This is a temporary position located in the Division of Interpretation and Education at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and is supervised by the Education and Outreach Coordinator, GS-0025-11. The incumbent assists in conducting the park's outreach and curriculum-based education programs, as well as interpretive programs geared for youth and families.

Duties

Major Duties: Assist in planning, developing, organizing, leading and evaluating the effectiveness of education programs and activities. Assist in researching, planning, and developing educational materials and media including program outlines, teacher guides, evaluation tools, video-casts and web-based distance learning resources. Develops and presents a variety of outreach activities and media aimed at specific audiences outside the park. Assists with the day-to-day operation of the park's Education and Community Outreach Program which serves a multiple county area within New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Serves as a liaison and maintains professional dialogues with schools, community groups, and agencies involved in education or conservation related fields as they relate to the park's program. Assists with conducting teacher workshops or seminars and other education related conferences to promote the education program and to prepare educators to bring their classes to the park.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/19/2024-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-05 grade level, you must possess at least one or all 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-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Demonstrates the ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; plan and organize work; and communicate effectively orally and in writing. This experience includes but is not limited to modifying, developing, and delivering curriculum-based environmental education programs to schools and educational groups. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 4-year course of study leading to a Bachelor Degree. 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.

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

Contacts

• Address Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 1978 River Road Bushkill, PA 18324 US
• Name: Patricia Amatul-Majeed
• Phone: 904-676-1378
• Email: [email protected]