Seasonal Wildland Firefighter (Fire Lookout) - Direct Hire Authority

This position is located in the Fire and Aviation Management offices at the following locations: North Cascades National Park - Marblemount, WA Dinosaur National Monument - Dinosaur, CO Glacier National Park - West Glacier, MT Yellowstone National Park - Yellowstone, WY The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for those positions are April through October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: April/May

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. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. Your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If an applicant's resume is incomplete a rating of "ineligible" will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for a GS-456-4 Fire Lookout: Six months of general work experience, which can be any work experience, AND 6 months of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-03 level duties. Examples of specialized work experience may include the following: Relay information accurately and timely via radio, telephone or text message, conducted radio relay operations for routine or emergency radio traffic for operational activities such as wildland fire operations, emergency services and law enforcement and relayed information to co-workers and supervisors within a team setting under stressful and adverse operating conditions. -OR- Completed a 2-year course of study above high school, from an accredited college or university, that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is creditable. -OR- Possess a combination of the education and work experience described above. 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. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.