Supplemental Information This position (#108808) is located in the Office of Forestry, District 6 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in East Baton Rouge Parish. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. This position may be filled by probational appointment or promotion. Applicants that are not permanent classified employees of The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will be required to serve a probationary period up to 24 months. Candidate Preference: Candidates should be current in single engine land airplanes at the time of application. The candidate will be required to operate a Cessna 182 flying under visual and instrument flight rules per the FAA\'s Commercial Pilot Airmen Certification Standards. The candidate will be required to orbit for extended durations over specified locations utilizing electronic and or paper maps, communicating with ATC and ground crews via VHF radios at various altitudes, while maintaining situational awareness. Must have an ASEL-Airplane Single Engine Land Instrument Rating Cessna 182 experience, Garmin GNS 530 and GNS 430 experience, EFIS-Electronic Flight Instrumentation experience Applicants MUST provide a copy of their current FAA commercial pilot\'s license to Human Resources prior to the closing date of this job posting. The copy may be submitted by e-mail, fax or as an attachment to the application. If selected for employment, a valid FAA Medical Certificate will be required prior to the final offer of employment being extended. As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Aircraft Pilot 1 or Aircraft Pilot 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The starting salary for the Aircraft Pilot 1 is $44,491.00. The starting salary for the Aircraft Pilot 2 is $47,611.00. Please refer to the \'Job Specifications\' tab located at the top of the LA Careers \'Current Job Opportunities\' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application. Applicants using education to qualify for the position must provide a copy of their official college transcript to Human Resources by the closing date of this job posting. Applicants with international degrees must provide an equivalency evaluation along with a copy of their official transcript. Copies of official transcripts may be submitted by fax to [redacted], emailed to [redacted] or as an attachment to your application. Please include the job title Aircraft Pilot 1 or 2 and job number FOR-120616-KM on your cover page. If a copy of your official transcript is not received by the closing date of this posting, your application will be considered incomplete. All candidates for hire must submit to drug screening. This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization. Candidate Display Status: Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process by selecting the \'Applications\' link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings. Application received - Your application has been submitted successfully. Evaluating experience - Your application is being reviewed to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Minimum Qualification Review – See History – Click the History link for the results of your application review. Passing candidates will designate as \"Pass\". Failing candidates will designate as \"Fail\". Eligible for consideration - You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position. Eligible Pending Supplemental Qualification Review - Only candidates meeting the supplemental qualification will be eligible for referral. Referred to hiring manager for review - Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview. Position filled - Someone has been selected for the position. Position canceled - The agency has decided not to fill the position. The [redacted] only accepts online applications. Paper applications will not be accepted. Computer access is available at your local library, at local Louisiana Workforce Commission Business Career Solutions Centers (Download PDF reader), and at our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at 5825 Florida Boulevard, Room 1070, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. If you require an ADA accommodation, please contact our office at ([redacted] or Toll Free: ([redacted] during business hours for additional assistance. (Please note: Libraries and LWC centers cannot provide in-depth assistance to applicants with limited computer skills; therefore, we suggest that such applicants have someone with computer proficiency accompany them to these facilities to assist with the computer application process. Also, no State Civil Service employees are housed at the libraries or LWC centers to answer specific questions about the hiring process. Such questions should be directed to our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at the phone numbers above or by visiting the office on Florida Blvd. where assistance is available. Information is also provided on our job seeker website at [redacted]