Job Details:
Title:	Administrative Asst.	Annual Salary:
Series:	030	Respond By Date:	03/24/10
Grade:	GS-6 GS-7
Duties:	******OUTREACH NOTICE****** U.S. Forest Service Region 5-Klamath National Forest Administrative Assistant – GS-303-6/7 The Klamath National Forest, Supervisor’s Office, is planning to advertise and fill an Administrative Assistant position, GS-303-6/7. This position is located in the Supervisor’s Office in Yreka, CA. DUTIES: The incumbent provides technical and administrative support to the Engineering and Public Uses Staff groups. Responsible for supporting the staff areas by managing, monitoring and tracking various aspects of the programs, including budgets, programs of work, data storage and retrieval, reports, and correspondence. Collects budget and program of work information from staff, and enters it into a variety of electronic information systems. Work includes developing work plans to meet preliminary budget advice, tracking expenditures, monitoring status of active contracts, overseeing property audits, developing correspondence, and responding to time-sensitive requests for information. Monitors the status of program assignments, ensuring that due dates are met. Provides advice on administrative procedures, reports, requirements, and other matters to staff. Serves as liaison between staff areas and between the supervisor and substaff on program-related matters. Maintains confidentiality of highly sensitive administrative and program matters, including information on contracts, personnel and budget. Updates and maintains information for several databases in order to monitor program status and annual accomplishments. THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST The Forest Supervisor\\\'s Office is located in Yreka, the Siskiyou County Seat, on the Northern California/Oregon border, a full service community with 7,000 residents. The Forest encompasses about 1.7 million acres of land. Several primary and secondary schools, a high school, a satellite campus for a community college, and hospital are located in Yreka. Housing costs vary depending on location, residence size, and property, running from $170,000-$260,000 for a typical 3 bedroom home on a city parcel. There are numerous small full service communities within commuting distance, including Montague, Fort Jones, Etna, Weed and Mt. Shasta. Outdoor recreation opportunities are abundant. Two ski parks, Mt. Ashland and Mt. Shasta, are about 1 hour away, along with cross-country skiing opportunities. There are numerous golf courses in Siskiyou County and nearby counties. The coast and beaches are about 3 hours away. Other outdoor pursuits include fishing for trout, salmon and steelhead; duck and goose hunting in the nearby Klamath Basin and Tulelake Wildlife Refuge; boating on Shasta and Trinity Lakes (about 1 hour away); and hiking or horseback riding on the 1,100 miles of trails on the Klamath National Forest. Cultural events include Siskiyou Performing Arts in Yreka, the nationally acclaimed Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, and the Britt Festival in nearby Jacksonville, Oregon. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, and Lava Beds National Monument are all about 1-1/2 hours away. Yreka has moderate winters and hot, dry summers. Annual precipitation is about 25 inches with occasional snow in town. Summer days can be over 100 degrees but with generally comfortable nighttime temperatures. The school system is K-12; Yreka High School has about 800 students. College of the Siskiyous, a two year community college, is located in Weed with a satellite campus in Yreka. Health care is provided by Fairchild Medial Center in Yreka, and clinics in some of the nearby communities. There are several private doctor and dentist practices, including several specialties. The Yreka area offers a fairly complete selection of shopping and service needs including a small mall on the south end of town. Additional choices and specialty stores are 1 to 1-1/2 hours away in Redding or Medford. No government housing is available. There is limited public transportation, including County buses and private taxi. More information about the forest can be found on the Klamath National Forest website www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/ Information about Siskiyou County can be found at www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/ For any technical questions regarding the above position, please contact: Location Name E-mail Phone Klamath National Forest Ken Stagg kstagg@fs.fed.us 530-841-4536 If you are interested in this position, please complete and submit the attached Outreach Notice. Please share this information with those within your network, or with others you know who may be interested. The outreach notice for this position can be accessed at http://outreach.fsr5.com. This outreach notice is in effect until March 24, 2010. Once the position is advertised, you must access USAJOBS at www.usajobs.gov for all vacancy announcement information. FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES ON THE WORKFORCE REDUCTION PLACEMENT SYSTEM LIST WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY CONSIDERATION AND CTAP/ICTAP CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION. Thank you for your participation in our outreach efforts. *****OUTREACH NOTICE***** KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST Administrative Assistant – GS-303-6/7 If you are interested in this position, please complete this form and send via e-mail to pmelum@fs.fed.us by March 