Park Guide

These positions are located in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, in the Resource Stewardship and Interpretation Division.

Open to the first 75 applicants or until 03/26/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Government housing MAY be available.

Hiring Manager Contact Information:

Mark Sappington

mark_sappington@nps.gov

702-293-8978MAJOR DUTIES:

• Using a pre-developed outline provided by the supervisor, present public interpretation and education talks, guided walks, and demonstrations using principles of the NPS thematic interpretation model through topic research, familiarity with and creative use of delivery techniques.

• Educate, interpret, and inform visitors about resources, conservation, laws, and regulations.

• Provide informal interpretation and orientation for park guests within the recreation area and in gateway communities. Answer visitor questions by phone, email, and on social media.

• Perform daily Visitor Center operations (opening/closing) and cooperating association (park store) duties to include daily park store operations and serving as a cashier for sales.

• Actively promote the safety of park visitors and stewardship of park resources in all interactions (with a particular focus on water safety and heat safety). Serve as the initial contact for accident reporting and reporting to dispatch needs for emergency assistance.

• Fee collection duties.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/26/2024-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 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). Specialized Experience is experience that involved oral presentation of orientation, historical, scientific, or program information to individuals or groups; or developing and/or revising technical, historical, or scientific information for oral presentation to individuals or groups.

Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to, Park Guide or tour leader; naturalist; environmental educator or teacher; or other similar work. You must include hours per week worked.

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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation such as American history, science, public speaking, parks and recreation, education, or communications. You must include transcripts.

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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts.

For more information on qualifying education or on combining education and experience see OPM Qualification Standards linked below:

Individual Occupational Requirements for Park Guide Series, 0090

Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Technical and Medical Support Positions

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.

CTAP/ICTAP: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. For information on CTAP and ICTAP visit: USAJOBS Help Center | Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)