Located in Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, in the Interpretation Division. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 06/21/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. For questions regarding the duties or location of this position, please contact Erin Hilligoss-Volkmann at [email protected].

Duties

Major Duties: Specializes in curriculum-based program development. Provides quality programming for diverse audiences. Presents programs in accordance with NPS policy and uses appropriate interpretive techniques. Incumbent has latitude to adapt programs to meet changing park priorities or audience needs and characteristics. Develops, researches, writes, and implements on-site, off-site, and distance learning curriculum-based education program relevant to the park's interpretive themes and goals. Format may include formal interpretive programs, activities, publications, web-based and computer-generated material or any technique and method in accord with education theory and NPS policy. Specific program development is performed independently with input from the Director of Interpretation and Education. Assists in the research, design, and development of curriculum-based materials for specific grade levels. Assists with the evaluation of all curriculum materials for appropriateness and effectiveness. Assists in the research and development of curriculum-based support materials and activities, such as student guides, teacher workshops and orientation, and youth-oriented sales items. Practices contemporary education methods and techniques to support these activities. Participates with planning, developing, implementing, documenting, and evaluating the curriculum-based education outreach program. Works with the Director of Interpretation and Education, colleagues, educators, agency collaborators, and partners. Schedules on-site, off-site, and distance learning formal programs. Coaches volunteers and interns to assist in educational and interpretive programming. Collaborates with the Education Team to plan, schedule, and conduct workshops for local educators. Assists in recruiting teachers to attend workshops as well as presenters to facilitate. Helps to develop themes and audience centered programs and activities for workshops. Area Information: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial preserves the pioneer farm homestead and surrounding forest where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1816 to 1830. During this time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man. The area is rich in history and natural beauty. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located in southern Indiana in Lincoln City. It is 42 miles east of Evansville, Indiana and approximately 90 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a 200-acre wooded historical park adjacent to the 1,747-acre Lincoln State Park. The park is in a rural area, but shopping facilities, churches, doctors, hospitals, universities, and other primary services are within a 30-mile radius and in nearby Evansville. Elementary and high schools are in the immediate vicinity. Southern Indiana has a moderate climate with few extremes. Precipitation averages 42.5 inches per year. Temperatures range from lows in the winter in the teens to highs in the summer in the 90's. Physical Demands: Work responsibilities require occasional heavy lifting, strenuous periods of walking, long periods of standing or sitting, and working in sometimes harsh weather conditions of wind, cold, snow, rain, heat, and humidity. Work requires the operation of a motor vehicle, including driving in snowy and icy conditions. Working Conditions: Work is performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office as well as in the field. Office work will require the ability to sit for extended periods of time working at a computer. Field work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with the visiting remote park sites. In winter: daily snowfall, deep snow, windy and temperatures that can drop below zero. And rain, mud, lots of bugs, and temperatures in the 90s during the summer months.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/21/2024-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.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-7 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-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: presenting educational programs to varied groups of individuals; coordinating special events, speaker programs, community outreach, and teacher workshops; visitor center and money handling duties; designing and producing information and education displays, packets, brochure, newsletters, websites, and other media. (Resume must include beginning/ending dates of employment and hours worked per week). OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 full year of graduate level education in fields such as education, curriculum and instruction, history, physical sciences, social sciences, anthropology, parks and recreation or other related fields. You must include transcripts. OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. 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 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial South Street Lincoln City, IN 47552 US
• Name: Mark Laver
• Phone: (330) 657-2370 X4
• Email: [email protected]