GOT-IT

Forester 2

Grade 23

New York State has approximately 25 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Environmental Conservation, Dept of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Forester Trainee 1

    Similar to Grade 13

  2. Forester Trainee 2

    Similar to Grade 14

  3. Forester 1

    Grade 18

  4. Forester 2

    Grade 23

  5. Forester 3

    Grade 25

  6. Forester 4

    Grade 63

Summary of Job Description

As a Forester 2, under the general supervision of a Forester 3, you would supervise professional, technical, and support staff to achieve work plan objectives; assist in program development; direct work assignments; report on program status and progress towards work plan targets; review project workplans to ensure consistency with Department policies; maintain records relating to proceeds from the sale of work products and services; recommend work plans to bring work targets in line with staffing by comparing productivity with revenue needs; advise supervisor on desired policies by commenting on statutes, regulations, policies, and guidelines; create technical brochures for public use by working cooperatively with public affairs and education staff; respond to letters, telephone calls, and other requests for information; prepare contract language and budget narratives and monitor program expenditures; evaluate program performance to ensure work is implemented according to legal and regulatory requirements by making field inspections; review and investigate public complaints; assist central office in program reviews; inform public of departmental programs by communicating program services through news releases, brochures, letters, phone, presentations at public meetings and fair exhibits; maintain inventories of supplies, equipment, and vehicles and oversee security of property; approve purchases and travel by subordinates; review applications for Volunteer Stewardship Agreements and Temporary Revocable Permits to use State lands and forward recommendations to supervisor; assist Forest Rangers in obtaining factual information and evidence in order to identify, apprehend, and prosecute offenders encroaching on State lands; and represent the Department at public meetings.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

The NYS Title and Salary Plan provides additional information regarding other titles. If there is a classification standard available there will be a link under the column labeled STD. NO. If no link is available there is no classification standard available at this time for that title.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

For employees of New York State, on or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Forester 1.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

38-542

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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