Open to the first 50 applicants or until 09/06/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Park guides greet, orient, inform, and educate visitors in our national parks. They serve as key points of contact and engagement for in-person and virtual visitors, deliver formal and informal interpretive programs, answer a variety of questions about the park and surrounding area, and provide information about operating hours, facilities, programs, weather, and travel conditions. The work requires knowledge of and the ability to share facts and stories about natural, cultural, and scientific features as well as historical and contemporary events, personalities, and circumstances in or associated with the park site and its region. Park guides deliver talks normally following a prescribed outline; lead large groups of visitors (up to 50 people) on conducted walks that could be an hour or more in duration in areas with potential hazards; present demonstrations and environmental education programs, and provide a wide range of services to visitors such as assisting with cooperating association sales, handling lost and found items, responding to email and social media requests for information, and providing first aid. They also assist with the creation or revision of interpretive materials such as exhibits, handouts, and digital content for social media. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Standing for long periods of time, walking for distances up to seven miles in a day, climbing and descending steep inclines, bending, and lifting moderately heavy items in a repetitive motion is required. 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 indoors at the visitors' center as well as in outdoor areas resulting in exposure to extreme temperatures, rain, snow, wind, direct sunlight, and pests.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/06/2023-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-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: experience that involved 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. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to, Park Guide or tour leader; naturalist; environmental educator or teacher; or other similar work. You must include years, months and hours worked per week to receive full credit for your experience. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation, such as American history, science, park and recreation, or public speaking. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include 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.

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 Effigy Mounds National Monument 151 Highway 76 Harpers Ferry, IA 52146-7519 US
• Name: Central HR Central Team
• Phone: 402-661-1562
• Email: [email protected]