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NEW EMPLOYEE GUIDE - USDA

NEW EMPLOYEE GUIDE . [June 2010]. Table of Contents Overview of 4. Overview of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) .. 4. Conservation Careers .. 4. Types of Appointments .. 5. Probationary Period .. 5. Policies and Regulations .. 5. Ethics and Personal 5. Political 6. Government Property and Supplies .. 6. Computers and Telecommunications .. 6. Dress Code .. 7. Telephone 7. Office Mail .. 7. Office Closures .. 7. Drug-Free Workplace Policy .. 8. Smoking Policy .. 8. Pay and Leave .. 8. Submitting Time and Attendance (T&A) Sheets .. 8. Pay Schedules .. 9. Overtime .. 9. Within-Grade Increases/Wage Rate Increases .. 9. Work Schedules .. 9. Credit Hours .. 9.

– The Agency may make a term appointment for a period of more than one year, but not more than four years when the need for an employee’s services is not permanent.

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1 NEW EMPLOYEE GUIDE . [June 2010]. Table of Contents Overview of 4. Overview of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) .. 4. Conservation Careers .. 4. Types of Appointments .. 5. Probationary Period .. 5. Policies and Regulations .. 5. Ethics and Personal 5. Political 6. Government Property and Supplies .. 6. Computers and Telecommunications .. 6. Dress Code .. 7. Telephone 7. Office Mail .. 7. Office Closures .. 7. Drug-Free Workplace Policy .. 8. Smoking Policy .. 8. Pay and Leave .. 8. Submitting Time and Attendance (T&A) Sheets .. 8. Pay Schedules .. 9. Overtime .. 9. Within-Grade Increases/Wage Rate Increases .. 9. Work Schedules .. 9. Credit Hours .. 9.

2 Excused Absence .. 10. Time off for 10. Compensatory Time Off .. 11. Witness 10. Voluntary Emergency 10. Participation in Non-Federal Organizations .. 11. Change of Official Duty Station .. Error! Bookmark not defined. Adjustment of Work Schedules for Religious Observances .. 11. Court 10. Annual Leave .. 11. Sick 11. Military 12. Holidays .. 12. Voluntary Leave Transfer Program .. 12. Travel and Transportation .. 12. Travel .. 12. Travel Expenses and Authorization .. 12. Government Travel Credit Card .. 12. Use of Motor Vehicles .. 12. Government owned vehicles (GOV).. 12. Information Technology Security .. 13. Personal 13. Magic Ticket .. 13. Background 13. Benefits.

3 13. Insurance Programs .. 13. EMPLOYEE Assistance Program (EAP) .. 15. Transit Bene t Program .. 15. Retirement .. 15. Automated Systems .. 17. WebTCAS (Web-based Total Cost Accounting System) & Timekeeping .. 17. EmpowHR/Human Resources Information System (HRIS) (formerly ICAMS or CAMS) .. 17. eAuthentication .. 17. AgLearn .. 17. NFC EMPLOYEE Personal Page .. 17. My NRCS .. 17. eOPF .. 18. Career Management .. 18. Position Classification .. 18. Position Description .. 18. Performance Standards .. 18. NRCS Mentoring Program .. 19. Telework .. 19. Promotions and Transfers .. Error! Bookmark not defined. Merit Promotion .. 19. Awards .. 20. Job Protections .. 20.

4 Anti-Discrimination Laws .. 20. Appeal 20. Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity .. 20. Grievances/Alternative Dispute Resolution .. 20. Reasonable Accommodations .. 20. The Privacy Act of 1974 .. 21. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) .. 21. Safety and Health .. 21. Accident Reporting and Worker's Compensation .. 21. A Message from Human Resources .. 22. At NRCS, we take pride in our partnerships. We work with local soil and water conservation districts to let Overview of usda people know how important it is to conserve natural The Department of Agriculture ( usda ) serves all resources and, together, we work with them on how to Americans daily. The Department's mission is to do it.

5 Improve and maintain farm income, to assure consumers safe and adequate food supplies at reasonable prices, and to develop and expand markets for projects abroad. It Conservation Careers NRCS offers career opportunities for folks who are still works to enhance the environment and to maintain in college and for those who have already graduated. production capacity by helping landowners protect the Here is an overview of some of those opportunities. soil, water, forests, and other natural resources. Rural development, credit, and conservation programs are key Soil Conservationist Most of their time is in the resources for carrying out National growth policies. field working with farmers, ranchers, and other land Other research covers such areas as animal disease and users.

6 Soil Conservationists offer conservation planning pest control, crop production, and the marketing and use and technical help to everyone from family farmers to of agricultural products. local government officials. Conservationists suggest ways to help to conserve the soil, improve water quality, In the Department's early years, the vast majority of manage nutrients, and protect and improve wildlife Americans lived on farms, and farmers produced only habitat. enough food to supply themselves and few other people. Today, although less than 3 percent of the population Soil Conservation Technician Technicians assist resides on farmland, farm workers produce enough for Soil Conservationists.

7 Their most important job is this country as well as for a growing export market. working on the land with farmers, ranchers, and other Agriculture is, in fact, this Nation's largest industry and landowners. Soil Conservation Technicians show them its largest employer approximately 21 million people how to install conservation practices and oversee the work in some phase of agriculture from growing food quality of those practices. Engineering surveys and and fiber to selling it in the supermarket. Americans design standard conservation practices such as enjoy better diets because of usda 's nutrition research, waterways, terraces, and contour strip-cropping systems education efforts, and food assistance programs.

8 Are also part of the job. usda research findings, directly or indirectly, benefit Soil Scientist Soil Scientists map and classify soil, all Americans. The Department's thorough inspection identify problems such as wetness and erosion, and use and grading services safeguard and assure standards of aerial photographs to map soils and write soil quality in the daily food supply. descriptions and prepare other information about soils. They also sample soil and evaluate soil quality, work with watershed information and water quality reports, and record changes in land use patterns. Overview of Natural Resources Biologist spend most of their time in the field Conservation Service (NRCS) working with private landowners, other agencies, and The NRCS came out of troubled times the Dust Bowl units of government.

9 They provide technical support on days of the 1930s. Dust storms ravaged the Nation's fish and wildlife habitat development or restoration. farmland, stripping away millions of tons of topsoil. Huge dust clouds carried the soil hundreds of miles, all Engineer NRCS employs a large number of the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Since that time, NRCS engineers who have specialized skills in erosion control, has kept a commitment to protecting and conserving soil water management, structural design, construction, and other natural resources on America's private lands. hydraulics, soil mechanics, and environmental projection, along with general engineering skills. Job The NRCS is known worldwide for its accomplishments assignments may include establishing stream-bank and and innovations in conservation.

10 The people of NRCS. erosion control measures and water supply systems;. are recognized for their talent, dedication, and ingenuity designing waste management systems and concrete and in making the agency's programs work. Participation in earthen dams; and applying bioengineering principles to NRCS' programs is voluntary - the people we serve solve a host of natural resource problems. Engineers also want us with them as they take necessary steps to reduce become involved in helping communities recover from erosion, protect wildlife, promote good land use, and natural disasters. other measures to preserve the Nation's natural resources for future generations. Engineering Technician is involved in planning, would otherwise be displaced from other parts of the design, and construction work.


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