Deadline: Fri, 01/20/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Florida Location Detail: Quincy Job Description: This position is responsible for the overall management of the Bear Creek Educational Forest programs on the Lake Talquin State Forest. Guide the continual development of the Bear Creek Educational Forest. Oversee and implement the forest educational curriculum. Create and maintain partnerships with local school districts, counties, universities, and research centers. Promote forest education programs at the Bear Creek Educational Forest by participating in public speaking engagements. Assist in developing marketing plans and strategies for information, education, and recreational opportunities on Bear Creek Educational Forest and Lake Talquin State Forest. Promote and conduct working forest educational programs throughout the Tallahassee Forestry Center. Manage the self-interpretive trails and the state forest arboretum. Assist with resource management operations on state forests within the Tallahassee Forestry Center including, but not limited to, prescribed burning, timber marking, forest inventory, boundary maintenance, vegetation management, non-native invasive species control, and timber sales monitoring. Provide wildfire and emergency response support as directed. Assist in the development of smoke management, wildfire prevention, prescribed fire, pre-suppression burning plans, and hazardous fuels mitigation. Assist in the enforcement of Florida’s open burning laws and regulations. Assist County Foresters with FFS Cooperative Forestry Assistance programs such as landowner assistance, community outreach and education, and CFA program inspections. Maintain assigned equipment such as vehicles, hand tools, and computers. Perform other related duties as assigned. Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree with a major in Forestry or related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional forestry experience; or A master’s degree with a major in Forestry or a related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university and one (1) year of professional forestry experience. A bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Forestry or a related field obtained outside the United States must either: 1) be obtained from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university in addition to the applicable required experience above; or 2) curriculum must include at least two (2) of the following four (4) courses: Silviculture, Dendrology, Forest Mensuration or Forest Management in addition to the applicable required experience listed above. NOTE: Applicants will be required to provide a copy of their equivalency transcript showing the attained required courses listed above. NOTE: ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS REQUIRE POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER LICENSE. ***ATTENTION CANDIDATES*** To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile). Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position. Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Occasional to moderate travel required. Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed. Miscellaneous: SPECIAL NOTES: The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. Salary: $42,063.06 - $47,898.76 Benefits: The Following Special Benefits for this Position Include Annual Boot Allotment Annual Uniform Allotment The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: Annual and Sick Leave benefits; Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year; State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options; Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit www.myfrs.com;) Flexible Spending Accounts; Tuition waivers; And more! For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com. How to Apply: SENIOR FORESTER - 42003788 (myflorida.com)
