(SEASONAL) Biological Science Technician (Plants) Position Available In Swain, North Carolina

(SEASONAL) Biological Science Technician (Plants) Department of the Interior Nional Park Service Gre Smoky Mountains Nional Park Summary These positions are loced in Gre Smoky Mountains Nional Park, in the Resource Management and Science Division. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Gre Smoky Mountains Nional Park is August

• February , but can be variable during these months due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticiped Entry on

Duty:

Aug. 10 Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/11/2025 to 06/25/2025 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $40,332

• $52,426 per year $19.33 to $25.12 Per Hour Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locions Cherokee, NC 2 vacancies Glinburg, TN 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• Not to Exceed 1039 Hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

SE-1630-GRSM-25-12745671-DE

Control number 838547500 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency Open to all U.S Citizens.

ICTAP/CTAP

eligibles. Open to the first 100 applicants or until the closing de whichever comes first. All applicions submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive considerion.

Videos Duties Major Duties:

Assist with planning and implemention of forest insects and disease programs including completion of standardized survey da, collection and identificion of specimens, control actions and pre and post trement monitoring. Assists in vegetion management, especially in the documention, control and monitoring of more than 75 exotic invasive plant species. Understands safe and efficient work methods. Assist the supervisor and/or crew leader in tool and equipment maintenance and repair, property inventories, safety inspections, logistical support and da management. Provides advice, assistnce and training to students, student conservion assistants, and volunteers invilved in resource management projects and field research. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion. Meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirement for males. Selectee required to participe in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. You required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver’s license is required. You required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operor’s License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a Ste sealed envelope or submitted directly by the Ste authorities), and your own expense, all certified driving records from all Stes th disclose all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. You required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Applicants must be least (1)18 years old or (2) least 16 years old and: (a) Have gradued from high school or been awarded a certifice equivalent to graduing from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocional training program; or (c) Have received a stement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rher than continuing their educion; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacion periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. Housing may be available Qualificions All qualificions must be met by the closing de of this announcement-06/25/2025-unless otherwise sted in this vacancy announcement. Credit given for all approprie qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indice the nure of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending des of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted to be able to pro-re the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position the GS-5 grade level, you must possess least one of the following minimum qualificions by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE

At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or prive sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Forestry aid or technician work; Engineering, range, or soil conservion technician work th involved the applicion of cultural, resource conservion, or land management practices on non-forest or ranch lands when combined with knowledge of forestry operions and equipment; Farming or ranching work th involved applicion of cultural and soil and wer conservion practices, including safety and use of equipment, and th provided a basic understanding of land use.

Additional specialized experience includes:

Research activity or control program work; Nursery work th required the growing and maintenance of plants in a controlled environment; Work comparable to th with a large dairy farm where production records, animal environment, and sanitary conditions were kept in accordance with modern dairy practice. You must include hours per week worked.

• OR•

EDUCATION:

Successful completion of least a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree with major study or least 24 semester hours in any combinion of courses such as biology, chemistry, stistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mhemics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly reled to the position to be filled. The successful completion of a full course of study of least 12 months in a school for clinical laborory technicians may be substituted for the 1 year of specialized experience required the GS-5 level for positions involving microbiology and biochemistry technician work.

MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS.

• OR•Successful completion of a combinion of educion and experience as described above.

To combine educion and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a bachelor’s degree, in excess of 60 semester hours , and divide by 60 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive considerion for special priority selection. Well qualified means th the applicant meets the following: OPM qualificion standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions th OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodion, where approprie to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is red by the organizion least the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking

CTAP/ICTAP

eligibility must submit proof th they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Ring, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion. Please annote your applicion to reflect th you are applying as a

CTAP/ICTAP

eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you required to fill out a Declarion of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigion. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false stements on your applicion may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001). Educion To qualify based on educion, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your educion to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using to meet qualificion requirements, you must show th your educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. Additional informion A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher re of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice.

Non-Competitive Rehire Eligibility:

Temporary seasonal employees can only maintain their non-competitive rehire eligibility if they work no more than a combined total of Temporary NTE less than 1040 hours anywhere in the Nional Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position approprie for temporary appointment with the same qualificion requirements (5 CFR 316.402[b][7]), based on series and grade, anywhere in the major subdivision (NPS). If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during th period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware th exceeding the limit of 1040 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility. The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions th result in a combined total greer than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment th exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM. Employment may be termined any time due to fluctuions in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerions.

Physical Demands:

The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., packs and equipment up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.

Working Conditions:

The work is performed in an office, laborory, and in the field. Field work includes exposure to extreme weher conditions and terrain, pesticides, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals. Laborory work may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the applicion questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documention, you red ‘ineligible’, ‘not qualified’, or your score adjusted accordingly. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions or experience, you can lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your ring. Candides red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. These procedures place candides with veteran’s preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Veterans with a service connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Cegory Ring, candides red and ranked into one of three cegories: Best Qualified

• applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position Well Qualified
• applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job Qualified
• applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.

You evalued on the following competencies: Botany Forest Management Pest Control Physical Strength and Agility Teamwork Technology Applicion In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/25/2025: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted to be able to pro-re the amount of qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Complete All Required Assessments. Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as: : If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the . If you don’t have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the , and if applicable, a completed . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. College transcripts, if qualifying based on educion. Documention for considerion if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area.

You must include:

1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified or above 85 on the ring criteria for this position. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials

• you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency’s staffing offices. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/25/2025. You must provide documention to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the approprie informion.

Note:

You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities th you selected and provided the approprie supporting documention.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.

Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting “Start Applicion.” To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. . Select documents you want included in this applicion. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic informion. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select “Continue to Agency Site.” Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting “+” next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select “+” next to the job title for this position. Select “Upde Applicion” for this job.

Note:

When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion. Agency contact informion Andres Del Rio Address Gre Smoky Mountains Nional Park

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Park Headquarters Road Glinburg, TN 37738 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/25/2025: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted to be able to pro-re the amount of qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Complete All Required Assessments. Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as: : If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the . If you don’t have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the , and if applicable, a completed . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. College transcripts, if qualifying based on educion. Documention for considerion if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area.

You must include:

1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified or above 85 on the ring criteria for this position. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials

• you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency’s staffing offices. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/25/2025. You must provide documention to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the approprie informion.

Note:

You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities th you selected and provided the approprie supporting documention.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.

Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting “Start Applicion.” To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. . Select documents you want included in this applicion. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic informion. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select “Continue to Agency Site.” Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting “+” next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select “+” next to the job title for this position. Select “Upde Applicion” for this job.

Note:

When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion. Agency contact informion Andres Del Rio Address Gre Smoky Mountains Nional Park

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Park Headquarters Road Glinburg, TN 37738 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/11/2025 to 06/25/2025 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $40,332

• $52,426 per year $19.33 to $25.12 Per Hour Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locions Cherokee, NC 2 vacancies Glinburg, TN 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• Not to Exceed 1039 Hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

SE-1630-GRSM-25-12745671-DE

Control number 838547500 ., .