FUL-Recreation Fee Technician

U.S. Department of the Interior; Bar Harbor (ME); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

U.S. Department of the Interior's Acadia National Park seeks a Recreation Fee Technician to support fee collection and operational systems. This Career-Seasonal appointment includes federal benefits and a 9.5-month work season with a winter non-pay period.

The role involves analyzing fee transactions, testing fee systems, training staff, updating manuals, and auditing components at entrances, visitor centers, and fee collection points.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen or national required.
• Background investigation and favorable adjudication required.
• Selective Service registration for males born after 1959.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Validate fee transactions and assess system adequacy.
• Test reservation system functionality in automated reservations.
• Provide training on fee processes and tools.
• Assist with auditing fee collection components.
• Prepare or update manuals and SOPs.

Skills

Fee analysis

Reservations software

System troubleshooting

Tools

Fee systems

Cash handling

Training tools

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a FUL-Recreation Fee Technician for the Acadia National Park. This is a Career-Seasonal appointment-a permanent position with full federal benefits. The work season is approximately 91⁄2 months (20 of 26 pay periods). The employee is typically placed in non-pay status from January 10 through April 3.

Major Duties

As a Recreation Fee Technician, you will perform the following duties: Conducts analysis to validate fee transactions and determine the adequacy of existing fee systems and technologies. Evaluates the functionality of new fee related systems or modifications to existing systems. Tests reservation system functionality in automated reservation systems. Provides informal and formal training and education regarding highly technical automated and non-automated fee processes, systems, software programs, tools, etc. Prepares or updates operating manuals and/or standard operating procedures. Troubleshoots technically challenging issues with fee program related technologies and equipment. Assists with auditing fee collection program components/systems (e.g., cash registers, road/trail registers, honor systems, AFMs, donation boxes, etc.). Processes reservation arrivals and departures for reservations. Collects appropriate fees at a park entrance station, visitor center, campground, and fee cannister.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. As a condition of employment, you must serve a 1-year probationary period during which the agency will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is part of the appointment process and requires the agency to assess whether your continued employment supports organizational goals, advances the public interest, and promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. The agency will consider your performance, conduct, and mission needs. 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. Employment during a probationary or trial period automatically ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that your employment should continue and your appointment be finalized. Without timely written certification, the appointment must terminate at the end of the probationary or trial period. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will end unless you receive written certification confirming that your continued service advances the public interest.

Evaluations

This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Under this authority, competitive rating, ranking, and veterans' preference procedures do not apply. The Servicing Human Resources Office will determine whether applicants meet the qualification and eligibility requirements described in this announcement. Applicants who meet these requirements may be referred to the selecting official on a certificate of eligibles for consideration. You must certify that you will maintain a permanent and exclusive residence within the defined vicinity of the field unit(s) listed in this announcement. Upon receipt of a completed application package, the Servicing Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documentation to determine whether you meet the minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages. Resumes longer than two pages will not be reviewed. Applicants may submit only one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine qualifications and eligibility. If more than one resume is submitted, only the most recent submission will be reviewed. If your resume is incomplete or does not demonstrate that you meet the qualification requirements or specialized experience described in this announcement, you may be determined ineligible or not qualified for further consideration. Providing false or misleading information on your resume or supporting documentation may result in removal from consideration or other action consistent with applicable federal hiring regulations. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/14/2026 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement: Two Page Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Your 2-page resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements. Note: Current and former Federal employees should include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. If experience is for a career ladder position, please ensure to clearly distinguish the job duties for each grade level and how long you were working in each grade level. Resume Builder: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include Proof of residence (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy). SF-50 cannot be accepted as proof of residence. Veteran Documentation, if applicable, such as: DD-214, SF15, letter from Veteran Affairs, etc. Current or prior federal employees who hold or have held a non-temporary appointment in the federal competitive or excepted service within the previous 52 weeks must submit official documentation (i.e. SF50s) proving they meet time-in-grade requirements to be eligible for the grade level of this announcement. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from all documents. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.

Other Information

This position will be filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is: The following municipalities, including their villages (e.g., Seal Harbor as a village within the municipality of Mount Desert): Amherst, Aurora, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Blue Hill Bradley, Brewer, Brooklin, Brooksville, Bucksport, Castine, Cherryfield, Clifton, Cranberry Isles, Deadham, Eastbrook, Eddington, Ellsworth, Fletchers Landing, Frankfort, Franklin, Frenchboro, Gouldsboro, Hampden, Hancock, Harrington, Hermon, Holden, Lamoine, Mariaville, Millbridge, Mount Desert, Orland, Orono, Orrington, Osborn, Otis, Penobscot, Prospect, Searsport, Sedgwick, Sorrento, Southwest Harbor, Steuben, Stockton Springs, Sullivan, Surry, Swans Island, Tremont, Trenton, Veazie, Verona Island, Waltham, Winter Harbor, Winterport. You must provide proof of residency within the defined vicinity (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy, etc.). See the Required Documents section for information on how to verify current residence. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. Physical Demands: This position requires standing for long periods of time, as well as walking, bending, and lifting of moderately heavy items. Mental stress and physical fatigue occur due to the high volume of personal contacts and the responsibility of dealing with large amounts of money. If applicable, extreme physical exertion may be required while performing search and rescue, wildland firefighting, and other emergency response duties. Working Conditions: This position typically works at an entrance station, campground office, fee office, remit office, visitor center, and/or visitor contact station. Work may frequently be performed in small, outdoor structures with open windows which results in exposure to extremes of temperature, rain, snow, wind, and direct sunlight. Park areas may be geographically located in areas of high elevation, rugged terrain, or dense populations. High levels of vehicle noise and emissions may exist during heavy visitation periods. Duties may be performed alone and/or in isolated locations. All Department of Interior (DOI) employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, https://www.doi.gov/ethics/ethics-prohibitions.