These positions are WINTER Education Technician positions located in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The typical seasonal is December-June. Not to Exceed: 1039 Hours. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 10/09/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day receive consideration. For more information abou the area or position, please contact: [email protected]

Duties

The responsibilities of this position include preparing and presenting curriculum-based educational programs including ranger-led snowshoe hikes, guided hikes, demonstrations, and other education programs. Assists in planning, scheduling, and conducting education programs, workshops, seminars, and conferences to promote the park's education program and to prepare educators for their class visits. Presents synchronous (live) distance learning lessons, operates audio visual technology, and abides by 508-compliance. Provides support for curriculum-based education programs through maintenance of equipment, inventorying supplies and materials, providing clerical support, and assisting with the reservation program. Maintains appropriate electronic records including reservations and program spreadsheets. Duties include tracking and recording statistics for resource-based education and outreach programs. Performs other duties such as writing, editing, and social media content creation. Prepares and presents special children's programs for outreach and events. Assists the interpretive division with tasks associated with programming including ranger-led snowshoe hikes or self-guided activities. Additional frontline responsibilities may include performing roving assignments, providing orientation and information, and completing assigned tasks and projects that support division operations. Operate distance learning, audio and visual equipment.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/09/2023-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: ability to follow core curriculum standards, techniques, and strategies to teach to the developmental needs of a particular age group or size of group, or planning, developing curriculum-based programs and presenting to students from early elementary through college level. Resume must include start/end dates and hours worked per week. -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. One year of post high school education is equivalent to 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours or 20 hours of classroom time per week for at least 36 weeks at a technical or business school. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. 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 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 9922 Front Street Empire, MI 49630 US
• Name: Abigail Minnick
• Email: [email protected]