Forester

Position Summary Department: Land Classification: Grade 8 (Local 1626) FLSA Status: Non-exempt Position Description: Responsible for assisting with county land management, forestry and timber programs. Provides technical and professional assistance to the district foresters, staff forester and other land department staff. Current Vacancy: 1 Regular, F/T position Open Job Opportunity: Open to the public Work Hours, Work Location Work Hours: The normal hours of work shall be 40 hours per week, overtime as necessary and approved. Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Work Location: Itasca County Land Department, 1177 LaPrairie Ave, Grand Rapids, MN and County-wide on field projects. Itasca County offers a robust and comprehensive range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, and life insurance, MN PERA pension, eligibility for student-loan forgiveness, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. As a minimum qualification, which of the following do you have? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.) Bachelor's Degree in Forestry or Forest Management or related field (must attach transcript) Associate Degree in Forestry or Forest Management or related field (must attach transcript) and 1 year forestry work experience to include any combination of the following: timber sale preparation, timber sale administration or forest inventory None of the above In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If none, state N/A. As a minimum qualification, do you have 1 year of education (must attach transcript) and/or work experience with geographic information system (GIS)? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.) Yes No If you answered Yes to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If No, state N/A. As a minimum qualification, do you have 1 year of education (must attach transcript) and/or work experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.) Yes No If you answered Yes to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If No, state N/A. Do you have a valid driver's license and reliable means of transportation? Yes No As a preference qualification, how many months additional work experience, beyond the minimum qualifications listed above, do you have? Work experience to include any combination of the following: timber sale preparation, timber sale administration, forest inventory. None Less than 12 months 12 months - less than 18 months 18 months - less than 24 months 24 months + In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A. As a preference qualification, how many months of work experience, do you have in geographic information systems (GIS)? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.) None Less than 12 months 12 months - less than 18 months 18 months - less than 24 months 24+ months In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A. Are you a graduate with a bachelor's or higher degree in forestry, forest management or a forestry-related field? Yes No In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If none, state N/A. Have you graduated from a Society of American Forester's (SAF) accredited forestry degree program? Yes No My responses to the above Supplemental Questions are clearly documented in my application submitted for this job posting. (If I failed to document or misrepresented relevant education or paid work experience, this may result in the removal of my application from further consideration.) Yes No GovernmentJobs.com