STUDENT TRAINEE (Natural Resources Specialist - Park Ranger)
About duty locations:
Lake Barkley, Grand Rivers, KY - Located 27 miles southeast from Paducah, KY and 10 miles west of Eddyville, KY Cheatham Lake, Ashland City, TN - Located 34 miles northwest of Nashville, TN and 24 miles southeast of Clarksville, TN Old Hickory Lake, Hendersonville, TN - Located in Hendersonville, TN and 17 miles north of Nashville, TN. J. Percy Priest Lake, Donelson, TN - Located 11 miles east of downtown Nashville. Cordell Hull Lake, Carthage, TN - Located 60 miles east of Nashville, TN and 41 miles west of Cookeville, TN. Center Hill Lake, Lancaster, TN - Located 25 miles west of Cookeville, TN. Dale Hollow Lake, Celina, TN - Located 41 miles north of Cookeville, TN and 21 miles north of Livingston, TN Lake Cumberland, Somerset, KY - Located in Somerset, KY and 80 miles from Lexington, KY Deerfield, Ohio- Located 31 miles east of Akron and 88 miles northwest of Pittsburgh located at Berlin Lake Warren, PA- Located at Kinzua Dam Cortland, Ohio- Located 21 miles north of Youngstown and 62 miles southeast of Cleveland located at Mosquito Creek Lake Hermitage, PA- Located 62 miles east of Akron and 70 miles northwest of Pittsburgh located at Shenango River Lake Tionesta, PA- Located110 miles northeast of Pittsburgh and 60 miles southeast of Erie located at Tionesta Lake Ford City, PA- Located 42 miles northeast of Pittsburgh located at Crooked Creek Lake New Bethlehem, PA- Located 61 miles northeast of Pittsburgh located at Mahoning Creek Lake site located in New Bethlehem PA not at duty station of Mahoning, PA Saltsburg, PA- Located 33 miles east of Pittsburgh located at Loyalhanna Lake site located in Saltsburg not at duty location of Slickville, PA New Alexandria, PA- Located 32 miles east of Pittsburgh located at Conemaugh River Lake Confluence, PA- Located 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh and 43 miles northeast of Morgantown, located at Youghiogheny River Lake site located in Confluence not at duty location of Connellsville, PA Grafton, WV- Located 25 miles south of Morgantown located at Tygart Lake Pittsburgh, PA- Located in the Downtown Pittsburgh in the District Office Saegertown, PA- Located 35 miles south of Erie and 99 miles north of Pittsburgh located at Woodcock Creek Lake Wayland, OH- Located 32 miles northeast of Akron and 27 miles northwest of Youngstown located at Michael J. Kirwan Dam Weston, WV- Located 59 miles southwest of Morgantown located at Stonewall Jackson Lake Who May Apply:
To be eligible for consideration you must meet the definition of post-secondary student as defined below:
Post-Secondary Student:
a person who, (1) is currently enrolled in, and in good academic standing at, a full-time program at an institution of higher education; and (2) is making satisfactory progress towards receipt of a baccalaureate or graduate degree; and (3) has completed at least one year of the program. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify for a GS-03, students must have completed one full academic year of post-high school study. To qualify for a GS-04, students must have completed two full academic years of post-high school study or have an associate's degree. To qualify for a GS-05, students must have completed either:
A) A bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR B) A combination of education and experience which includes courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. To qualify for a GS-07, students must have completed either:
A) One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service which includes applying biological practices, principles and techniques sufficient to assist in the recommendations of planning and implementing environmental, recreational and natural resource management activities; OR B) One full academic year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as biological science, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a related discipline/academic program; OR C) Claim Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in B above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on:
(1) Class Standing - You must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - You must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B+ or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - You may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https:
//www.achsnatl.org/) OR D) Have the specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and have some graduate level education as described in B, but less than the required one year. Compute the percentage of the requirements that is meet, and the total must be 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.); OR E) Have the experience as described in A AND the education described in B. Post-secondary students may be non-competitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successful completion of their academic program requirements. At that time, you may be eligible for conversion to the entry-level for the target occupation. Entry level for these positions are typically at the GS-05 level. The actual grade level at the time of conversion depends on academic achievement and other factors. The full performance level of these positions are GS-09. Progression from the entry-level to the full performance level for this occupation will depend on successful completion of all requirements for promotion. Promotions may be considered after a year at each grade level, but are not guaranteed to occur on a specific time schedule.