Page1 OUTREACHNOTICE LOS PADRESNATIONAL FOREST Formore information on the Los Padres National Forest, visit the forest’swebsite at www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres TITLE: Temporary Wildland Firefighters DUTY LOCATION: Los Padres National Forest SERIES: GS-0462 Various Locations- See Below GRADE: GS-3, 4, 5 Please Apply by January 3, 2012 Listed in this document are the wildland firefighting temporary employment opportunities for the Los Padres National Forest 2012 fire season. The actual job titles for wildland firefighter positions are “Forestry Aid†and “Forestry Technician.†Pay scales and availability of government provided housing will vary by geographic locations. Firefighters are paid an hourly rate and can earn overtime at 1.5 (time and a half) of their normal pay rate and hazardous duty pay at an extra 25% in some circumstances. Housing/Barracks may be available at a nominal cost to employees. Firefighters provide their own subsistence while at their home duty locations. The Forest Service pays living expenses when on a fire assignment or project assignments away from home duty locations. Tour of Duty is generally a 5 day work week of 40 base hours, with 2 days off. Scheduled days off are often cancelled due to emergency assignments and overtime in excess of 400 hours during a 6 month fire season is not uncommon. Selectees must be able to meet the arduous fitness level and complete a Work Capacity Test consisting of a 3 mile hike within 45 minutes carrying a 45 pound pack as a condition of hire. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. TO APPLY: At the close of the outreach period a certificate of candidates will be drawn from the Open and Continuous vacancy announcement for Forestry Aid and Forestry Technician positions. Those announcement numbers are listed in the chart below. These positions are located at various stations throughout the forest. The most important thing you need to do in order to be hired for any of these jobs is to select our Avue locations (i.e. Arroyo Grande, Big Sur, Carpinteria, Cuyama, Fillmore, Frazier, Goleta, Greenfield, Jolon, Los Olivos, Ojai, Piru, Santa Barbara, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Santa Ynez). You are only allowed to select nine (9) locations in Avue. To be considered for Los Padres National Forest locations they must be among the nine locations you have selected. You may acquire a copy of the announcement from the internet at www.jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov or www.avuedigitalservices.com/usfs/applicant.html . This USDA Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer Page2 USDA Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer Page3 USDA Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer Page4 USDA Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer Page5 USDA Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer Page6 USDA Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer Page7 USDA Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer Enable screen reader <#> Nothing to copy Clear all items Web clipboard help