This position is located in Petrified Forest National Park, in the Facility Management Division. 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 from January to December, and you will be in a non-pay status from late December to mid-January for the remainder of the year.

Duties

Petrified Forest National Park is located in northeastern Arizona 26 miles east of Holbrook, AZ. The Park has a concessions operation which includes a curio shop and restaurant. Beyond this, other services are not available in the Park. Some shopping opportunities exist in Holbrook. Greater shopping opportunities exist in Flagstaff, AZ (110 miles west) or Gallup, NM (70 miles east). Year-round recreational opportunities abound within a short commuting distance. Elementary, junior and senior high schools are located in Holbrook. Performs progressively more complex duties related to the overall management of a youth program comprised of individuals and groups employed through agreements for short and long-term work commitments. Schedules youth groups to ensure park is hosting as many youth groups as practical and feasible, considering funding availability, housing, project complexity, etc. Serves as field leader for activities and projects. Develops and implements short and long-range plans and strategies in support of recruitment of organized youth programs that meet current and anticipated needs. Identifies government and nongovernment funding sources for youth programs, and develops competitive requests for projects, operations, and grant funding. Drafts general and other types of agreements for internal park review and coordinates all required reviews. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/18/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. 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-07 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: organizing, planning, coordinating, and execution of youth, intern, volunteer, school/student programs, work or service projects; preparing, managing, and tracking budgets and funds for youth programs; assisting with writing reports, developing, supporting, presenting trainings and orientations for workshops; working directly with a wide range of people in planning, coordinating, executing group activities and assisting in recruiting volunteers and interns. This experience may have been gained through working in events management, public relations, teaching, leading work groups or related activities. NOTE: You must provide the hours worked per week and to/from dates (month/year) on your resume. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education (such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work). NOTE: You must include transcripts. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) - In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts. Superior Academic Achievement -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). NOTE: You must provide copies of your transcripts, and the hours worked per week and to/from dates (month/year) on your resume. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 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-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: serves as field leader of youth, intern, volunteer, school/student programs for activities and projects; preparing, managing, and tracking budgets and funds for youth programs; drafts agreements, and coordinates required reviews; develops and presents trainings and orientations for workshops; work directly with a wide range of people in planning, coordinating, executing group activities, and develops long-range plans and strategies in recruiting volunteers and interns; serves as Agreements Technical Representative for youth program agreements. NOTE: You must provide the hours worked per week and to/from dates (month/year) on your resume. NOTE: You must provide the hours worked per week and to/from dates (month/year) on your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. (Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work). NOTE: You must provide a copy of your transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify - Only graduate education in excess of one year may be used to qualify. NOTE: You must provide copies of your transcripts, and the hours worked per week and to/ from dates (month/year) on your resume. 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
• Name: Tammy Goodwin
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]