These Recreation Fee Technician positions are part of the Division of Interpretation and Visitor Services, Southeast Utah Group (SEUG) made up of Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, and Hovenweep National Monument. These are all permanent, full-time positions. Depending on location, there are year-round or Career-Seasonal schedules. Please see the "Duties" section for more information.

Duties

These are both permanent, full-time positions. The position at Natural Bridges National Memorial is year-round and the position at Canyonlands National Park is a Career-Seasonal appointment. Career-Seasonal appointments include the same benefits as year-round appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. The Career-Seasonal schedule for Canyonlands would be in a non-pay status for up to 5 pay periods, scheduled between mid-December to mid-February each year. Major Duties: Serve as a front-line, uniformed representative of the NPS, answering visitor questions, and explaining the area's recreational opportunities, including NPS interpretive services, concession operated facilities and services, campground availability, hiking trails, etc. Perform assignments in accordance with all NPS and U.S. Treasury regulations governing the handling of government funds. Review and verify the functionality of new fee related systems or modifications to existing systems as a result of regulatory and program requirements. Review and verify the accuracy of manuals and/or standard operating procedures for the implementation of new and existing system designs and/or modifications. Provide informal and formal training and education to employees, partners, volunteers, interns, cooperating association representatives, etc. regarding automated and non-automated fee processes, systems, software programs, tools, etc. Physical Demands: This position requires standing for long periods of time, as well as walking, bending, lifting of moderately heavy items. Mental stress and physical fatigue occur due to the high volume of personal contacts and the responsibility of dealing with large amounts of money. If applicable, extreme physical exertion may be required while performing search and rescue, wildland firefighting, and other emergency response duties.

Requirements

Qualifications

Be a successful applicant. Watch this 5-minute video to learn how to create or improve your federal resume. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 11/04/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/04/2024-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. Quality Ranking Factor: Handling Money - able to handle, collect, and account for money. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year (52 weeks) 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). Your resume must show hours per week worked for each position and the to/from dates in month/year format. This specialized experience includes activities such as: Performing fee collection, accounting, or financial duties to include operating a point-of-sale system; Using an automated financial system to perform accounting and/or financial transactions; Ensuring accountability of funds and accurate financial record; and/or Resolving software issues that arise in the remittance and/or fee collection process. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate-level study (18 semester hours or equivalent) that directly applies to the work of the position in a field such as accounting, business, or finance. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. If you are using education to qualify you must upload a copy of your transcripts with your application materials. -OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, 6 months of the specialized experience described in A above (50% of the experience requirement), and 12 semester hours of graduate study from an accredited institution (75% of the qualifying education) as specified in B above, equals greater than 100% of the total requirement. You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts, with your application materials, indicating number of credit hours in order to qualify based on the combination option. 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 Intermountain-Denver Regional Human Resources Office 12795 W. Alameda Pkwy Denver, CO 80228 US
• Name: Terry Boren
• Email: [email protected]