OUTREACH NOTICE

2017 TEMPORARY POSITIONS

BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST

The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest will be filling multiple temporary (seasonal) positions for the upcoming 2017 field season. Openings during our first phase of hiring will be available at the GS-4 and GS- 5 levels and are for positions with a maximum six-month tour of duty (not to exceed 1,039 hours). The starting dates of the positions are anticipated to be between April and early June, 2017. (Additional positions will be outreached in a separate outreach notice for Phase 2.)

HOW TO APPLY: Vacancy announcements will be open in USA Jobs between January 4 and 10, 2017. All applications must be submitted through the USA Jobs Website. If you have questions about a certain position, contact the individuals listed below. If you have difficulty applying for jobs through the USAJOBS website, you may also contact the Albuquerque Service Center-Human Capital Management at 1-877-372-7248, option 2, for assistance.

POSITIONS BEING HIRED: Position Series/Grade Location Vacancy Announcement Number(s) Forestry Technician TEMP-GS- Philipsburg, MT 17-TEMP-R1-0462-4WLTR-DT (Wilderness/Trails) 0462-04 Forestry Technician TEMP-GS- Philipsburg, MT 17-TEMP-R1-0462-5WILD-DT (Wilderness/Trails) 0462-05 Forestry Technician TEMP-GS- Philipsburg, MT 17-TEMP-R1-0462-4TRLS-DT (Trails) 0462-04 Wisdom, MT Forestry Technician TEMP-GS- Philipsburg, MT 17-TEMP-R1-0462-5TRLS-DT (Trails) 0462-05 Wisdom, MT Philipsburg, MT Forestry Technician TEMP-GS- Wisdom, MT 17-TEMP-R1-0462-5RECR-DT (Recreation) 462-05 Wise River, MT

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Position Series/Grade Location Vacancy Announcement Number(s) Philipsburg, MT Forestry Technician TEMP-GS- Wisdom, MT 17-TEMP-R1-0462-4REC-DT (Recreation) 462-04 Wise River, MT Philipsburg, MT TEMP-GS- Whitehall, MT Forestry Aid (Gen) 17-TEMP-R1-0462-3FORAID-DT 462-03 Wisdom, MT Wise River, MT Forestry Technician – TEMP-GS- Wisdom, MT 17-TEMP-R1-0462-4FTOHV-DT Recreation (OHV) 462-04

Applicants MUST select each duty station desired to be considered for that location.

The following duty stations may have government housing available:

• Wise River Work Center in Wise River, MT • Wisdom District in Wisdom, MT • Pintler District in Philipsburg, MT

For Further Information Contact:

Wisdom/Wise River RD – Roger Anderson [email protected]

Bob Hutton [email protected] (Wisdom)

John Ericson [email protected] (Wise River)

Pintler RD – Will Shoutis [email protected]

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ABOUT THE BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest cover 3.5 million acres in southwest . The Forest has one of the most diverse lands bases in Montana. It straddles the Continental Divide and contains a variety of habitats, ranging from timbered mountains and jagged granite peaks to open rolling sagebrush expanses. It is unique in that it connects three of the most intact ecosystems in the lower 48. There are five ranger districts with a diverse and challenging work program that focuses primarily on range management, recreation, timber and minerals. Southwest Montana and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge are known for outstanding elk hunting and Blue Ribbon trout streams.

DILLON RANGER DISTRICT The Dillon Ranger District is located in Dillon, Montana and encompasses 581,000 acres. The boundaries extend north to south from the Big Hole River to Monida Pass on the border. Primary programs are livestock grazing management, dispersed and developed recreation and recreation motorized use.

WISDOM AND WISE RIVER RANGER DISTRICTS The Wisdom and Wise River Ranger District is located in Wisdom, Montana with a work center in Wise River. The district covers 847,000 acres bordered by the continental divide, the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, the West Pioneer Range and the Grasshopper Valley. The area varies from craggy mountain peaks to alpine meadows to mahogany desert foothills and includes the watersheds of the Big Hole and Wise Rivers. Primary programs are range and weeds, fire management and recreation.

BUTTE AND JEFFERSON RANGER DISTRICTS The Butte and Jefferson Ranger District is located in Butte, Montana with a work center in Whitehall. The District encompasses 658,000 acres of forests and high mountain peaks and lakes in a primitive and urban setting. Priority work includes protecting three municipal watersheds, managing recreation (Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Whitetail-Pipestone off highway vehicle area and Thompson Park), managing vegetation (timber salvage and range management) and minerals program.

MADISON RANGER DISTRICT The Madison Ranger District is located in Ennis, Montana and encompasses 441,000 acres. The District is located within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and includes three distinct mountain ranges including the Tobacco Roots, Gravelly Range and a portion of the Gallatin Range. The Lee Metcalf Wilderness is also located on the district. The Madison Ranger District natural resources and multiple use programs include a large range management program, grizzly bear management, outstanding summer motorized and non- motorized trail systems, vegetation and fuels management, cutthroat fish habitat management and a minerals program.

PINTLER RANGER DISTRICT The Pintler Ranger District is located in Philipsburg, Montana. The community of Philipsburg is located in Granite County, on Montana Highway 1. It lies in the beautiful Flint Creek Valley of Southwestern Montana at 5,280 feet. The District is 850,000 acres. The district recreation program includes developed and dispersed recreation, trails, travel management, wilderness management and recreation special uses. Other Page 3 of 4

management activities on the district include range and weeds, timber, minerals and geology, fire, wildlife and aquatics.

USDA Nondiscrimination Policy, June 2, 2015

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250- 9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected] (link sends e-mail).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

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