FORESTER (Local)
New Jersey treats Forester as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The minimum is a bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience. State payroll currently lists 7 people in the title, most of them at Environmental Protection.
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Forester appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Environmental Protection.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Environmental Protection | 7 |
Where this title is used
Forester is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Who employs this title
State payroll records show 7 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $58,818. The agencies employing the most are:
- Environmental Protection (7)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, plans and implements the arboricultural programs for a municipality or a commission, and supervises activities required to accomplish the program objectives; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Develops and carries out programs for beautification and conservation of assigned areas by cultivation and preservation of trees and shrubs, and by removal of undesirable arboreal growths.
- Utilizes trees and shrubbery to improve appearance and shading of grounds and buildings, and to combat erosion by wind and water.
- Lectures and holds discussions with various civic groups on arboricultural matters.
- Prepares articles to keep the public informed about subject programs.
- Keeps abreast with significant developments in arboriculture and related fields.
- Determines the best available species of trees or shrubbery for a particular location or function.
- Selects and/or negotiates the purchase of specific trees and shrubs.
- Supervises activities concerned with planting, care, and maintenance of arboreous plants or their removal.
- Instructs personnel engaged in activities concerning proper techniques for planting, fertilizing, trimming, grafting, spraying, and performing other tasks pertinent to the care of trees and shrubs.
- Inspects trees and shrubs to check their development and discover signs of damage, blight, or other tree disease, and evidence of attack by fungi, insects, and wildlife.
- Determines causes and extent of injury to plants and takes measures to rectify the situation.
- Where the use of poisonous and irritating chemicals is necessary to protect plants, ensures that these dangerous materials are handled and applied properly.
- When responsible for the care of park forests, reservations, or watersheds, may develop and execute programs for maintaining waterways and other water resources in good order, and for managing the preservation or control of fish and wildlife in the woodlands.
- Initiates fire prevention and fire control activities.
- Participates in preparation of budgets, and prepares specifications for equipment, materials, and supplies pertinent to the operation.
- Requisitions and supervises the storage, safeguarding, and utilization of equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Answers correspondence.
- Prepares reports.
- Maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Forestry, Arboriculture, or Agriculture.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in the planting, care, and maintenance of trees and shrubbery.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of principles and techniques concerned with cultivation and preservation of trees and shrubbery.
- Knowledge of the utilization of trees and shrubbery to enhance appearance of grounds and buildings, and in the control or erosion by wind and water.
- Knowledge of diseases, insects, and fungi which can afflict arboreous plants, and of the control or elimination of these problems.
- Knowledge of equipment, material, and supplies pertinent to planting, care, and maintenance of trees and shrubbery.
- Ability to plan and implement arboricultural programs for beautification and erosion control.
- Ability to analyze problems in the planting, care, and maintenance of trees and shrubbery.
- Ability to develop effective work methods, give assignments and instructions to subordinates, and provide them with needed advice and assistance.
- Ability to meet with the public and discuss matters pertaining to the above mentioned programs.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.