With offices in
counties throughout Alabama, the Commission
has employment opportunities for people with
heavy equipment, rural firefighting, and
forest management experience. We employee
graduate foresters, forest rangers,
administrative assistants, account clerks,
and dispatchers. Most positions have full
benefits offered through the State of
Alabama. To be considered for employment,
you must submit an application through the
State of Alabama Personnel Department. How?
- Visit the website,
www.personnel.alabama.gov
- Download, complete, and mail the
State application form. (Some position
applications can be completed
on-line.)
- An application must be submitted for
each position for which you wish to
apply. (Some positions filled by the
Commission are listed on the back.) Once
your application is received, you will
be notified that you are on the
employment register.
- As positions become available, you
will be contacted to determine your
interest.
- If you were placed on a continuous
register, you will remain on the
register for a period of two years from
your original placement date. If you
were placed on a current register, you
will remain on it for the life of the
register, until it is replaced.
FORESTER (Class 70429,
starts at $33,086): These positions are
located throughout the state. This is
entry-level work in professional forest
management. Work involves providing
professional recommendations to forest
landowners and promoting multiple-use forest
management. Most foresters are also required
to assist with wildfire suppression. These
positions require a college degree in
Forestry or a closely-related field.
Foresters may be required to obtain a CDL
during probation and pass an annual minimum
physical fitness test. Employees are
typically on call 24/7.
FOREST RANGER/TECHNICIAN
(Class 70410, starts at $23,993): These
positions are located throughout the state.
Work involves assisting foresters with
forest management, fire prevention, wildfire
suppression, forest insect & disease
control, as well as informational and
educational programs. Heavy equipment
experience is preferred. These positions
require high school graduation or GED.
Rangers will be required to obtain a CDL
during probation and pass an annual minimum
physical fitness test. Employees are
typically on call 24/7.
POLICE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
(Class 21121, starts at $25,570): Employees
in these positions receive and transmit
messages in a state-operated communications
center located in Montgomery. Employees
receive and dispatch messages using two-way
radios, answer
multiple incoming phone lines, complete
various logs or reports, maintain locations
of key personnel, and notify key personnel
in emergency situations. The Dispatch Center
is open 24/7 and operates on three shifts.
Additional
Resources:
State Application(pdf)
Forester Announcement(pdf)
Ranger Announcement(pdf)
State's Personnel Department website at
www.personnel.alabama.gov
The
Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) prohibits
discrimination in all of its programs and
activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual
orientation, or marital or family status.
The AFC is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
If you believe you have been discriminated
against by AFC, you may file a complaint by
calling toll-free at
(866) 632-9992 or by writing to:
US Department of Agriculture
Director, Office of Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20250