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Automotive Equipment Dispatcher

Forest Service · Department of Agriculture

This job in plain English

This is a temporary, full-time dispatch support job with the Forest Service in Redmond, Oregon, located within a National Forest. The job handles phone calls, records, computer data, and radio logs for the dispatch office. The announcement lists many vacancies, does not allow telework, and may require occasional travel.

Many vacancies

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

The job is open to the public. The page says U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply, but the conditions section says you must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.

What you would do

  • Answer and screen emergency and dispatch office phone calls
  • Maintain office files and route incoming mail and correspondence
  • Compile statistical reports and verify the accuracy of computations
  • Enter and retrieve data using standard and dispatch computer programs
  • Gather information for the dispatch mobilization and operating guides
  • Log all telephone and two-way radio transmissions

Do you qualify for GS-4?

With experience: You need one year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that gave you the skills for this job, at the GS-4 level. Examples include answering phones, filing, routing mail, scheduling meetings, and using office computers and copiers.

With education: An associate's degree, or two years of completed education past high school, from an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university. You can also combine education and experience to qualify.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume of 2 pages or less with name, address, and contact information
  • Education and work experience with dates, hours per week, and job titles
  • College transcripts if you use education to qualify (unofficial copy is fine to apply)
  • Official transcripts if selected, with English translation if not in English
  • Evidence of accreditation if education was from a foreign school
  • RIF notice, SF-50, and performance appraisal if claiming CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority

How you will be rated: You are first checked for minimum qualifications, then rated on your Assessment Questionnaire and resume for the Quality category. Veterans' preference applicants are listed ahead of others in each category. If your resume overstates your experience, your score may be lowered or you may be found ineligible.

Tips for this job:

  • Show hours per week and exact dates for every job on your resume, or that experience may not count.
  • Keep your resume to 2 pages or less, because longer resumes are removed from consideration.
  • If you use education to qualify, upload your transcripts with your application.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time

Conditions of employment:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Subject to background investigation and/or fingerprint check
  • Federal pay must be received by direct deposit
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must pass the E-Verify employment check
  • Temporary job that may end early due to lack of work or funds

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$18.00 per hour
Pay scale and grade
GS-4 · General Schedule
Locations
  • Location Negotiable After Selection
  • Redmond, Oregon
Appointment
Temporary
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
Many
Security clearance
Other
Travel
Occasional travel
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Dispatching (2151)
Announcement
27-TEMP3-R6-FS2854-4DT-EW

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