FUL - Park Guide

US National Park Service; Moccasin (AZ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service — Pipe Springs National Monument in Arizona is seeking a Park Guide (GS-05) to serve as a frontline park representative. The role involves delivering interpretive tours, providing educational programming, and offering information to visitors on a daily basis.

The candidate should have specialized experience presenting historical/scientific information to groups and hold a relevant four-year degree. Transit and volunteer experience are considered in qualifications.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience involves oral presentation of information to groups.
• Experience developing or revising technical/historical information for oral presentation.
• Education: four years of education above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with related courses.
• Combination of education and experience: must total 100 percent with transcripts included.
• Volunteer experience is creditable and can be paid or unpaid.

Responsibilities

• Provide information to visitors and serve as a front-line park representative.
• Give interpretive tours and educational programming to the public.
• Provide park guide services to visitors and support public interest goals.

Skills

Oral presentations to groups

Developing/revising informational text

Education

Bachelor's degree (4 years of education)

Job description

You will serve as a FUL - Park Guide with the National Park Service at Pipe Springs National Monument.

As a uniformed employee of the National Park Service, the incumbent serves as a front-line park representative. They provide information, give interpretive tours, and educational programming to the public.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide guide services to visitors.

Requirements continued...

Probationary Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider:

• Your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary period.

Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/02/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

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-05 grade level:

Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience involving oral presentation of historical, scientific, or program information to groups; or developing and/or revising technical, historical, or scientific information for oral presentation to groups. This experience could have been as a park guide or tour leader; naturalist; environmental educator or teacher. You must include hours per week worked.

Education: Successful completion of four years of education above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation, such as American history, science, public speaking, parks and recreation, education, or communications. You must include transcripts.

Combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours of education (that are in excess of 60 semester hours) and divide by 120. 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.