Park Guide

National Park Service; Front Royal (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service in Front Royal, Virginia seeks a Park Guide for a temporary promotion not to exceed 120 days. The role emphasizes visitor information, trip planning, bookstore sales, and delivering interpretive programs to groups up to 50 people.

The position requires strong customer service, safety awareness, and the ability to assist with park events, training staff and volunteers, and guiding visitors through park facilities and trails.

Qualifications

• You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience.
• Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.
• Foreign Education: show proof that education has been evaluated for equivalence to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Provides information and visitor services including trip planning, questions and directions, and bookstore sales.
• Presents informal and formal interpretative programs including guided walks up to 50 people, talks, and demonstrations.
• Assists in planning and coordinating park-wide events and special programs.
• Answers visitor questions, performs crowd control, maintains property inventory, and explains safety hazards.

Education

Transcript submission requirements

Foreign education evaluation

Job description

You will serve as a Park Guide with National Park Service. This is a temporary promotion not to exceed 120 days.

Key Responsibilities

As a Park Guide, you will perform the following duties: Provides information and visitor services. This includes trip planning, general questions and directions, and cash register sales and remitting for a partner-operated bookstore. Presents informal and formal interpretative programs to include guided walks (of up to 50 people), talks, and demonstrations. Aids in the planning and coordination of park-wide events and special programs.

Assists training lower-graded staff and volunteers. Answers a wide variety of visitor questions. Performs crowd control at entrances and visitor center. Maintains property inventory. Provides public orientation and explanations of current park events and informs visitors of potential safety hazards.

Provides a wide range of services to visitors, including assistance with lost articles, car trouble, and first aid; and provides information about weather conditions, highway routes, park and concessioner facilities, and prices.

Requirements & Education

You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $51957 – $67543/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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