Park Guide located in Lowell National Historical Park, in the Division of Interpretation & Education. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 07/24/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Present talks and lead tours providing general information relating to the historical themes of the park. Staffs the Visitor Center and Boott Cotton Mills Museum information desks dealing with full range of operations and high volume of personal contacts with varied members of the public. Provide prepared orientation, information and directions and answer visitor questions, handle difficult, controversial, or stressful situations. Assist in the preparation of interpretive products for digital platforms. Area Information: Lowell National Historical Park located in Lowell, Massachusetts approximately 28 miles northwest of Boston or 35 minutes by highway and served by commuter rail service directly to downtown Boston. The history of America's Industrial Revolution is commemorated in downtown Lowell. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum with a historic weave room that has 88 operating looms, the "Mill Girls" Boarding House dating back to the 1830s, the Market Mills Visitor Center and orientation film, the Suffolk Mill turbine exhibits, the rail line Trolley system, the largest hydro power canal system in the U.S. originated as a transportation canal in 1796 to bypass the Merrimack River rapids are preserved throughout the city and guided tours by boat or foot tell the story of transition from farm to factory, chronicle immigrant and labor history, and trace industrial technology. Lowell National Historical Park has the largest footprint and acreage of all the major urban National Historical Park designations within the National Park Service.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/24/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, 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. EXPERIENCE: At least one full year 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). This experience includes activities such as: 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 at least 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. I have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of undergraduate education beyond two (2) years (60 semester hours) by 30. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify). (Note: Only undergraduate education in excess of the second year (60 semester hours) is creditable toward meeting the experience requirement when combining experience and education. You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education). 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Lowell National Historical Park 67 Kirk Street Lowell, MA 01852-1029 US
• Name: Carlee Murphy
• Phone: 267-678-3670
• Email: [email protected]