Concessions Management Assistant (Seasonal)

US National Park Service; Oregon; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States National Park Service at Crater Lake National Park is seeking a temporary Concessions Assistant at the GS-5 level to support concessions management activities, data collection, and contract compliance.

Open to the first 50 applicants or until 10/26/2026. The role focuses on assisting with evaluations of concessions and related services, maintaining data, and generating routine reports to support the park’s commercial operations.

Qualifications

• Experience-related qualification requirements described in the notice.
• Education requirements include completion of at least 4 years of education above high school, in an accredited institution.

Education

4+ years education

Job description

This temporary position is located at Crater Lake National Park and is intended to assist permanent Concessions Management staff in concessions management work.

Open to the first 50 applicants or until 10/26/2026 whichever comes first.

To qualify for this position at the GS-5 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

• Experience: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: assisting with evaluations of concessions or commercial service providers such as food service, overnight lodging, transportation services, guided activities or retail sales, to ensure compliance with contracts/commercial use authorizations or quality control of services or goods provided; collecting, tracking, compiling, and maintaining data related to commercial services or special park uses using a variety of computer software applications; assisting with the analysis of commercial services or special park uses data for feasibility and comparability studies; and assisting to prepare routine reports related to commercial services or special park uses. You must include hours per week worked in your resume.
• Education: Successful completion of at least 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. Education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. You must include transcripts.
• Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., only education beyond the second year is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement) and divide it by 60 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
• Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.