Seasonal Range Technician (Livestock)

Full Job Description

These positions may be filled for a seasonal period, up to 1560 hours, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: May-July 2026 For more park(s) information, please visit find a park.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-04/03/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

This experience includes activities such as: daily care and feeding of livestock; performing exotic plant control with the application of herbicides; performing manual exotic plant control such as pulling or cutting; collecting data and keeping field notes concerning livestock management or pasture management activities; or other related land management experience.

You must include hours per week worked.-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate study in one of the following fields: natural resource management, rangeland management, animal and rangeland sciences, ranch management, plant or grazing ecology/vegetation management or restoration of rangelands or other closely related subjects pertinent to the position.

(One year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours).

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: If you are using education to qualify you must document your course work and/or degree completed in your resume or other application materials you submit.

You must submit a copy of your transcripts. You must include transcripts.-OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above.

To combine education and experience, for example: take one-half year (9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours) of directly-related graduate level college study in an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education).

Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months for example: 6 months of the specialized (50% of the experience requirement). Add the percentages together.

The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior­ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection.

Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.

This job opportunity announcement will be used to fill one or more additional selections at any time without notification. Major Duties:

Assist Supervisory Range Technician with providing daily care of cattle, and other domesticated animals.

This includes conducting or arranging for near-daily herd and livestock health checks and ensuring fresh water supply.

Recognizes and provides care for animals with illness and injuries as detected through daily health, checks.

Recognizes situations beyond basic treatment and communicates with Supervisory Range Technician to coordinate for veterinary care.

Assist Resource Management staff with various projects related to natural & cultural resource protection, preservation, and/or restoration; projects include, but are not limited to natural resources, cultural landscapes, historic registered herds of livestock, historic structures, etc.

Assists park staff with various demonstrations, special events, and/or educational programs, particularly those related to ranching and/or resource management.

Assist with park's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Assists the park's IPM Coordinator with monitoring and management of pests, including insects, plants, and animals.

Applies approved pesticides according to prescribed thresholds. Follows all safety & PPE guidelines.

Regularly operates farm-type tractors up to 100 hp with attachments including harrow, loader, baler, swather, rake, shredder, and blade.

Operates tractors with implements, trucks, and UTVs over rough, uneven, and sloping terrain and around fields with open ditches.

Occasionally operates a truck over roads and highways and to pull utility and stock trailers.