This position is located in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the Interpretation and Education Division. Government housing may be available.

Duties

Position is located in Denali National Park and Preserve in the interior of Alaska. Denali National Park and Preserve is an isolated location with a small population. The nearest major town for groceries, supplies, and entertainment is Fairbanks which is a two hour drive from the park entrance. There is extremely limited public transportation year round. Local facilities in winter are limited to a few gas stations, small markets and restaurants. Access to outdoor recreation activities including hiking, camping, boating, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing is excellent. Information services: Performs front-desk support by answering phones, responding to visitor inquiries in person and via physical and electronic mail year round. May use content management system to complete web site updates. Visitor services: staffs visitor center front desk, makes sales, collects fees, assists with visitor questions and trip planning, etc. Completes a variety of supportive functions such as statistical recording, program flyer development, prop and audio visual maintenance/inventory. Maintains brochure inventories, bulletin boards, visitor center facilities, and audio-visual equipment. When needed, provides first aid to visitors, employees, and others. Interpretation: Presents multiple templated or pre-established programs per week to youth and families in winter; presents original summer guided walks, interpretive talks, demonstrations and/or illustrated programs. Conducts on-foot roving patrols of the park to provide informal interpretation and to protect natural and cultural resources. Advises visitors of park regulations and explains the importance of such to encourage visitor support for protection of resources and/or safety of visitors. Occasionally assists visitors with backcountry permits. Effectively manages human-wildlife interactions, providing safety and education to visitors. Operations: Follows Standard Operating Procedures for tasks and collateral duties. Uses effective teamwork and communication skills to work with peers in such a way as to promote respect, confidence, collaboration and professionalism. Communicates effectively with other divisions and park partners. Competent with PC compatible equipment and software such as PowerPoint, MS Word, scanners, printers, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/21/2023-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification 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 include 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 could include park guide or tour leader, naturalist, environmental educator or teacher, or other similar work. You must include the number of hours worked per week within your resume. 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

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

Contacts

• Address Denali National Park and Preserve P O Box 9 Denali Park, AK 99755 US
• Name: Christina Sanchez
• Phone: (907) 644-3354
• Email: [email protected]