Forestry Program Trainee or Forestry Parish Supervisor

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Forestry Program Trainee or Forestry Parish Supervisor

Salary

$3,181.00 - $5,724.00 Monthly

Location

Natchitoches, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

FOR-50348553-01.02.25-CH

Department

DAF-Agriculture and Forestry

Opening Date

01/02/2025

Closing Date

1/16/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Job# FOR-50348553-01.02.25-CH

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.

For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a bachelor’s degree may be eligible for this position.

This position (#50348553) is located in the Office of Forestry.

This position is domiciled inNatchitoches 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 participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as aForestry Program Trainee or Forestry Parish Supervisor. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application. This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Cody Hulbert

HR Specialist

Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1001

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Chulbert@ldaf.state.la.us

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 non-merit factor. LDAF also strictly prohibits employment decisions based upon or influenced by such factors.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A bachelor’s degree in a forestry, wildlife habitat conservation, or natural resources field; OR

A bachelor’s degree with thirty semester hours in a forestry, wildlife habitat conservation, or natural resources field.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To train in professional forestry activities.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a Forestry District Manager or Forestry Program Specialist Supervisor.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Forestry Parish Supervisor by the absence of independent responsibility for the full range of all program duties and functions.

Examples of Work

Incumbent of this position manages the daily operation of an Office of Forestry Unit, consisting of one or more parishes, within the Department of Agriculture & Forestry. All agency programs in this geographical area are delivered through or coordinated by this employee. Work is performed in accordance with rules, regulations, and policies of the Office of Forestry and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. General supervision is received from an Agriculture & Forestry Regional Administrator. Supervision is exercised over Forestry Parish Assistant, Forestry Crew Supervisor, Forestry Crew Leaders/Heavy, Forestry Crew Specialist Leader, Forestry Crew Specialists 1 and 2. This position is eligible for the Hazardous Duty Services Retirement Plan.

40% Forest Management

Incumbent conducts land examinations, collects and analyzes data and prepares written resource management plans to advise forest landowners of proper management techniques for timber services. Routinely answers written and oral questions relative to forestland management. Incumbent provides technical expertise relative to landowner participation in state and federal cost-share forest management programs. These duties include evaluation and determination of practices needed, supervision of technical services, and mandatory compliance checks prior to the disbursement of state or federal cost-share monies.

Incumbent assists and/or advises forest landowners with timber sales in accordance with department policies and guidelines. Assistance may include land cruises to determine timber volume, size class, growth rate and species composition. Provides sample contracts and vendor list or handles actual bidding process for eligible landowners and makes periodic checks during and after timber harvest to determine compliance with contract.

Incumbent assists in the detection and evaluation surveys for insect and disease outbreaks utilizing aerial and ground checking methods, makes recommendations and assists forest landowners in the control of outbreaks. Incumbent initiates public information and education efforts through direct contacts with wood-using industries, timber contractors, forest landowners, forestry consultants, private citizens, homeowners, public officials, local fire department and emergency response personnel, local media, etc.

Incumbent assembles and maintains landowner case files, technical reference date and literature for distribution.

35% Forest Protection

Incumbent coordinates and supervises forest fire detection and suppression activities within assigned area. Conducts ongoing training and planning related to fire behavior and forest conditions. Allocates resources including personnel to address all agency programs while maintaining adequate capability for wildfire response and control.

Serves as fire boss for large, erratic, or difficult to control fires requiring multiple fire crews. Initiates and/or assists with parish and district wildfire prevention efforts, including the Fire Wise Program. Plans and conducts forestry prescribed burns to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations.

Serves as dispatcher for wildfires during designated on-call duty assignments. Evaluates, prioritizes, and initiates the purchase of supplies and equipment necessary for the repair and maintenance of agency equipment, including bulldozers and transport trucks, as well as agency buildings and facilities.

25 % Administration

Incumbent directs unit personnel activities by preparing and assigning work schedules and details. Provides routine training and conducts inspections in equipment and facilities for compliance with Department policy and safety programs.

Incumbent interviews applicants for employment and makes recommendations to Agriculture & Forestry Regional Administrator, may make recommendation on pay adjustments, approves requests for leave and attendance reports for subordinate employees, conducts Personnel Performance Evaluations.

Other duties as may be assigned.

Functional Requirements

• Moderate light lifting, 30 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 50+ pounds

• Reaching above shoulders and carrying specialized equipment needed to perform duties

• Requires considerable walking over irregular ground and standing for long periods of time • Occasional demands maybe required for moderately strenuous activities in emergencies over long periods of time

• Climbing on and off transport and tractor

Environmental Factors

• Working indoors and outdoors

• Excessive smoke, heat, humidity, cold, wet, and extreme dry conditions

• Walking on irregular ground for long distances

• Working around routine neighborhood/residential and wild land hazards

• Will be required to wear appropriate safety protection/clothing

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

  01

  To ensure compliance with the LDAF Nepotism Policy, do you have any immediate family members or relatives who are currently employed with the LDAF? Immediate family member is defined as children (blood, step, adopted), spouse, brother, sister, father, mother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Relative includes immediate family members previously defined and also includes grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, niece and nephew.

• Yes

• No

  02

  If you answered "yes" to the above question, please list the name of your immediate family member and/or relatives currently employed by the LDAF. If you answered "no" to the above question, enter N/A.

  03

  Are you currently a classified employee of Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry serving with permanent status?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license?

• Yes

• No

  05

  The incumbent of this position may drive a state-owned vehicle during working hours. Office of Risk Management prohibits drivers with three or more moving violations in a one year period from operating a state-owned vehicle. Based on this information, will you be able to operate a state-owned vehicle?

• Yes

• No

  06

  Do you have a bachelor's degree with thirty semester hours in any one or combination of the following: forestry, forest management, natural resource ecology and management, forest resource management, forest enterprise, or wildlife habitat conservation?

• Yes

• No

  07

  If you answered yes to the question above, please list your qualifying coursework for all 30 hours in the following format: AGRI 1001, Introduction to Agriculture, 3 hours, LSU. If you answered no, enter N/A.

  08

  Are you expected to graduate within the next 90 days?

• Yes

• No

  09

  If you answered 'yes' to the question above, please enter your anticipated graduation date below. If you answered no, type n/a.

  Required Question

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State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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