Park Guide (Traffic Control) (Seasonal)

U.S. National Park Service; California; In loco; USD 28.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

U.S. National Park Service is seeking a Park Guide (Traffic Control) for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks on a seasonal basis. The typical seasonal period is May to November, with an entry-on-duty window in April–May.

Applications are open to the first 100 applicants or until 11/23/2026; all submissions by 11:59 EST on the closing day will receive consideration. Qualifications require either at least six months of general experience and six months of specialized experience at the GS-03

Competenze

• General experience includes greeting the public, disseminating information, and providing directions.
• Specialized experience includes 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.
• You must include hours per week worked.
• Education requires two years of education above high school (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) including coursework in American history, science, and/or public speaking.

Conoscenze

Public greeting

Disseminating information

Oral presentation

Providing directions

Formazione

Two years of college education

Descrizione del lavoro

The typical seasonal period is May to November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Seasonal Staffing Office-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is April-May.
Open to the first 150 applicants or until 11/23/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-04 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement.

EXPERIENCE: At least six months of general experience AND six months specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-03 grade level in the Federal service, performing progressively responsible clerical, office or other work which has given the ability to acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of a Park Guide (Traffic Control). General experience includes greeting the public, disseminating information, and providing directions. Specialized experience includes 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. You must include hours per week worked.

-OR-

EDUCATION: Successful completion of two years of education above high school (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) that included at least 12 semester hours of coursework such as such as American history, science, and/or public speaking. This education was obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. (You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts indicating number of credit hours in order to qualify based on education).

Successful COMBINATION of a percent of education and a percent of experience that equals 100%. You must submit transcripts and hours worked per week.

CTAP/ICTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

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.