Outreach Notice

Temporary Employment

West Fork, Sula and Darby Ranger Districts

Darby and Sula Montana

U.S. Forest Service, Region 1, Bitterroot National Forest

The West Fork, Sula and Darby Ranger Districts of the Bitterroot National Forest in Southwest Montana are looking for hardworking people for spring/summer seasonal jobs in the recreation program. If you have ever wanted to work in a Developed Recreation program comprised of dedicated folks who all pull together, meet their commitments and have a great time, we might have the job for you!

The Bitterroot National Forest will be filling multiple temporary (seasonal) positions for the upcoming 2018 field season. Openings will be available at the GS-3 and GS-4 levels and are for positions with a maximum six-month tour of duty (not to exceed 1,039 hours). The starting dates of the positions are anticipated to be between May and early June, 2018.

HOW TO APPLY: Vacancy announcements will be open in USA Jobs from January 3rd - 9th, 2018 ONLY. All applications must be submitted through the USA Jobs Website. If you have questions about a certain position, contact the hiring officials listed in the table on the following page. If you have difficulty applying for jobs through the USAJOBS website, you may contact the Albuquerque Service Center-Human Capital Management at 1-877-372-7248, option 2, for assistance.

Pay Plan, Series and Grade

TITLE Master

Record (PD #) Open Date Close Date Announcement Number

Certificate Expected By

GS-0462-03 Forestry Aid (Recreation) FS2327 1/3/2018 1/9/2018

18-TEMP-R1-FORR-3DT-JN 2/20/2017

GS-0462-04

Forestry Technician (Recreation) FS2313 1/3/2018 1/9/2018 18-TEMP-R1-RECR-4DT-JN

2/20/2017

Position Descriptions: Developed Recreation GS-3 & GS-4 positions: These positions support the recreation program on the Westfork, Sula and Darby Ranger Districts. Primary duties consist of recreation site maintenance, completing inventory/monitoring reports, conducting public education and visitor services assistance. Recreation Technicians perform a full range of standardized recreation program support duties to ensure that campsites, facilities and trails are maintained to standard. Recreation crew members maintain sites and signs using a variety of traditional and powered hand tools.

Please contact the hiring officials for more detailed information about the positions or for more information about how to apply. These positions will only be advertised for ONE week on usajobs.gov. Government housing may be available. It is anticipated that a referral list will be issued to hiring officials in early to middle of February 2018.

Again these positions will only be posted on www.usajobs.gov between January 3rd-9th but a second application period may occur, January 31st - February 6th, but only if positions are not filled in the first round of hiring. Those that wish to be considered for these positions should apply to the vacancy announcements when advertised in the first round. Those that reply to this outreach will be informed when positions are advertised and applicants who apply to the announcements on or before the listed dates and are found to be qualified and in the quality group will be referred by Human Resources for consideration.

ABOUT THE BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST: The Bitterroot National Forest, its four Ranger Districts (Stevensville RD, Darby RD, Sula RD, and West Fork RD), and Trapper Creek Job Corps cover 1.6 million acres in West Central Montana and Idaho. Approximately 1,500 miles of wilderness and non-wilderness trails provide experiences for hikers, horseback riders, mountain bikers, motorcyclists and ATVs.

Approximately 50% of the Forest is designated wilderness - including portions of the Selway-Bitterroot, Frank Church River of No Return, & the Anaconda Pintler – and another 25% of the Forest is inventoried roadless. Neighboring national forests include the Nez Perce, Clearwater, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge in Region 1 and the Salmon-Challis and Payette in Region 4. The Forest lies in 3 counties, Ravalli and Missoula in Montana and Idaho County, Idaho.

Position Grade/Series Vacancy Opens

Station Major Duties Employment period

Hiring Manager

Forestry Aid (Recreation)

GS-0462-03 1/03/18 to 1/09/18

Darby

Developed recreation site maintenance; making public contacts; Weekend and holiday work required

mid May to early Sept.

