This year, applications for summer temporary employment will need to be submitted online at www.usajobs.gov during an 8-day period that begins November 30 and extends through December 7, 2015. Interested applicants are encouraged to create their USAjobs profile now to begin developing their application and compiling the required documentation.
Positions are available in a number of fields including:
- wildland firefighting / dispatch
- timber
- silviculture
- developed recreation
- trails
- botany
- wildlife
Position descriptions, duty locations, grade levels and hiring manager contact information for the 2016 temporary positions are posted on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest’s website at: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/Wallowa-WhitmanEmployment
Duty locations may include District offices in Baker City, La Grande, Joseph and Enterprise Oregon as well as several remote guard stations and lookouts scattered throughout the forest.
Additional information and resources for potential Forest Service job applicants, including reference links on how to apply, application and outreach sites, and benefits are available at: www.fs.fed.us/fsjobs.
For more information about temporary hiring, please contact any WWNF Office:
Whitman Ranger District – Baker City, Oregon 541-523-1377
LaGrande Ranger District - LaGrande, Oregon 541-962-8563
Wallowa Mountains Office – Joseph, Oregon 541-263-0860