Park Guide

National Park Service; Interior (SD); Vor Ort; USD 27.000 - 35.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The National Park Service seeks a Park Guide at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in Interior, SD. This permanent, full-time Career Seasonal appointment combines front-line visitor service with interpretive duties in a federally supervised setting.

Responsibilities include answering questions, guiding groups, giving tours, and presenting talks; work may be indoors or outdoors in varied weather, with standing and walking required.

Qualifikationen

• Career Seasonal appointment rules and transcripts requirements are described in the posting.
• Unofficial transcripts acceptable; official transcripts required before start if education was used to qualify.

Aufgaben

• Answering questions on a variety of subjects.
• Guiding small groups and providing services to visitors.
• Presenting limited and pre-established talks including film introductions, map talks and exhibit interpretation.
• Provide a wide range of services for park visitors.
• Work indoors and outdoors in varied weather conditions.

Jobbeschreibung

• Schedule: Career-Seasonal (Please see "Duties" section for more information)

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.

Key Responsibilities

This is a permanent, full-time, Career Seasonal appointment. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You can expect to be in a non-pay status for a maximum of 1 pay period (2 weeks) per year, scheduled from early to late February. 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. Major Duties: Answering questions on a variety of subjects. Guiding small groups and providing services to visitors. Present limited and repetitive pre-established talks including introductions to films, map talks, and static exhibit interpretation.

Performs duties, including programs, that require application of broad subject-matter knowledge of the park. Provide a wide range of services for park visitors. Physical Demands: The work requires standing for long periods of time, walking for long distances, climbing and descending steep inclines, bending, and lifting moderately heavy items.

Mental stress and physical fatigue occur due to high volume of personal contacts, occasional emergency responses, and repetitive nature of interpretive programs. Work Environment: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors resulting in exposure to a variety of weather conditions.

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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.

https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification

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 $19.52 – $25.37/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-06.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Career-Seasonal (Please see "Duties" section for more information) position.

Who is eligible to apply?

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

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