24, 2010. If you are not a current Forest Service employee or do not have access to e-mail please complete the form and send to: 1312 Fairlane Rd, Yreka, CA. 96097: Attn. Penny Melum. NAME: _________________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS:______________________________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS:______________________________________________________ TELEPHONE NUMBER:_______________________________________________________ POSITION OF INTEREST : SERIES GRADE LOCATION Administrative Asst. GS-303 6/7 Yreka, CA AGENCY EMPLOYED WITH: USFS _____ BLM _____ OTHER _______ TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: PERMANENT _______ TEMPORARY _______ TERM ________ VRA ________ PWD ________ OTHER___________ CURRENT REGION/FOREST/DISTRICT:______________________________ CURRENT SERIES AND GRADE:____________________________________ CURRENT POSITION TITLE:________________________________________ How did you hear about this position? 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Job Location:
Forest:	Klamath
District:	Not Applicable
Location Other:	Supervisor\\\'s Office
City/State/Zip:	Yreka, CA  96097
Location:	The Angeles National Forest is 640,000 acres in size located primarily in Los Angeles county in southern California. Predominate vegetation is chamise chaparral, mixed chaparral, coastal-sage scrub and mixed conifer. The Forest has a tremendous recreation, law enforcement, fire and watershed management workload and a complex urban/wildland interface. Annual wildfire acres average over 17,000 acres per year. Annual law enforcement incidents average about 2500. The Forest Emergency Operation Coordination Center (EOCC) provides Dispatching Services for the Angeles National Forest and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The supports over 5500 incidents per year. The EOCC is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per year. Shift work will be required. Healthy and stable watersheds are extremely important to the over 12 million residents of the Los Angeles basin. The Forest maintains a high level of cooperation with over 20 fire agencies including the Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles City Fire Department and many local municipal departments. The Forest also maintains high levels of cooperations with many Law Enforcement Agencies such as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Game and Fish, and the California Highway Patrol. The duty station is located in Lancaster, California. Lancaster is located in the Antelope Valley and enjoys a true High Desert climate. High temperatures in the summer average over 100 degrees and low temperatures in the mid-seventies. Temperatures in the winter range from the mid-seventies to the low thirties with occasional snow. Lancaster is centrally located at about equal distance to the beach and the Eastern Sierra Mountains. Housing cost in the Antelope Valley ranges from $70,000 to $200,000. Lancaster and nearby Palmdale are full service communities and offer a full range of entertainment, recreational and educational opportunities LOS ANGELES RIVER AND SAN GABRIEL RIVER RANGER DISTRICTS The Los Angeles River Ranger District represents the recent consolidation of the Tujunga and Arroyo Seco Districts of the Angeles National Forest. The LA River Ranger District makes up approximately one third of the land mass on the Angeles and adjoins the communities of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys just north of the city Los Angeles. The San Gabriel District is located on the eastern end of the forest and is comprised of extensive wilderness along with significant urban interface issues. The two districts represent an extremely complex and challenging fire management work load. The program includes pre-suppression, suppression, fuels management, fire prevention, and facilities. The Angeles National Forest has an average in excess of 200+ fires annually and one of the most complex fuel and topography conditions of any national forest. Initial attacks can involve several jurisdictional agencies with numerous resources. The encumbant will be responsible for the supervision of a variety of suppression resources. This position also requires a knowledge of fuels management planning and execution. The Los Angeles basin provides an outstanding variety of activities for forest employees. World class beaches with scuba diving, sailing and surfing opportunities are less than one hour from the forest. Major league sporting events, live theater, museums and amusement parks all offer recreational activities for people of all interests. Educational opportunities abound near the forest. Local community colleges and state universities provide a broad spectrum of affordable upper division education. Local school systems, both public and private, provide parents with many choices for their children, while continuing education is available from private providers, as well as local community colleges. No government housing is available. Local housing costs range from $120,000 in the Antelope Valley to in excess of $200,000 in some San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley locations. Rentals can be found in all local communities and average between $800 and $1,100, for a three bedroom apartment.
For Further Information Please Contact:
Name:	Penny Melum
Phone:	530 8414489
Fax:	530 8414571
TTY:	530 8414573
Address 1:
Address 2:	1312 Fairlane
City/State/Zip:	Yreka CA 96097
Email:	pmelum@fs.fed.us
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