Office of Personnel Management

Forester I

Recruitment #090629-L24A-05

Department:

Department of Agriculture and Food and Forestry

County Location:

Delaware

Date Opened:

6/30/2009 8:45:00 AM

Filing Deadline:

7/27/2009 11:59:00 PM

Salary:

$2,144.17 - $3,573.67/month

Full or Part Time:

Full-Time

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BASIC PURPOSE

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving professional forestry work in assisting landowners and developing, implementing, or administering forestry conservation and use programs and projects in an assigned district, region, or statewide, as needed.

LEVEL DESCRIPTORS

This job family consists of five levels which are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required to complete assigned tasks, and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.

Level I:
This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibilities involving beginning level professional work primarily related to providing farmers, land owners, communities, and others with technical advice and service concerning their forestry programs and natural resource needs. In this role they will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of forestry conservation projects in an assigned area or district. This will include analyzing forest resource conditions, developing recommendations and writing forest management plans, contacting land owners and providing advice on forestry management techniques, providing educational assistance to schools, civic groups and others, and assisting groups and local governments with community forestry projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Level I:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree in forestry.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

Special Requirement: Applicants must possess a valid Oklahoma driver's license or obtain a valid Oklahoma driver's license within six weeks after enter on duty date. Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job related travel.

Must obtain certification by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry as a Pesticide Applicator prior to completion of the probationary period.

SELECTION PLAN

Scores based on: 100% Evaluation of Education and Experience listed on a supplemental questionnaire