Deadline: Tue, 02/21/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Maryland Location Detail: Allegany Baltimore County Calvert Caroline Frederick St. Mary's Washington County Wicomico Job Description: The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Maryland Forest Service, is currently accepting applications for 11 Tree Planting Specialists to implement the 5 Million Trees Initiative, a 9-year program established by the 2021 Tree Solutions Now Act. Positions will reach out to community groups and landowners to expand interest in tree planting, plan and conduct tree plantings, map and report plantings, and support continued care and management of trees and forests, including invasive species control. Work may include tree seed collection with volunteers or staff. One position will help expand tree seedling production at the John S. Ayton Tree Nursery, including coordination of tree seed collection. Projects will be on public and private land, and cover urban and rural settings. Particular focus will be on urban, underserved areas most in need of trees for human health and environmental benefits. The positions will be part of the 5 Million Trees Team and will work in field offices with regional forestry staff. (offices in Leonardtown, Parsonsburg, Denton, Flintstone, Clear Spring, Prince Frederick, Salisbury, Frederick, Baltimore, Woodbine, BelAir, Annapolis, Preston) Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Experience: Five years of experience in administrative staff or professional work. Notes: 1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from a college or university and one year of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience. 2. Candidates may substitute additional graduate level education at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 credit hours for each year of the required experience. 3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work that included regular use of independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting complex administrative plans, policies, rules or regulations or analysis of operational programs or procedures with recommendations for improvement on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS Experience with tree planting, paid or volunteer DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with working with forestry and/or urban forestry field work. Experience with working with nonprofits and local government and/or tree planting programs including managing volunteers Experience with databases and spreadsheets Knowledge of non-native invasive species and their control Skills in use of GIS systems Experience with outreach or marketing LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland. Salary: $40,166.00 - $64,782.00/year Benefits: Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits. You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits. Leave may be granted to a contractual employee who has worked 120 days in a 12 month period. This leave accrues at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year. How to Apply: Job Announcement: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER I - State of Maryland (jobapscloud.com)