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Lake Barkley, Grand Rivers, KY - Located 27 miles southeast from Paducah, KY and 10 miles west of Eddyville, KY Cheatham Lake, Ashland City, TN - Located 34 miles northwest of Nashville, TN and 24 miles southeast of Clarksville, TN Old Hickory Lake, Hendersonville, TN - Located in Hendersonville, TN and 17 miles north of Nashville, TN. J. Percy Priest Lake, Donelson, TN - Located 11 miles east of downtown Nashville. Cordell Hull Lake, Carthage, TN - Located 60 miles east of Nashville, TN and 41 miles west of Cookeville, TN. Center Hill Lake, Lancaster, TN - Located 25 miles west of Cookeville, TN. Dale Hollow Lake, Celina, TN - Located 41 miles north of Cookeville, TN and 21 miles north of Livingston, TN Lake Cumberland, Somerset, KY - Located in Somerset, KY and 80 miles from Lexington, KY Deerfield, Ohio- Located 31 miles east of Akron and 88 miles northwest of Pittsburgh located at Berlin Lake Warren, PA- Located at Kinzua Dam Cortland, Ohio- Located 21 miles north of Youngstown and 62 miles southeast of Cleveland located at Mosquito Creek Lake Hermitage, PA- Located 62 miles east of Akron and 70 miles northwest of Pittsburgh located at Shenango River Lake Tionesta, PA- Located110 miles northeast of Pittsburgh and 60 miles southeast of Erie located at Tionesta Lake Ford City, PA- Located 42 miles northeast of Pittsburgh located at Crooked Creek Lake New Bethlehem, PA- Located 61 miles northeast of Pittsburgh located at Mahoning Creek Lake site located in New Bethlehem PA not at duty station of Mahoning, PA Saltsburg, PA- Located 33 miles east of Pittsburgh located at Loyalhanna Lake site located in Saltsburg not at duty location of Slickville, PA New Alexandria, PA- Located 32 miles east of Pittsburgh located at Conemaugh River Lake Confluence, PA- Located 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh and 43 miles northeast of Morgantown, located at Youghiogheny River Lake site located in Confluence not at duty location of Connellsville, PA Grafton, WV- Located 25 miles south of Morgantown located at Tygart Lake Pittsburgh, PA- Located in the Downtown Pittsburgh in the District Office Saegertown, PA- Located 35 miles south of Erie and 99 miles north of Pittsburgh located at Woodcock Creek Lake Wayland, OH- Located 32 miles northeast of Akron and 27 miles northwest of Youngstown located at Michael J. Kirwan Dam Weston, WV- Located 59 miles southwest of Morgantown located at Stonewall Jackson Lake Who May Apply:
To be eligible for consideration you must meet the definition of post-secondary student as defined below:
Post-Secondary Student:
a person who, (1) is currently enrolled in, and in good academic standing at, a full-time program at an institution of higher education; and (2) is making satisfactory progress towards receipt of a baccalaureate or graduate degree; and (3) has completed at least one year of the program. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify for a GS-03, students must have completed one full academic year of post-high school study. To qualify for a GS-04, students must have completed two full academic years of post-high school study or have an associate's degree. To qualify for a GS-05, students must have completed either:
A) A bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR B) A combination of education and experience which includes courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. To qualify for a GS-07, students must have completed either:
A) One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service which includes applying biological practices, principles and techniques sufficient to assist in the recommendations of planning and implementing environmental, recreational and natural resource management activities; OR B) One full academic year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as biological science, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a related discipline/academic program; OR C) Claim Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in B above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on:
(1) Class Standing - You must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - You must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B+ or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - You may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https:
//www.achsnatl.org/) OR D) Have the specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and have some graduate level education as described in B, but less than the required one year. Compute the percentage of the requirements that is meet, and the total must be 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.); OR E) Have the experience as described in A AND the education described in B. Post-secondary students may be non-competitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successful completion of their academic program requirements. At that time, you may be eligible for conversion to the entry-level for the target occupation. Entry level for these positions are typically at the GS-05 level. The actual grade level at the time of conversion depends on academic achievement and other factors. The full performance level of these positions are GS-09. Progression from the entry-level to the full performance level for this occupation will depend on successful completion of all requirements for promotion. Promotions may be considered after a year at each grade level, but are not guaranteed to occur on a specific time schedule.
- Department:
0499 Biological Science Student Trainee - Salary Range:
$27,800 to $57,895 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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