FUL Park Guide (Temporary)

U.S. National Park Service; San Juan (PR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. National Park Service is seeking a Park Guide to greet visitors and educate them about our national parks. The role involves presenting information on natural, cultural, or historical resources and assisting visitors with inquiries.

This temporary position may last up to two years and includes money handling, which requires a higher background check. Open to the first 150 applicants and qualification details are provided in the vacancy.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: one year at GS-04 level involving oral presentation of information to groups.
• Education: four years of study above high school leading to a bachelor2s degree with relevant courses.
• Combination: education plus experience meeting 100% of the requirements.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors and provide information on natural, cultural, or historical resources in the parks.
• Handle money-related transactions; note that it requires a higher background check.

Skills

Oral presentation to groups

Public speaking

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in history/science/education/communications

Job description

Park Guides greet visitors to educate and inform them in our National Parks. Work can include providing information on natural, cultural, or historical resources.

This is a temporary position expected to last 1 Year, but may be extended up to a maximum of two years based on agency needs and potential funding.

Open to the first 150 applicants.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/18/2026-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.

Note: This position includes money handling. Money handling requires a higher background check.

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: ???????that involved 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. Examples of specialized experience could include park guide or tour leader, naturalist, environmental educator or teacher, or other similar work. You must include hours per week worked. -OR-
• Education: Successful completion of at least four years of study above high school (120 semester hour 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. -OR-
• Combination of education and experience. Equivalent combination of experience and education that, together, equal 100% of the qualification standards listed above when combined. Note: only education in excess of what is required for the GS-04 grade (60 semester hours) will be creditable toward the GS-05 grade when substituting education for experience. For example, 90 semester hours of college coursework will meet 50% of qualification requirements (30 semester hours beyond what is required for the GS-04 grade, is equivalent to 6 months of experience). 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.