Education Technician

US National Park Service; Empire Township (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

US National Park Service Education Technician position in Michigan is a term appointment with the initial expectation of lasting at least 13 months and potentially extending to four years based on regulatory changes and management discretion. Applicants must meet time- and experience-related qualifications by the closing date, with explicit hours per week required for crediting.

First-time federal hires typically start at the GS-07 level, with eligibility for crediting volunteer experience

Qualifications

• Specialized experience requirement: at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level.
• You must include hours per week worked in your resume to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.
• Volunteer experience can count toward qualifying experience.

Skills

Environmental education

Public speaking

Job description

You will serve as an Education Technician.

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition at management's discretion.

First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/10/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).
  • Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: that includes environmental educator; teacher; naturalist; park guide or tour leader; or other similar work requiring skill in working with audiences of diverse backgrounds, ages and group sizes and knowledge of topics related to environmental education, cultural/natural history, biological/physical sciences, natural resources, instruction in curriculum-based residential programs or other disciplines related to resource-based education. You must include hours per week worked.

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.

This vacancy is limited to the first 125 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.