Administrative Program Specialist

National Park Service; Dinosaur (CO); Remote; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service in Dinosaur National Monument seeks an Administrative Program Specialist to support HR, housing, volunteers, and park operations. You may be on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work as required.

Pay follows the federal grade system; first-time hires typically start at step 1. The role includes payroll and travel administration, with development potential and telework eligibility.

Qualifications

• Transcripts must be submitted to support claimed education.
• Official transcripts may be required before start if education was used for qualification.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for equivalency.

Responsibilities

• Assist with HR activities including recruitment, onboarding, and records maintenance.
• Coordinate housing management: assignments, occupancy docs, and tenant communications.
• Support volunteer program administration: recruitment, onboarding, training, records.
• Provide administrative support for payroll, time and attendance, travel, and correspondence.

Skills

HR support

Onboarding

Records management

Tenant communications

Education

Transcript review for education substitution

Job description

You will serve as an Administrative Program Specialist with the National Park Service. This position is located at Dinosaur National Monument. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. Pay will vary based on grade level for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Assists with human resources activities, including recruitment, onboarding, personnel actions, records maintenance, and providing procedural guidance to employees and supervisors. Coordinates housing management activities, including housing assignments, inspections, occupancy documentation, tenant communications, and related recordkeeping.

Assists in the administration of the volunteer program by supporting recruitment, onboarding, training, records management, reporting, and volunteer recognition activities. Supports property and asset management activities by maintaining accountability records, assisting with inventories, tracking acquisitions and disposals, and ensuring compliance with established procedures.

Provides administrative support for park operations, including payroll, time and attendance, travel, correspondence, reporting, records management, and other administrative functions. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements & Education

You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $50460 – $80243/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.