These positions are located in Cape Cod National Seashore, in the Visitor Services Division. Temporary positions not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours in a service year may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management needs. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Cape Cod National Seashore is March - September, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: March 2024

Duties

These positions are located at Cape Cod National Seashore in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. Serves as the Supervisory Recreation Assistant (Supervisory Lifeguard) at one of six lifeguard protected ocean beaches. Responsible for supervising and leading a staff of lifeguards in providing public safety, water-oriented assists and rescues, enforce beach regulations, administer first aid, scheduling and hiring staff, as well as providing informational services. Leads responses to water emergencies and leads water rescues in an ocean setting. Maintains constant watch over ocean assigned beach water areas to prevent accidents and water-oriented emergencies. May assist with conservation and park protection programs. Nationally recognized Lifeguard Certification, CPR/AED, and First Aid Certifications required. Required to be able to work outdoors for long periods of time. Additionally required to meet the follow pre-appointment abilities test:

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/14/2024-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-07 grade level, you must possess st least of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: To qualify based on experience, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of a lifeguard which must include an ocean beach surf-rescue setting. Examples include leading or supervising lifeguards in providing public safety; water oriented assists and rescues; enforcing beach regulations and administering first aid. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: As a general rule, education is not creditable above the GS5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education meets the specialized experience where it is DIRECTLY related to the work of the position. To qualify based on education for the GS-07, you must have 1 full year of graduate education courses directly related to the position such as physical education and recreation. Submit a copy of your transcript or list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. 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 Cape Cod National Seashore 99 Marconi Site Wellfleet, MA 02667 US
• Name: Lena Jackson
• Phone: (617) 999-0793
• Email: [email protected]