{"id":40938,"date":"2021-06-09T18:57:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T01:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=40938"},"modified":"2021-06-09T18:57:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T01:57:59","slug":"job-plant-protection-and-quarantine-officer-plant-health-safeguarding-specialist-dept-of-agriculture-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-plant-protection-and-quarantine-officer-plant-health-safeguarding-specialist-dept-of-agriculture-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Plant Protection and Quarantine Officer (Plant Health Safeguarding Specialist), Dept. of Agriculture (Houston, TX)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"overview\" class=\"usajobs-joa-overview__header\">Overview<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"usajobs-job-status\">\n<li class=\"usajobs-job-status-item under-review\">Reviewing applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__list\">\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The open date is when the job was posted and the closing date is when the job will close.\">Open &amp; closing dates<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">\u00a006\/01\/2021\u00a0to\u00a006\/07\/2021<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The Federal Government has three services that determine how you are hired: Competitive, Excepted, and Senior Executive.\">Service<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">Excepted<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"A grade refers to the pay scale which sets the pay level and qualifications for the job.\">Pay scale &amp; grade<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__grades\">GS 7<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The salary range for the job.\">Salary<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__salary\">$50,227 to $65,297 per year<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The way that the Federal Government classifies the duration of certain jobs.\">Appointment type<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">Recent Graduates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"Determines the number of hours that you will work during the week.\">Work schedule<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">Full-time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Apply Here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/602717900\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/602717900<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"usajobs-joa-section__header\">Duties<\/h2>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>If selected you will serve in a vital role to safeguard U.S. agriculture and natural resources in coordination with state officials, other agencies, industry, and colleges, as a federal liaison for plant quarantine programs. The primary work includes import exclusion, complex treatments, export activities, permitting and compliance, as well as pest detection.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"usa-button usa-button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/602717900#agency-modal-trigger\" data-object-trigger=\"modal\" data-target=\"#agency-modal\">Learn more about this agency<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<div id=\"duties\">\n<ul class=\"usajobs-list-bullets\">\n<li>The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.<\/li>\n<li>The duties may include, but are not limited to:<\/li>\n<li>Duties are performed at Plant Inspection Stations, International Ports of Entry, and other geographical areas within the United States.<\/li>\n<li>Provide specialized inspection, regulation and clearance of propagative plant material, plant products and pest diagnostic identification services at plant inspection stations and other facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Interpret and enforce Federal and State domestic quarantines and regulatory orders restricting the inter\/intra-state movement of plants, plant products, animal byproduct and other materials.<\/li>\n<li>Plan, conduct, and\/or supervise various treatments such as disinfection, sterilization, fumigation, cold treatment, hot water treatment, irradiation for plant and animal pests and diseases.<\/li>\n<li>Manage multiple program areas such as: post entry quarantine, biological control, gypsy moth, grasshopper\/cricket, noxious weeds, boll weevil, or other pests.<\/li>\n<li>Review permits, conduct inspections, prepare and execute compliance agreements, enforce policies regarding quarantine, and identify inspection sites.<\/li>\n<li>Serve as accredited certifying officials regarding export certification for trade facilitation.<\/li>\n<li>Track the progress and submit reports regarding program operations in specific geographical area assigned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"travelrequired\">\n<h3>Travel Required<\/h3>\n<p>Occasional travel &#8211; Must be able to travel on a routine basis and be willing to work at odd times, including overtime, weekends, holidays and shifts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section\">\n<div id=\"supervisory-status\" class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__small-title\"><span data-title=\"Determines if you will be a supervisor.\">Supervisory status<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__text\">No<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"promotion-potential\" class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__small-title\"><span data-title=\"Determines if you will be able to move to the next level within your grade.\">Promotion Potential<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__text\">11<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,21,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40938"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40940,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40938\/revisions\/40940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}