Helicopter Pilot Job at Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, San Benito County, CA

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  • Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
  • San Benito County, CA

Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Please see the attached duty statement for details on this position.

Contact Deputy Chief John Byrne at (831) 601-9385 or by email at John.Byrne@fire.ca.gov for questions related to the duties of the position.

Candidate may be selected by resume review.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Special Requirements

Possession of a valid Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Commercial Airman Certificate with rotorcraft-helicopter rating or a valid FAA Airline Transport Pilot's Certificate with a rotorcraft- helicopter rating.

Possession of a valid and current Class II Airman's Medical Certificate issued by an FAA authorized medical examiner.

Valid driver license of the appropriate class issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

TAU applicants are encouraged to apply.

What is TAU? TAU appointments to this classification are made under temporary authorization regardless of eligibility. In accordance with the California State Constitution, no person may serve in one or more positions under a temporary appointment longer than 9 months in 12 consecutive months. Therefore, all time served in temporary appointments (for example, CAL FIRE's Firefighter I) during the 12 consecutive month period will count towards this 9 month maximum. An employee gains no status or rights as a result of the TAU appointment and an employee who has had only a TAU appointment has no reinstatement eligibility. Persons who do not possess the minimum qualifications for the classification are ineligible for appointment as a TAU. Temporary Appointments will require eligibility to be obtained through an examination process in order to transition to a permanent appointment.

If you are offered and accept a TAU appointment, you will be required to take the next exam administered for this classification. If you do not apply to take the exam, score too low to be in a reachable rank, OR if you fail the test, your TAU appointment will be terminated immediately once exam results are released.

Benefits

Forestry Fire Pilot (1046)

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

$7754 - $10,232 Base Salary (paid every month)

$2635 - $3478 Extended Duty Week Compensation (paid every 4 weeks)

$122,784 – $167,998 Annual Compensation

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other pay differentials.

Additional Forestry Fire Pilot Pay Incentives:

*10% for CAL FIRE NVG Qualification

*2.5% for Unit Instructor Pilot

*These pay incentives have minimum qualifications and training requirements and also apply to retirement compensation.

Benefit information can be found on the website and the website. 

Required Documentation

You must submit a completed State Application (STD. 678) [please include WORKING TITLE and POS#], Resume, Copy of a valid Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Commercial Airman Certificate with rotocraft-helicopter rating or a valid FAA Airline Transport Pilot's Certificate with a rotorcraft-helicopter rating, Copy of a valid and current Class II Airman's Medical Certificate, Official Flight Record indicating at least 50 hours as Pilot in Command in Helicopters in the past year  and Authorization to Release Information Form (PO-299).


Submit the required documents to the following address:

CAL FIRE Southern Region Hiring
POS#: 542-419-1046-505
1234 E. Shaw Ave
Fresno, CA 93710

Applications/Resumes postmarked after the final filing date may not be considered.

ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applicants are highly encouraged to complete an OPTIONAL Recruitment Questionnaire , located at:

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

  • Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
  • Resume is required and must be included.
  • Other -

    Authorization to Release Information Form (PO-299):

  • Other -

    Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Commercial Airman Certificate with rotocraft-helicopter rating or a valid FAA Airline Transport Pilot's Certificate with a rotorcraft-helicopter rating

  • Other -

    Class II Airman's Medical Certificate

  • Other -

    Official Flight Record indicating at least 50 hours as Pilot in Command in Helicopters in the past year

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time,

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