This position is located in Yellowstone National Park, in the Resource Education and Youth Program Division. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 09/03/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This position will serve as the Volunteer Program Coordinator at Yellowstone National Park. Collaborates with NPS staff, volunteers, park partners, and other organizations to develop and implement a large, comprehensive, park-wide volunteer program. Coordinates and leads individual and groups of volunteers, and serve as a park representative at partner, community, or interdisciplinary meetings or events. Prepares funding proposals and cost estimates for volunteer projects, recognition events, and coordinates purchases for supplies and materials. Orients and trains volunteers or seasonal staff to site-specific duties, operations, regulations, programs, and services. Collaborates with park staff and partners to accomplish park goals and priorities, support park programs, supervisors, and volunteers; and implement improvements based on feedback and input.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/03/2023-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 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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. 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Posses one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Managing a complex volunteer program to support park and agency goals (This includes: preparing and finalizing project and volunteer agreements; organizing work; setting priorities and goals; writing standard operating procedures; developing and presenting training; evaluating volunteer services; determining resource requirements; managing budgets; coordinating housing; developing long- and short-range strategies to achieve park and division goals; collaborating with other division and organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitoring progress, measuring results, and evaluating outcomes.) You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education, a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a directly-related field such as natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, law enforcement/police science, social sciences, museum sciences, business administration, public administration, behavioral sciences, sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. You must include transcripts. -OR- Possess an equivalent combination of education and experience (i.e., 6 months of specialized experience and 27 hours of graduate level education directly related to the position equals 100% of qualification requirement). 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

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 Yellowstone National Park PO Box 168 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 US
• Name: Brock Graves
• Email: [email protected]