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This position is located in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the Interpretation Division.
For questions about the duties of this position, contact Jennifer Raffaeli at 907-683-9586 or jennifer
_raffaeli@nps.gov
or Elizabeth Beavers at 907-683-6224 or elizabeth_beavers@nps.gov.08/27/2018 to 09/10/2018
$23.16 - $30.11 per hour
Salary includes 5.30% COLA, subject to annual review.
GS 7
No
75% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time - Career Seasonal, subject to non-pay
Competitive
9
No
Yes
AK-1537-DENA-18-10285919-DE
509104400
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
All U.S. Citizens; CTAP and ICTAP eligibles in the commuting area.
This kennels staff position is located at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The duty station is the Sled Dog Kennels at Park Headquarters, located near Healy, Alaska. Duties include a variety of tasks associated with the park's kennels and backcountry resources including: daily care, training and feeding of park sled dogs; preparing and presenting informal and formal interpretive activities and safety presentations to a variety of audiences; grounds and dog yard maintenance; backcountry equipment repair and maintenance; providing trip planning assistance; backcountry travel (primarily by dog team in winter) to support visitor use, maintenance, research, educational and service learning groups; and data collection and entry.
This position is supervised by the Kennels Manager and works closely with the Backcountry Logistics Coordinator. Most duties are completed outdoors. Some of which involve remote, trail-less backcountry travel and camping in interior Alaska in which a high level of physical conditioning is a necessity. This environment regularly involves a high level of situational awareness to negotiate exposure to potentially dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress (wildlife, exposure, weather, uneven terrain). Kennels staff must be able to safely handle large, vigorous sled dogs, maneuver a heavy dog sled (up to 400 pounds loaded), and be able to travel on uneven terrain such as river bars, tundra, ice, snow, and through brush.
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
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.
Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire
Physical Demands: Indoor work conditions include standing or sitting in one place for extended periods of time. Outdoor work can be arduous and hazardous; involving remote, trail-less backcountry travel in interior Alaska in which a high level of physical conditioning is a necessity. Travel may be by foot, dog sled, ATV, non-motorized carts, small vehicles, buses, trains, fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter.
Working conditions: Much of the kennels work requires extended time outdoors. Traveling and camping occurs in a wide range of subarctic winter weather conditions. This environment regularly involves a high level of situational awareness to negotiate exposure to potentially dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress (wildlife, exposure, weather, uneven terrain).
The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources. Park ranger - Interpreters connect people to parks. They play a key role in ensuring that visitors have a meaningful, satisfying, and safe park experience, help visitors decide how to spend their time in the park, and inform them about the wonders of the parks. Park ranger - Interpreters are specially trained to engage the public so that each park visitor can find a personal connection with the meanings and values found in the places and stories of that park. They help visitors explore the many dimensions of parks by introducing them to a variety of perspectives. By providing the opportunity for visitors to care about the places they visit, they promote stewardship and the opportunity for those visitors to care for park resources. National parks are among the most remarkable places in America. The work of Park Ranger-Interpreters encourages the development of a personal stewardship ethic and broadens public support for preserving and protecting park resources, so that they may be enjoyed by present and future generations.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your responses to the online assessments completed during the application process. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Attention to Detail
Flexibility
Integrity/Honesty
Stress Tolerance
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/10/2018:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
If you meet the minimum qualifications of this position, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments system. These additional online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement unless you have requested Reasonable Accommodation for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Your results will be kept on record for one year when applying for future jobs that require the same USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.
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Permanent Career Seasonal: This is a permanent, career seasonal position. The work schedule provides for at least 26 weeks (13 pay periods) of full-time work and up to 26 weeks (13 pay periods) of non-duty/non-pay time per year. It is possible that work time can be extended. When your services are not required due to lack of work, lack of funds, weather conditions or for other reasons, you will be placed in a non-work/non-pay status. You will have the option to continue your health coverage while in non-pay status. Non-pay time is expected to occur in the months of May through August, for 6-8 pay periods.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.
