This position is located in Grand Canyon National Park, Lees Ferry duty station, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division.

Duties

Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately January to mid-December, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year. The typical season can vary due to staffing needs and/or weather conditions. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Major Duties: Promotes visitor safety, enjoyment, and protection of Grand Canyon through providing friendly advice, outstanding service, and permits. Provides visitors with general and detailed information and advice about wilderness river and backcountry travel, remote camping areas, trail specifics, Leave No Trace ethics, river and wilderness regulations, and suggestions for traveling during various and weather conditions and extremes. Responds to requests for permits, collects and remits fees, explains area recreational opportunities, shares expertise regarding permit procedures, discusses day hiking options, assists with trip planning, shares best practices for safely backpacking within the Grand Canyon, and operates a complex computer reservation system to track use. Communications with the public occur by email, in person, and over the telephone. Lees Ferry Area Information: The district encompasses approximately 10,000 acres of the Colorado River, Paria River and slick rock country ranging in elevation from 3,100 to 5,000 feet. Lee's Ferry is located 45 miles South of Page, Arizona and 130 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, the nearest larger community. Lee's Ferry looks out on beautiful Colorado River which offers boating, associated water sports recreation and fishing. The surrounding land offers beautiful red rock country for hiking and backcountry recreational activity. Lee's Ferry is centrally located to many other National Parks, such as the Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches and Canyonlands to name a few. Page offers normal community amenities such as shopping, medical and dental facilities, schools K-12 and college courses available through local Coconino Community College. The area enjoys typical high desert climate with temperatures ranging from 100 in summer to mid-teens in winter with low humidity and sunshine most days of the year. Elevation in Lee's Ferry is 3100 feet above sea level. Government housing may be available.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/03/2024-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 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying. To qualify for the GS-06 level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following: (1) maintaining up-to-date knowledge and experience with various trails, camps, routes, or other recreational resources; (2) conducting safely multi-day backpacking trips; (3) assisting the public in planning visits to include recommending activities in the area; (4) reporting hazards to coworkers and supervisors for action. To qualify for the GS-07 level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following (1) informing backcountry users to conditions, regulations, and equipment needs; (2) applying best practices for safely and successfully backpacking over rough surfaces or steep inclines; (3) securing and/or denying backcountry or river permits for visitors; (4) teaching "Leave No Trace" principles to others to promote resource protection. 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 Grand Canyon National Park PO Box 129 20 South Entrance Road Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 US
• Name: Thomas Pratt
• Email: [email protected]