Park Guide

US National Park Service; Interior (SD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

US National Park Service seeks a GS-0090-05 Park Guide stationed at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in Interior, SD. This is a permanent, full-time federal appointment with no housing provided.

Qualifications include specialized experience or education as described in the vacancy, with explicit documentation of hours per week and dates. Volunteer experience is also credited where applicable and all information must be provided in the resume format.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience required: at least one full year of experience comparable to GS-4, with hours per week and dates in month/year format.
• Education: four years of education above high school leading to a bachelor’s degree with related coursework such as American history, science, public speaking, parks and recreation, education, or communications.
• Combination: possible combination of education and experience as described above.

Education

Four years of education above high school leading to a bachelor’s degree with related coursework

Job description

This GS-0090-05 Park Guide position will be located at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site duty-stationed in Interior, SD.

This is a permanent, full-time, Career Seasonal appointment. Please, see "Duties" section below for more information about Career Seasonal appointments.

Government / Park housing is not available.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/06/2026-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, with dates in month/year format 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. Please refer to the "Required Documents" section below for Resume requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Your resume must show hours per week worked AND the to/from dates in month/year format for each position.

Specialized Experience is 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. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Giving pre-established talks or presentations; Providing services to visitors that includes sharing detailed information about site, area, and/or recreation opportunities; or other similar duties.

-OR-

EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of education 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. If using education to qualify, you must upload a legible copy of your college transcripts that includes your name, credit hours, and degree awarded.

-OR-

COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, 6 months of the specialized experience described in A above (50% of the experience requirement), and 3 years of college study from an accredited institution (75% of the qualifying education) as specified in B above, equals greater than 100% of the total requirement. If using education to qualify, you must upload a legible copy of your college transcripts that includes your name, courses, and credit hours completed.

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. Note: To receive credit for volunteer experience please follow the same required resume format as paid experience (i.e., hours per week worked, dates in month/year format, etc.)

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

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;
• 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 or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.