Seasonal - Biological Science Technician (Wildlife)

Seasonal

• Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Summary This position is a Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) , GS
• 0404-5 working in Carr, Colorado for the Nional Black-Footed Ferret Conservion Center.. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is a Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) , GS
• 0404-5 working in Carr, Colorado for the Nional Black-Footed Ferret Conservion Center.. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/14/2026 to 05/20/2026 Salary $21.76
• $28.29 per hour Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion Carr, CO 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• 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) 0404 Biological Science Technician Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

TS-26-12959483-BZ-DE

Control number 869146400 This job is open to Help 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. Duties Help This is a temporary appointment intended for seasonal work th is less than 6 months or 1040 hours from the de of appointment/service year. It is expected this position termined upon completion of the seasons work. The agency may non-competitively rehire an eligible temporary seasonal worker in subsequent years who works less than 6 months or 1040 hours in their service year. As a Seasonal

• Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Support implemention of black-footed ferret captive-breeding program objectives and protocols.

Perform daily animal care, including feeding, cleaning, monitoring health, and providing basic trement. Maintain records by documenting animal health da and routine care activities. Assist with specialized seasonal care, diet preparion, live trapping, and preparion of animals for transport or release. Contribute to facility upkeep, support research observions, and communice regularly with supervisors and senior staff. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigion Individuals assigned male birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registrion SSS.gov. The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays. Qualificions Only experience and educion obtained by 05/20/2026 In order to qualify for this position you must possess the Minimum Qualificion. Minimum Qualificion [GS-05] One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-04 in the Federal service. Experience may include 1) assisting in the planning and conducting of wildlife censuses and surveys; 2) capturing, handling, and tagging a variety of wildlife; 3) assisting with wildlife studies; and 4) recording scientific da to prepare reports. OR A bachelor's degree, or have successfully completed of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major field of study (or least 24 semester hours of study) in biology, chemistry, stistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mhemics. At least 6 semester hours are directly reled to this position . OR A combinion of educion and experience as described in 1 and 2 above which together equals 100% of the requirement 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. Educion

PROOF OF EDUCATION

All applicants who are using educion or a combinion of educion and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educional requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other approprie official sting the percentage of the course th should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES

If more than 10 percent of your undergradue course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION

One academic year of gradue educion is considered to be the number of credits hours your gradue school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your gradue school's definition of one year of gradue study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as sisfying the requirement for one year of full-time gradue study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

: If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the 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. For further informion, : Recognition of Foreign Qualificions | Internional Affairs Office (ed.gov) . Additional informion PCS•

Not Authorized Telework:

This position is not suitable for telework.

Additional Vacancies:

One or more positions may be filled from applicions received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offices in the local commuting area.

Temporary Benefits:

Most Federal employees earn both annual and sick leave. For additional informion, Leave Administrion. Effective January 2015, employees on temporary appointments may be eligible for health benefits through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and, if eligible, will receive the same government contribution as full-time permanent employees. To be eligible for considerion, temporary employees working full-time or part-time must be on appointments expected to last least 90 days, or be on an intermittent work schedule and expected to work 130 hours per month for least 90 days. Employees electing to participe in the FEHB responsible for the employee share of the premium while on the official agency roles, which is deducted from bi-weekly earnings. After separing from federal employment, employees offered to continue participion in FEHB under the Temporary Continuion of Coverage (TCC) option. Employees electing to continue coverage under the TCC provision responsible for the full premium amount plus a 2% administrion fee. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Department of Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy. These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be red well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualificion requirements, including any selective placement factors; educion, and experience requirements) for the position with a score of 80 or above on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Applicants claiming

CTAP/ICTAP

eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with their applicion. For more informion : http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.

Reasonable Accommodion:

The USFWS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Please USAJOBS Help Center | Reasonable accommodion policy if you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. If you meet the qualificions your resume and supporting documention compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

Note:

If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality cegory, you may lose considerion or be assigned to a lower quality cegory for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Skill in using common hand tools and simple power equipment. Skill in oral communicion. Knowledge of dabase systems. Knowledge of the biological sciences. Ability to identify wildlife species. All qualified candides assigned to a quality cegory. The cegory assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background mches the competencies required for this position. The cegory rings for this position are: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified The Cegory Ring Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality cegory. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent listed in the highest quality cegory (except in the case of scientific or professional positions the GS-09 level or higher). Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 Required Documents Help You must submit a complete applicion package. We will not make assumptions about your experience and/or educion.

