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Green Mountain & Finger Lakes NFs seek three Recreation and Trails Technicians

Forestry Technician – Recreation and Trails (3 Permanent Positions)

1. GS-0462-4/5 (13/13 Appointment-Recreation) Rochester, VT
2. GS-0462-4/5 (Full Time-Trails/Wilderness) Rochester VT
3. GS-0462-4/5 (13/13 Appointment-Recreation) Manchester Center, VT

The Green Mountain & Finger Lakes NF's is currently advertising three Recreation and Trails Technicians (GS-0462-4/5). The duty stations are in Rochester and Manchester, Vermont. Information about the Rochester and surrounding area can be found at http://www.rochestervermont.org/. Information about Manchester and surrounding area can be found at http://www.town.manchester.vt.us/. Recreation on the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests is an exciting and complex mix of seasonal and year-round uses.

These positions are responsible for integrated day-to-day field management of recreation, trail and wilderness resources. Successful applicants will be excellent communicators, safety conscious, and willing to work with a wide variety of internal and external partners and public in support of implementing an integrated recreation, trails and wilderness program of work.

Core Duties: The successful applicant will be able to perform a wide variety of recreation, trails and wilderness management tasks in a field setting during all seasons of the year. They will serve as points of contacts with the recreating public and partners in support of maintenance activities. S/he will work closely with recreation staff across forest as well as with key stakeholder groups, partners, and sister-agencies.

• Field operations & maintenance of recreation sites and trails to management standards.
• Field activities in support of the 10 Year Wilderness Stewardship
• Assist in maintaining heritage and visual resources to standard
• Field inspections of recreation special uses and service contracts to ensure compliance and management to standard
• Forest Protection Officer – resource and visitor protection
• Partnership liaisons – working and coordinating field activities with partners ensuring safe and productive work standards
• Visitor education and information – primary field contacts in uniform
• Collections officer – collect recreation fee money to standard
• Assisting with routine district operations and facility maintenance

The vacancy announcements are currently open and posted on USAJOBS and applications can be submitted electronically through AVUE.

The GS-0462-4/5 (13/13 Appointment) Recreation positions located in Manchester Center and Rochester, VT will be filled through the Open Continuous Recruitment bulletin (link below). Be sure to indicate your duty station as Manchester Center and/or Rochester, VT. List of candidates will be requested on March 24, 2009.
ADS07-R5-Recreation-345G (Merit, current government employees)
ADS07-R5-Recreation-345DP (Public, non-government employees)

The GS-0462-4/5 (PFT Appointment) Trails position located in Rochester, VT will be filled through a separate announcement (link below). Vacancy announcement for non-government employees closes March 9, 2009. Vacancy announcement for current permanent government employees closes on March 23, 2009.
ADS09-R9GMFL-RRD-846DP (Public, non-government employees)
ADS09-R9GMFL-RRD-846G (Merit Promotion, current government employees)

Rochester/Middlebury Ranger District, Holly Knox, 802-767-4261 ext. 530, hknox@fs.fed.us
Manchester Ranger District, Joan McCloud, 802-362-2307 ext. 229, jmccloud@fs.fed.us
Rutland Supervisor’s Office, Chad VanOrmer, 802-747-6722, cvanormer@fs.fed.us.

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