Forestry Crew Specialist - DeRidder, United States - State of Louisiana

State of Louisiana
State of Louisiana
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DeRidder, United States

1 month ago

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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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This position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level of the Career Progression Group
Forestry Crew Specialist 1 has an SER of
$13.82 per hour.
Forestry Crew Specialist 2 has an SER of
$15.16 per hour.
This position (# is located in the Office of Forestry.

This position is domiciled in Beauregard Parish.


This position may be filled by probation or by promotion of a classified employee of Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry serving with permanent status.

Applicants who are not permanent employees of Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will be required to serve a probationary period up to 24 months.


This position is eligible to receive on-call compensation ($1.00/hour) when the employee is required to be available for work status at times outside of the regular work schedule. Work schedules and on-call rotations are determined by the Ag/Forestry Regional Administrator.

The incumbent of this position will receive hazardous duty pay ($1.73/hour) for all hours worked in addition to their base salary.


As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Forestry Crew Specialist 1 or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.


No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.-
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
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For further information about this vacancy contact:
Cody Hulbert

  • HR Specialist
  • Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
  • 5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 100 Baton Rouge, LA The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry strictly prohibits workplace harassment and discrimination on the on the basis of race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, national origin, military service, sickle cell trait, protected genetic information or other nonmerit factor. LDAF also strictly prohibits employment decisions based upon or influenced by such factors._

Minimum Qualifications:


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.


NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a valid Louisiana driver's license is required.


Job Concepts:


Function of Work:


To serve as a member of an autonomous forestry crew and as such provides assistance to forestry management and protection personnel.


Level of Work:
Entry.


Supervision Received:


Functional from Forestry Crew Specialist Leaders and Forestry Parish Assistants and general from Forestry Crew Supervisors or Forestry Parish Supervisors.


Supervision Exercised:
None.


Location of Work:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry.


Job Distinctions:


Differs from Forestry Crew Specialist 2 by the absence of responsibility for more specialized non-professional forestry management and fire suppression activities.


Examples of Work:


Incumbent of this position will perform duties related to fire prevention and suppression of wildfires in the forestlands of Louisiana for the Office of Forestry within the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry.


The Office of Forestry's primary responsible includes:

suppress timberland wildfires; promote sound forest management practices, disseminate information; facilitate educational programs; enforce timber-related laws; investigate timber theft; and assist community urban forestry programs.

Supervision for this position is received from the Forestry Parish Supervisor. This position is eligible for the Hazardous Duty Services Retirement Plan.


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  • The incumbent is oncall day and night and is responsible for maintaining a twentyfour hour state of readiness and equipment preparedness to respond to calls for fire suppression or other emergencies. This includes working with forestry crew members, leaders, heavy and supervisors in such activities, determining point of initial attack on fires in order to accomplish suppression with the maximum degree of safety and with a minimum loss of forest land or other real property and determining the effects of weather on wildfire. The incumbent is also responsible for making reports of forest fires, including gathering data such as location and number of acres involved in fire and possible causes of fire, and make referral to an enforcement agent when arson is suspected. The incumbent may also be dispatched between units and Districts to fight forest fires, as well as to member states, as required under the South Ce
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