Sam Cook 406-821-4298 swcook@fs.fed.us

Forestry Tech (Recreation)

GS-0462-04 1/03/18 to 1/09/18

Darby Developed recreation site maintenance; making public contacts; Weekend and holiday work required

early May to mid Sept.

Sam Cook 406-821-4298 swcook@fs.fed.us

Forestry Tech (Recreation)

GS-0462-04 1/03/18 to 1/09/18

Sula Developed recreation site maintenance; making public contacts; Weekend and holiday work required

mid May to mid Sept.

Jake Long 406-821-2307 jacoblong@fs.fed.us

Forestry Tech (Recreation)

GS-0462-04 1/03/18 to 1/09/18

West Fork

Developed recreation site maintenance; making public contacts; Weekend and holiday work required

mid May to mid-Sept.

Joe Butsick 406-821-1215 jbutsick@fs.fed.us

The Forest has been a leader in wilderness fires for over 40 years and more than 600,000 acres of the forest have burned since 2000. This presents a challenging mission to provide quality public access on fire-affected trails, especially in wilderness settings. For more information on the Bitterroot National Forest, please view the following website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/bitterroot/

ABOUT THE BITTERROOT VALLEY: The Bitterroot Valley is a river basin about 65 miles long from north to south and as much as 10 miles wide, bordered to the west by the dramatically carved Bitterroot Mountains and to the east by the gentler Sapphire Mountains. The valley is considered the banana belt of Montana. Summer temperatures are warm (normally in the low 90s) and winter temperatures mild with only occasional below zero readings. Centrally positioned along the Bitterroot River, the town of Hamilton is a full service community of over 4,000, and the surrounding immediate area of over 12,000. Hamilton is located 45 miles south of the larger college community in Missoula. Ample community and real estate information is available on the web. A good place to start is the Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce website http://www.bitterrootvalleychamber.com/ General housing is available from Stevensville to Conner. Housing prices range from $130,000 to $250,000+ for 3 bedroom/2 bath homes and rentals of that size home are from $700 to $1,100+. Apartment rentals are from $400 to $600 month for 1 bedroom and $500 to $700+ per month for 2 bedrooms. There is limited government housing available. There are 2 golf courses (one near Hamilton and one near Stevensville). Indoor recreation activities in Hamilton include a bowling alley, Movie Theater, Play House, Performing Arts Series, a few shopping centers, and several fitness centers (one with a pool).

Hamilton and the surrounding communities provide several excellent dining and nightlife opportunities ranging from three popular local breweries, steakhouses, traditional Mexican and Chinese, pizzerias, a sushi restaurant, sports bars and western saloon-style bars and various food carts. During the summer months, there are several popular restaurants specializing in locally grown produce and meat. The towns in the Bitterroot Valley also host a variety of outdoor events, such as the Hamilton Farmer’s Market, the Darby Logger Days, and the Western Heritage Days in Stevensville (just to name a few).

FIGURE 2 HAMILTON, MT

FIGURE 1 BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS

Missoula, located only 45 miles north on Highway 93, also offers a multitude of diverse restaurants, bars and activities. The southern half of the Bitterroot Valley is home to the communities of Darby, Conner and Sula. These small, western communities provide spectacular scenery, excellent recreation access and an enjoyable country lifestyle.

The Bitterroot Valley contains 7 school districts which represent the 7 communities in the valley. The Bitterroot College Program (BCP), located in Hamilton, offers University of Montana College of Technology (UM-COT) courses and UM general education courses. For more information on the valley schools, visit http://montana.schooltree.org/Ravalli-County-Schools.html or https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Hamilton-Montana/schools/

