Job Details:
Title:	Winter Sports Specialist - Tahoe N.F.	Annual Salary:
Series:	0462	Respond By Date:	08/13/10
Grade:	GS-11 GS-10
Duties:	Job Details: Title: Winter Sports Specialist Series: 0462 Grade: GS-10/11 Respond By Date: 08/13/10 The Tahoe National Forest is currently outreaching and advertising (concurrently) our Winter Sports Specialist position. Interested applicants can APPLY NOW by going to USAJobs website and selecting the appropriate vacancy announcement: Status eligibles - This announcement is open to current career or career-conditional federal employees with competitive status. Reinstatement eligibles, Veterans Recruitment Authority (VRA) eligibles, Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles, certain military spouses, persons with disabilities, disabled veterans with a 30% or more disability, former Peace Corps and VISTA volunteers may be considered under special hiring authorities. 10-1105170057-00775G-cjr Open to the Public: US citizens - 10-1105170057-00775DP-cjr Once you have reviewed the vacancy announcement you will click on the “How to Apply” tab and there will be a link that you will click that will take you to the Forest Service application website (AVUE) https://www.avuecentral.com where you will need to log in to begin applying to this position. This position will be advertised multiple grade (i.e. GS-0462-10/11) and is a permanent full-time position. Basic Qualifications: General requirements for the 0462 series can be located at the website listed below. A more in-depth description of qualifications for each series can be found at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management web site http://www.opm.gov/fedclass/index.asp Duties: Serves as a primary assistant to the Zone Recreation/Lands Staff Officer on the Truckee and Sierraville Ranger Districts in managing the Zone Recreation and Lands programs. The position administers a variety of winter sports programs which includes the Sierra Avalanche Center, a community based and financed avalanche advisory program; the Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol; support to a ski area with a military weapons program; administration of the special use permits of six major winter resorts, a variety of complex lands and recreation special use permits and two large campground concessionaire programs. This position is a primary contact with the Region 5 Regional Office and serves as the main Regional contact for winter sports related issues (master development plan and NEPA reviews, ski area appeals and FOIA requests, coordination of winter sports meetings and workshops). Depending on skill level will be liaison with local county search and rescue teams in working winter related incidents. This individual will be responsible for oversight of the Truckee Ranger District developed recreation program, including supervision of permanent and seasonal employees.
Job Location:
Forest:	Not Applicable
District:	Not Applicable
Location Other:	Job Location: Forest: Tahoe National Forest District: Truckee Ranger District Duty Station: Truckee, CA Location: The Truckee Ranger District Office is located in Truckee, California on Interstate 80, approximately 35 miles west of Reno, Nevada and 15 miles north of Lake Tahoe. Sacramento and San Francisco are about 100 miles and 200 miles west, respectively. The town elevation varies between 5200 and 7200 feet. The population is about 12,600. Daytime summer temperatures are usually quite pleasant, in the 70`s and low 80`s, but can be as high as 100 degrees. Nighttime winter temperatures, normally in the 10-degree to minus 10-degree range, have been known to go down well into the minus 20`s. City/State/Zip: Truckee CA 96161
City/State/Zip:	Truckee, CA  96161
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:	Jon George
Phone:	(530) 587-3558 ext 231
Fax:	530-587-6914
TTY:	530-587-6907
Address 1:	10811 Stockrest Springs Road
Address 2:
City/State/Zip:	Truckee CA 96161
Email:	jongeorge@fs.fed.us
Vacancy Notice Url:	10-1105170057-00775G-cjr OR 10-1105170057-00775DP-cjr