Recreation Fee Clerk

US National Park Service; Alamogordo (NM); On-site; USD 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The US National Park Service seeks a Recreation Fee Clerk at GS-04 located in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This federal position handles money and fee processing as part of park operations, starting at the entry level with growth through step progression.

Qualified applicants may meet experience or education requirements, including a combination of both, and must submit hours per week for prior roles. A 1-year probationary period applies, with a closing date of 10/27/2026 for this vacancy.

Qualifications

• General Experience Requirement: One year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that demonstrates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of a Recreation Fee Clerk position. You must include hours per week worked.
• Education: Successful completion of at least two years of education above high school (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. A copy of transcripts will be required.
• Combination of Education and Experience: Equivalent combination of education and experience. For example, 6 months of the generalized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and 45 semester hours of college study from an accredited institution (75% of the qualifying education) equals greater than 100% of the total requirement. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

Skills

Handling Money

Education

Two years education above high school

Job description

Salary Range Information

First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.

GS-04: $37,193 (Step 1) to $47,334 (Step 10) per year

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/27/2026-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 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.

Quality Ranking Factor: Handling Money - able to handle, collect, and account for money.

To qualify for this position at the GS-04 level, you must possess one of the following:

• General Experience Requirement: One year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that demonstrates my ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of a Recreation Fee Clerk position. General Experience is (1) any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. You must include hours per week worked. -OR-
• Education: Successful completion of at least two years of education above high school (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript or a complete list of college courses taken that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you are using education to qualify, and you do not submit specific course work information as described previously, your application will be rated not qualified. A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected). -OR-
• Combination of Education and Experience: Equivalent combination of education and experience. For example, 6 months of the generalized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and 45 semester hours of college study from an accredited institution (75% of the qualifying education) as specified above, equals greater than 100% of the total requirement. (You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts indicating the number of credit hours and courses in order to qualify based on a combination of experience and education). You must include hours per week and transcripts.

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.

Requirements Continued

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

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.