eligible for special hiring authorities may apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement if they meet the criteria outlined in the announcement and submit supporting documentation.
The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply. USCITIZEN SSR US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Provides assistance to the timber sale accounting program providing technical support work primarily in the financial aspects of the timber sale appraisals and accounting, Special Forest Products (Corvallis only), contract activities, and business management phases of timber sale administration.
Responsible for all financial management of each sale contract, ensuring correct payments are made within set time frames and credited to correct accounts for each sale, provides monitoring of the business management aspects of sale administration, and maintains sale folders for all sales.
Duties listed are at the full performance level.
REQUIREMENTS: May be subject to satisfactory completion of one year probationary or trial period.
You will be evaluated in accordance with the category rating procedure as defined in the USDA Demonstration Project Plan. Applicants who meet the basic minimum qualification requirements established for the position will be placed in the Eligible category. Eligible applicants will be further evaluated against criteria for placement in the Quality category. This evaluation is based on the level of your experience, education, and/or training as determined by your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire. Applicants with veterans' preference are listed ahead of applicants who do not have veterans' preference within each category.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; i.e. the online questionnaire. The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process. To initiate the online application process, click the Apply Online button to the right.
To view the application form, visit:
Basic Requirements: You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for all positions at the GS-6 grade level and above. Transcripts must be provided with your application if education is being used. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
GS-6: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level; OR six months (9 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (for example Business Administration); AND/OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience.
Examples of specialized experience For the GS-6 level are : Performs technical review of timber sale packages to ensure they are in proper format and technically accurate. Monitors and maintains financial management of timber sale contracts. Assures that all timber collection of revenues and deposits are billed, collected and deposited to the proper accounts. Assists in opening and reviewing sealed bids for the compliance with regulations and instructions and for the determination of the high bidder. Audits, prepares, and enters contract data into timber sale program. Audits scale records or tree measurement tally sheets and performs the processing of data. Performs the correction of scale tickets and final corrections to the edit files until all entries are valid.
GS-7: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level; OR one full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (for example Business Administration); AND/OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience.
Examples of specialized experience for the GS-7 are : Audits the automated timber accounting system. Follows established controls to assure that all timber collection of revenues and deposits are billed, collected and deposited to the proper accounts. Establishes and maintains permit folders, computes fees and coordinates annual billings and delinquent payments with permit administrators. Applies knowledge of several types of software, such as spreadsheets, templates, databases, word processing documents, publishing and graphics applications to generate specific working documents and forms. Tracks all timber sale financial collections assuring they are processed. Audits, prepares, and enters contract data into TSA program. Reviews printouts and resolves any data entry errors. Performs the correction of scale tickets and final corrections to the edit files until all entries are valid. Provides guidance to clerical staff and is responsible for accuracy and proper maintenance of records.
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements as of the closing date of the announcement.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin.
The following instructions outline our application process.
You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). Applying online is highly encouraged. If applying online poses a hardship, please contact our office during business hours well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages with supporting documents must be submitted no later than noon on the closing date of the announcement in order to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Step 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at . It is recommended that as part of your profile you set up automatic email notification to be informed when the status of your application changes. If you choose not to set up this automatic notification, then you will have to log into your USAJOBS account to check on the status of your application.
Step 2: Create a Resume with USAJOBS or upload a Resume into your USAJOBS account. You may want to customize your resume to ensure it documents duties and accomplishments you have gained that are directly related to this position in order to verify that qualifications are met. In addition, your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire (you may preview the online questionnaire by clicking on the link at the end of the How You Will Be Evaluated section of the job announcement).
Step 3: Click Apply Online and follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and attach any additional documents that may be required.
You can update your application or documents anytime while the announcement is open. Simply log into your USAJOBS account and click on Application Status. Click on the position title, and then select Update Application to continue.
You must submit a complete Application Package, prior to 11:59, ET, on the closing date of this announcement. The following documents must be submitted for your application package to be considered complete. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents are received within the required timeframes. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service, system failure or downtime, etc. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
Resume that includes the following information: 1) job information for which you are applying; 2) personal information; 3) education; 4) work experience including the work schedule and hours worked per week as well as dates of employment; and title, series and grade if applicable; 5) supervisors phone number and e-mail address for each work period listed and whether or not we may contact them for reference checks; and, 6) other qualifications.
College Transcripts if education is required for meeting basic qualifications and/or you are substituting education for specialized experience and/or if you are using education to meet the criteria for the quality category. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if selected, an official college transcript will be required prior to entering on duty.
DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) if claiming Veterans' Preference. Veterans claiming 10 point preference must also submit a VA Letter and an SF-15 Application for 10-point Veteran Preference. Current Active Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within the last 120 days.
Other required documents may include:
CTAP/ICTAP Required Documentation Reduction-In-Force: Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; AND most recent performance evaluation; AND SF-50 demonstrating your separation or the position you will be separated from.
Worker''s Compensation Separation: Agency certification of inability to place employee AND Notification of Separation OR Separation SF-50.
Disability Annuity Termination: Notification from OPM of disability annuity termination AND Separation SF-50 of the last position held. Military Reserve or National Guard Technician Special Disability Retirement Annuity under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456: Certification of special disability retirement annuity from a military department or National Guard Bureau AND Separation SF-50 of the last position held.
NOTE : If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency''s staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency''s staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded resumes must be less than 3MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). If you set up your USAJOBS account to send automatic email notifications, you will receive an acknowledgement email that the submission of your online Occupational Questionnaire and resume was successful, if you were referred to the selecting official for consideration, and if you were selected or not selected. If you choose not to set up automatic email notifications, you must check your USAJOBS account for the latest status of your application. Your application may be reviewed to verify that you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements for the position prior to issuing lists to a selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Normally, a final job offer to the selected candidate is made within 30-60 days after the issuance of the certificate
Relocation expenses are not authorized.
We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
This is a bargaining unit designated position.
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.
Career Transition Assistance Plan(CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, provide proof of eligibility. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency''s definition for a quality candidate to be considered. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is on OPM''s Career Transition Resources website at .
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK: Selection and retention in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check) and a background investigation.
/Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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