This position is located in White Sands National Park, in the Interpretation Division.

Duties

Located in the Tularosa Basin, White Sands National Park is 15 miles west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, and lies at the foot of the Sacramento Mountains. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 100 degrees, while winter months are mild with nighttime temperatures dipping below freezing. Precipitation averages about 8 inches per year. Alamogordo (population 35,000), 15 miles from the Lincoln National Forest, is 90 miles north of the international border city of El Paso, Texas. To the west is the university city of Las Cruces, NM, and to the north, the heart of the Land of Enchantment. Local attractions range from recreational opportunities and cultural events to areas of historical significance and educational possibilities. The area is host to museums, observatories, state and nationally managed parks and recreation sites, theaters for the performing arts, institutions of higher learning, and an abundance of year-round community events and activities. The housing market is thriving in Alamogordo. Most major amenities can be found in the tri-city area.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/30/2023-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-07 grade level, you must possess at least one or all 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-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: This experience includes activities such as: park ranger, park guide or tour leader, environmental educator or teacher; law enforcement or investigative work; archeological or historical preservation research work; forestry and/or fire management; work in a park, recreation, or conservation area; management, assistant, or program specialist work involving the development and/or implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations; or other similar work. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 full academic year of graduate education related to the occupation or superior academic achievement. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take. I have 6 months of the specialized experience described in 1A above (50% of the experience requirement), and (50% of the qualifying education). Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one or all 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-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: park ranger, park guide or tour leader; environmental educator or teacher; law enforcement or investigative work; archeological or historical preservation research work; forestry and/or fire management; work in a park, recreation, or conservation area; management, assistant, or program specialist work involving the development and/or implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations; or other similar work. -OR- EDUCATION: 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the occupation. -OR- Combination of education and experience. Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take. I have 6 months of the specialized experience described in 1A above (50% of the experience requirement), and (50% of the qualifying education). Add the percentages together. 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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address White Sands National Park PO Box 1086 Holloman AFB, NM 88330 US
• Name: Burlee Davis
• Phone: 000000000000
• Email: [email protected]