RECREATION: The Bitterroot Valley provides ample outdoor recreation opportunities. World-class hiking trails are located only minutes from town, providing access to several choice destinations extending into the Selway-Bitterroot and Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Areas. There are over 20 well-

maintained developed campgrounds within close proximity to the valley available for family camping and picnics. Several lakes, which are accessible by vehicle, provide a variety of motorized and non-motorized recreation opportunities. The Bitterroot River and its tributaries provide excellent opportunities for floating and fishing all summer long. Big game hunting and wildlife viewing are popular activities throughout the valley due to our abundant populations of bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, moose and mountain goat. Winter provides ample opportunities to cross-country ski, snowshoe, snowmobile and downhill ski at the local ski resort, Lost Trail Powder Mountain. The forest hosts several annual recreation events, such as the Lake Como Triathlon, the Tour of the Bitterroot Mountain Bike Ride, dog sledding, and snowmobile Fun Run. The towns of Hamilton, Darby, Stevensville and Corvallis have several city parks and trail systems along the Bitterroot River.

FIGURE 3 DARBY, MT

FIGURE 4 BITTERROOT RIVER

HOW TO APPLY:

CONTACT the appropriate hiring manager for more information about the position(s) you are interested in. COMPLETE the outreach form on the next page and email it to the hiring manager to let them know you are interested in their position, so they can email updates/announcement number information on the positions. APPLY ONLINE at www.USAJOBS.gov Please note that the vacancies are only open for a short period of time. Please see the table above for the opening and closing dates of the vacancies.

Step 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at www.USAJOBS.gov. 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 attained that are directly related to this position, so your application will meet required qualifications. (Ensure you provide exact dates of employment so your qualifications are accurately documented: e.g. May 1, 2017 to Oct 29, 2017 will be calculated as 5 months of experience; listing May 2017 to Oct 2017 may be calculated as only 3 months of experience, assuming a start date in late May and an end date at the beginning of Oct).

Step 3: Temporary positions are no longer filled using Open Continuous Rosters (OCR). Once the announcement numbers are known, search for the job announcement number (listed in the above table). You may need to use the advance search option with the job title to find the correct job announcement number. Read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin. Click “Apply Online” and follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and attach any additional documents that may be required. Make sure you select a potential duty station that includes the town where the ranger station for your target job is located.

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.

Once you have established your account and resume, that data will be used in all future applications without the need to re-enter. OUTREACH RESPONSE: Interested applicants, or those desiring further information, should submit the Outreach Form no later than December 22nd, 2018 to the appropriate hiring official. It is unknown at this time exactly how many positions will be filled or at what duty locations. Position vacancies are only approximate at this time. Once we have more information, those who submitted the outreach form will be notified.

Apply online at: www.USAJOBS.gov

Contact hiring officials for position vacancy numbers

*Supervisors will request

applicant lists from USAJOBS, and selections will continue until positions are filled.

*Remember to identify the town where the ranger district resides as a potential duty station, to ensure your application is made available to the supervisors you contacted. (E.g. Identify Darby, MT as a work location if you are interested in a position on the Darby Ranger District

*Complete the Outreach Form and Email it to the work Supervisor to let them know you are applying.

Government 2018 Pay Scales:

GS-3 $12.72/hr. GS-4 $14.28/hr.

Pay scale/grade level is based on the job duties and the education and/or experience necessary to do the job. Prerequisites are identified in the announcements on USAJOBS.

BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST 2018 TEMPORARY POSITIONS OUTREACH RESPONSE FORM

Voluntary response “This is not an application to any current vacancy”

Interested applicants still need to apply to the identified announcement for position of interest. If you wish to express interest in this position, please complete this voluntary Outreach Interest Form and email to the

hiring official for each position listed in the table on the previous pages.

Interested applicants must still apply on www.usajobs.gov for position of interest.

Position of Interest:

Series/Grade:

Location:

Applicant Information

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Agency Employed with: USFS BLM NPS Other________________

Type of Appointment: Permanent Temporary Term VRA

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Current Region/Forest/District:

Current Series And Grade If Applicable:

Current Position Title:

Where Did You Hear About Vacancy/Outreach?

If you are NOT a current permanent (career or career conditional) employee, are you eligible to be hired under any of the following authorities:

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Veterans Recruitment Act

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Submission of this form is voluntary ~ Thanks for your interest

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