JOB SUMMARY: The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is April to May but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2024 Open to the first 125 applicants or until 12/10/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. MAJOR DUTIES: These positions support wildlife management and monitoring, with a primary emphasis on minimizing human-bear conflicts. Some specific duties include: investigating and documenting human-bear conflicts; trapping, collaring, and radio tracking bears; hazing bears exhibiting undesirable behavior; collecting survival, biological, and reproductive data; assisting with euthanasia of bears involved in conflicts with humans; providing park visitors, contractors and employees with information to reduce human-wildlife conflicts and entering field data into computer databases. Work is performed primarily outdoors in the front-country (e.g., developed campgrounds, picnic areas, and along roadsides). Fieldwork will require walking, running, and cross-country hiking in mountainous terrain for extended periods, often in inclement or severe weather. Temperatures can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit and ozone levels exceed the California Health Standard of 0.09 ppm (parts per million) an average of one out of five days throughout much of the parks. Much of the work is performed after dark, when bears are most active, which will require late night through early morning work hours, including weekends and holidays. Occasional back-country field work may be required at remote locations in wilderness areas which will require hiking long distances carrying backpacks weighing up to 50 pounds. For more informantion about Sequoia and Kings Canyons National Parks visit Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (U.S. National Park Service). Physical Demands: The work requires physical exertion as a regular and recurring walking, hiking, or climbing over wet, rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; or bending, crouching, stooping, lifting or reaching to observe, collect, or record field data. Heavy items (e.g., equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis. Working Conditions: The work is performed in an office or outdoors. The work performed involved regular and recurring exposure to extreme weather conditions and terrain, poisonous plants, biting insects and wild animals. Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001). IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
