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These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: March-July 2025.
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Learn more about this agency12/09/2024 to 12/23/2024
$18.96 - $18.96 per hour
GS 5
2 vacancies in the following location:
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Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 Hours
Full-time
Competitive
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IM-1540-GLAC-25-12594963-DE
819060700
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VIP Assistance and Training
Serves as VIP and/or youth program initial contact point: taking and referring telephone and e-mail contacts; responding to general inquiries; and making arrangements for orientations, work projects, training, and other meetings. Responds to e-mail or phone inquiries. Provides brochures and related materials as requested. Serves as a contact for the organization and in coordinating with volunteers and partners on the volunteer program administrative requirements. Refers situations where guidelines are not applicable to the supervisor. Provides general orientation for new volunteers and volunteer supervisors. Helps volunteer supervisors with onboarding volunteers. Completes a wide variety of processes where all routine problems and some non-routine problems are identified and corrected. Complex nonstandard clerical/assistant problems are sometimes necessarily referred to the Volunteer Program Coordinator.
Volunteer Project and Event Coordination
Plans and coordinates service group visits, coordinating with appropriate division staff overseeing project work. Follows-up with groups to keep accurate records of work accomplished.
Facilitation of Volunteer and Interpretive Programs
Facilitates service groups of both youth and adults in the field, providing orientation to Glacier and the volunteer program. Responsible for safety of participants, providing required PPE and materials needed for project work. Will be required to take CPR and Basic First Aid and gain certification.
Records Management
Ensures that all VIP program related documents (volunteer applications, agreement forms, Position Descriptions, volunteer reimbursement forms, etc.) are prepared in accordance with established policy and procedures. Applies standard and non-standard rules, regulations, processes, and procedures relating to administrative clerical and assistant work to examine documents for completeness, discrepancies, and other special requirements.
Tracks uniform and other supply needs, collects data for the unit's budget and volunteer hours reporting requirements, maintains ledgers, database, or tracking spreadsheet, as applicable.
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.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Non-Competitive Rehire Eligibility: Temporary seasonal employees can only maintain their non-competitive rehire eligibility if they work no more than a combined total of Temporary NTE less than 1040 hours anywhere in the National Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position appropriate for temporary appointment with the same qualification requirements (5 CFR 316.402[b][7]), based on series and grade, anywhere in the major subdivision (NPS).
If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during that period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware that exceeding the limit of 1040 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility.
The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions that result in a combined total greater than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment that exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.
Employment may be terminated at any time due to fluctuations in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerations.
Physical Demands: The job is mostly sedentary, but will have slight to moderate physical exertion when working with volunteers and providing support to volunteer/youth events and activities. Duties require frequent trips by car to various locations in the park and community. Work requires walking on trails in a variety of terrain and working with volunteers in the field on a wide variety of projects, as well as with youth education programs or to assist with large park gatherings/events. Job requires lifting and transport of materials needed to do project work, as well as educational materials.
Working Conditions: The work is performed in settings in which there is a regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness, e.g., high or low temperatures, confined spaces or adverse weather. Work is mostly during normal business hours, but evening and weekend work may be required to support volunteer/youth activities. Required to hold a valid driver's license. Travels throughout Glacier National Park for work.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/23/2024:
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.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/23/2024. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
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