Required Documents:

1.

Resume:

You may only submit one resume. Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes. Your resume must describe your job-reled qualificions (paid and non-paid work experience) th includes job title, beginning and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and description of job duties. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or any other written form, you must ensure this informion is provided. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Failure to provide ALL required informion on your resume will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package.

Note:

Current and former Federal employees should include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. If experience is for a career ladder position, please ensure to clearly distinguish the job duties for each grade level and how long you were working in each grade level. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents. Additional Documention, if applicable: 1.

College Transcripts:

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. A copy of your official transcripts may be required if you are selected. 2. Cover Letter 3.

Veterans' Preference Documention:

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must tach a copy of your DD-214 Member Copy 2 or 4 showing you were honorably discharged. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by th form. (i.e. VA letter). You may not be awarded preference if you do not tach the correct Veteran Documention as specified above. 4.

CTAP/ICTAP

Documention:

If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance ring, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty locion. Please annote your applicion to reflect th you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible. 5. Current and former federal employees

• It is recommended th you submit a copy of your SF-50(s) (Notificion of Personnel Action) to support your experience.

Examples of approprie SF-50s include appointments/separions, promotions, within-grade increases. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help Review the appointment eligibility criteria in the applicion preview linked below. The eligibility section of the applicion allows you to choose how you wish to be considered for this vacancy announcement. You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities th you select "yes" to and submit the required supporting documention, as listed in the Required Documents section or the applicion text. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package . See required documents section. Click 'Apply' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12959483 . Please ensure you check the acknowledgement checkbox then click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion. Applicions must be received by 05/20/2026, 11:59pm ET to receive considerion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, in Applicions tab, click the position title you applied to for the stus. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact the Human Resources Office via email fwshiring@fws.gov. Agency contact informion Human Resources Staffing Division fwshiring@fws.gov Next steps Once you submit all the required documents and the online applicion in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the evaluion process is complete, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted by the hiring official. You notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account as we will not be responding to inquiries about the stus of applicions as long as the system has been upded. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must submit a complete applicion package. We will not make assumptions about your experience and/or educion.

Required Documents:

1.

Resume:

You may only submit one resume. Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes. Your resume must describe your job-reled qualificions (paid and non-paid work experience) th includes job title, beginning and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and description of job duties. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or any other written form, you must ensure this informion is provided. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Failure to provide ALL required informion on your resume will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package.

Note:

Current and former Federal employees should include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. If experience is for a career ladder position, please ensure to clearly distinguish the job duties for each grade level and how long you were working in each grade level. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents. Additional Documention, if applicable: 1.

College Transcripts:

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. A copy of your official transcripts may be required if you are selected. 2. Cover Letter 3.

Veterans' Preference Documention:

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must tach a copy of your DD-214 Member Copy 2 or 4 showing you were honorably discharged. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by th form. (i.e. VA letter). You may not be awarded preference if you do not tach the correct Veteran Documention as specified above. 4.

CTAP/ICTAP

Documention:

If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance ring, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty locion. Please annote your applicion to reflect th you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible. 5. Current and former federal employees

• It is recommended th you submit a copy of your SF-50(s) (Notificion of Personnel Action) to support your experience.

Examples of approprie SF-50s include appointments/separions, promotions, within-grade increases. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help Review the appointment eligibility criteria in the applicion preview linked below. The eligibility section of the applicion allows you to choose how you wish to be considered for this vacancy announcement. You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities th you select "yes" to and submit the required supporting documention, as listed in the Required Documents section or the applicion text. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package . See required documents section. Click 'Apply' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12959483 . Please ensure you check the acknowledgement checkbox then click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion. Applicions must be received by 05/20/2026, 11:59pm ET to receive considerion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, in Applicions tab, click the position title you applied to for the stus. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact the Human Resources Office via email fwshiring@fws.gov. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Human Resources Staffing Division fwshiring@fws.gov Next steps Once you submit all the required documents and the online applicion in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the evaluion process is complete, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted by the hiring official. You notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account as we will not be responding to inquiries about the stus of applicions as long as the system has been upded. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/14/2026 to 05/20/2026 Salary $21.76

• $28.29 per hour Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion Carr, CO 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• 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

TS-26-12959483-BZ-DE

Control number 869146400