ARRA (Stimulus Funds) Job Announcement(s)

Accountant

PAY: $39,038.32

LOCATION: Macon Headquarters

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES : Under general supervision and according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), performs advanced professional accounting duties that require independent judgment and initiative.  Duties include analyzing, recording, and interpreting financial transactions, preparing specialized and standard accounting reports and providing information to auditors and other third parties.  Performs periodic operational analyses of accounting procedures and systems to recommend methods for the improvement of efficiency and operational effectiveness related to assets, liabilities, profit and loss, or other financial activities. Supervises payroll function. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : Completion of a bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university AND One year of professional accounting experience

OR

Completion of a bachelor’s degree in a business curriculum which included completion of introductory and intermediate accounting sequence AND One year of professional accounting experience

OR

Completion of a master’s degree in accounting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Experience with PeopleSoft Financials and Human Resources software; experience processing hourly and salaried payroll; good Excel skills.

Apply to:    

Barbara Dunn

Human Resources Director

6835 James B. Rivers/Memorial Drive                                                     Fax - 678-476-6230

Stone Mountain, GA   30083

Application must be received no later than 4:30 on February 16, 2012.

Application available at http://www.spa.ga.gov/jobApplicants/gmsapp.asp

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted regarding the next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.

Forester

Please Note:  Management Foresters will be hired as Temporary Hourly Workers @ an hourly rate of $14.50 for approximately 3 months before being considered for Full-time positions. During this 90 day period you will be expected to take and pass the Moderate Work Capacity Test which requires you to walk 2 miles in 30 minutes while carrying a 25 lb pack on your back.  This fitness test is an annual requirement.

LOCATION:  There are currently no openings but please check back to see if any positions have become available.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Provide technical assistance to landowners in all areas of forest management.  Write multiple resource based forest management plans for landowners.  Assist with timber sales on state lands.  Provide technical assistance to landowners in afforestation and reforestation.  Diagnose insect and disease infestations and make recommendations for control.   Assess storm damage to forest lands.  Develop prescribed burning plans and assist with implementation.  Provide assistance with establishing Streamside Management Zones.  Present forestry programs to school groups and local government bodies. Assist landowners with cost share programs.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:  Completion of 4 year degree with an undergraduate major in forestry at an accredited four year college or university.  Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, excellent communication and customer service skills.

Some postions may also perform fire control duties and be required to:

Operate two to five ton trucks and medium to heavy crawler tractors in the suppression of wild fires.  Prepare reports, including measuring and computing acreage.  Assist landowners in control burns and plow pre-suppression breaks.  Perform preventive maintenance and small repairs to fire suppression equipment.  Be in an on-call rotation with unit personnel for the suppression of wildfires.

Live, or relocate to, within 45 minutes of assigned work unit, have valid driver's license, and be able to obtain a CDL license within 90 days of hire. Complete Ranger training.

Apply to:    

Barbara Dunn

Human Reources Director

6835 James B. Rivers/Memorial Drive                                                     Fax - 678-476-6230

Stone Mountain, GA   30083

Application available at http://www.spa.ga.gov/jobApplicants/gmsapp.asp

Ranger 1

BROOKS/COOK - Please submit completed Ranger 1 application and WorkKeys assessment scores to Chief Ranger Levy Rentz, 260 M.J. Taylor Road, Adel, GA 31630.  Application and scores must be received by 4:30 pm on February 14, 2012.  Please contact 229-896-2925 for more information.

JEFFERSON - Please submit completed Ranger 1 application and WorkKeys assessment scores to Chief Ranger Shane Barrow, 2755 Mennonite Church Rd, Stapleton, GA 30823.  Application and scores must be received by 4:30 pm on February 15, 2012.  Please contact 478-625-3319 for more information.

Please Note:  Ranger 1 applicants will be hired as Temporary Hourly Workers @ an hourly rate of $11.50 for approximately 3 months before being considered for Full-time positions.  During that time it is expected that initial Wildland Firefighting training will be completed and that the applicant will have obtained the appropriate Commercial Drivers License (pay increases will be given for successful completion).  Provided that training has progressed satisfactorily and a funded vacancy is available, the applicant will be considered for Full-Time employment after the initial 3 months.

All Ranger I applications must be submitted to the address noted for the specific vacancy.  Applications submitted to the Human Resources office will not be considered. 

To qualify for the Ranger 1 job you must complete an ACT WorkKeys assesment in the following three categories: “Locating Information”; “Reading for Information”; and “Applied Mathematics”.  You must score level 3 out of a possible 6 on the Locating Information assessment, level 3 out of a possible 7 on the Reading for Information assessment, and level 4 out of a possible 7 on the Applied Mathematics to be considered for interviews.

ACT WorkKeys assessments can be completed at most of Georgia's many technical colleges.  Please contact your local technical college for information on ACT WorkKeys.  (http://www.gaworkready.org)

You can obtain an application from any GFC office or print an application using the link provided below.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Operate two to five ton trucks and medium to heavy crawler tractors in the suppression of wild fires.  Prepare reports, including measuring and computing acreage.  Assist landowners in control burns and plow pre-suppression breaks.  Perform preventive maintenance and small repairs to fire suppression equipment.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:  Applicants must live, or relocate to, within 45 minutes of assigned work unit, have valid driver's license at hire, and be able to obtain CDL license.             

Preferred Qualifications: include 1 year experience operating and maintaining heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.

To apply please complete and return a Ranger 1 application to one of the above listed locations.  All applicants will be required to take a written Ranger I test.

Hired Rangers will be required to take a medical exam, including a drug test, and to take and pass a Fitness Test (walk 2 miles in 30 minutes while carrying 25 lbs).

For your convenience a link to the Ranger 1 application and instructions is provided below.   Applications can also be obtain from your local GFC County or District Office.  

Ranger 1 Application for Employment                                 Ranger 1 Application Instructions             GA Work Ready Testing Locations            

 An Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider

No openings are currently available; however, we will accept applications for possible future openings.

DISPATCHER (This is a part-time position)

Location:  Macon Headquarters off I-16

Pay - $9.00/hour

Hours – Variable, depending on shift, Weekends and holidays required

Position is part time (Typically averaging 25-30 hours per week)

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Under limited supervision and in support of fire control activities, operates and monitors a voice and data communications system consisting of:  two-way radio, telephone and computer data communications network.  Assist in location, dispatching of equipment and maintaining radio contact with personnel.  Stay abreast of current fire information, issue weather updates, receive and process burning permits.  Performs related clerical work including completion of reports and answering and forwarding incoming telephone calls.  Performs minor janitorial duties within the dispatch work area.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  High school diploma or equivalent.  Applicants should possess the following training and/or experience:  Demonstrated competencies that display or give evidence of the ability to speak clearly to communicate with personnel over a two-way radio and a telephone communication network, including the ability to read and comprehend information, ability to receive and transmit messages correctly and provide clear directions and an accurate description of situations when dispatching resources to accidents and to locations of road hazards.  Must be able to record and interpret verbal instructions.  Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Products including:  Work processing/Data base/Excel/E-mail & Internet.

OBTAIN APPLICATION FROM ANY LOCAL GFC OFFICE AND SUBMIT TO: GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION, 6835 JAMES B. RIVERS/MEMORIAL DRIVE, STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30083. 

Resumes and applications may also be faxed to 678-476-6230 or e-mailed to breese@gfc.state.ga.us

An Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider