Program Support
| Program Support |
| ID: | ACT-018 | Location: | Tolland | Program: | ACE |
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| Wage/Hr: | $24.00 | Hours/Week: | 40 | Minimum Age: | 55 |
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Being Age 55 or Older is Good for The Environment! The Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program offers unique opportunities in Scientific, Technical, and Agricultural support for individuals aged 55 and over to support the Department of Agriculture?s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a grant administered program awarded to National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). This is a unique program where your talents, expertise, and experience will truly be valued. The ACES program provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with NRCS staff that are doing important work every day.
Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.
Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an "at-will" relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.
PLEASE NOTE: An ?ACES Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?ACES Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions.
This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States. |
Qualifications:Minimum of 10 year(s) of experience in Natural Resource Conservation, Business, or related fields. OR BA/BS Degree in Natural Resource Conservation, Business, or related fields. - Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
- NRCS Software: NEST, CD/CART, Protracts preferred but not required.
Duties:Working under direction of Assistant State Conservationists and State Conservationist, assists in Farm Bill program and office support functions. Typical tasks include assembling document packages for field visits and coordinating correspondence with landowners, receiving office visitors and controlling building access, maintaining records, generating reports, and supporting personnel, fleet, and inventory operations. Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) a plus but not required. - Receiving guests and variety of program support functions. 40%
- Production of analytical reports from raw information. 35%
- Supporting physical space operations including fleet, inventory, and access control. 15%
- Answers requests for statistical or informative materials regarding NRCS. 10%
Other:- Easement and Farm Bill support training.
- On-the-job training available for specific and unique tasks will be provided.
- Travel Requirements: occasional travel to satisfy the duties of the position.
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NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.