Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation) (Seasonal)

National Park Service; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service is seeking an Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation) for seasonal work across multiple Alaska parks. Responsibilities include answering phones, greeting visitors, processing mail and travel arrangements, and maintaining office files.

Occasional overnight travel may be required and government travel cards are used for expenses. Pay varies by grade level and duty location; first-time federal hires typically start at the initial rate.

Qualifications

• Provide customer service in a friendly and professional manner
• Answer phones and greet office visitors
• Prepare mail and receive packages and property
• Order and stock supplies
• Maintain central files
• Prepare travel arrangements and authorizations
• Input financial and procurement information into a program and reconcile data
• Prepare and submit personnel action requests

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service in a friendly and professional manner
• Answer phones and greet office visitors
• Prepare mail and receive packages and property
• Order and stock supplies
• Maintain central files
• Prepare travel arrangements and authorizations
• Input financial and procurement information into a program and reconcile data
• Prepare and submit personnel action requests

Job description

Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation) (Seasonal)

You will serve as a Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation) (Seasonal). Occasional overnight travel may be required. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Key Responsibilities

The parks and duty stations hiring for these positions are below, as is each park's anticipated seasonal period. The typical seasonal period may vary during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (Nome, AK): April - October
• Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali Park, AK): May - November
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Fairbanks, AK): May - October
• Western Arctic National Parklands (Kotzebue, AK): April - October
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Anchorage, AK:(April - October)
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Port Alsworth, AK:(April - October)

Selectee(s) may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries.

Positions/grades may not be filled at every duty station.

All grades may be expected to perform the following duties:

• Provide customer service in a friendly and professional manner
• Answer phones and greet office visitors
• Prepare mail and receive packages and property
• Order and stock supplies
• Maintain central files
• Prepare travel arrangements and authorizations
• Input financial and procurement information into a program and reconcile data
• Prepare and submit personnel action requests

At the GS-05 level, the incumbent performs the full range of duties but with close supervision and direction.

In addition to the above, at the GS-06 level, under general supervision and direction, the incumbent may perform the following duties:

• Coordinate division budget and finance functions
• Prepare program documents and record expenditures

In addition to the above, at the GS-07 level, the incumbent may independently perform the following duties:

• Prepare purchase requests in the financial system and process receiving documents
• Coordinate with divisions on property management and documentation
• Prepare monthly statements of commitments, obligations, and status of funds with recommendations to resolve and reconcile discrepancies
• Coordinate division HR functions and requests

Government housing is available at Nome and Denali Park, Western Arctic National Parklands and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. It is not available at Fairbanks. Please visit find a park for additional park information.

Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary for long periods of time, and requires some walking, crouching, and light lifting. Working Conditions: The work is typically conducted within an office environment. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position.

A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.

A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS.

A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.

Requirements & Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking.

Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-06 or GS-07 grade level of this announcement.

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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.

https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification

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 $22.07 – $35.54/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

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

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