This position is located in Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, in the Administration Division. Open to the first 101 applicants or until 02/03/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. This is a career-seasonal position. Information regarding this type of appointment may be found in the "Duties" section of this announcement.

Duties

Receives and responds to public inquires on Park Special Use permits and short-term leases in accordance with established protocols and standards. Engages with public on-site while monitoring and supervising Park Special Use permits and short-term Leases. Ensures established rules and regulations are followed. Drafts permits and leases from low to mid complexity in accordance with established laws and regulations. Maintains administrative records related to Park Special Use Program. Career-Seasonal Position: 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 25 pay periods, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year. The non-pay period is expected to be during the month of December (12/14 - 12/27 for 2025).

Requirements

Qualifications

Time-in-Grade Requirement: Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/03/2025-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess 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-6 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes: providing services to address the needs of a Park Special Use program or similar and performing technical tasks related to the field, such as public lands permitting, researching and advising on applicable policy, customer service, partner collaboration, and applying strong written and oral communication skills. You must include hours per week worked. 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 of this announcement in this occupational series.

Contacts

• Address Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 800 Hatheway Rd. Building 722 Vancouver, WA 98661 US
• Name: Alexander Lehinger
• Email: alexander_lehinger@nps.gov