Visitor Use Assistant (Term) Intermittent
Salary Range: 25,797.00 - 33,532.00 USD per year Open Period: Friday, May 04, 2007
to Friday, May 18, 2007
Series & Grade: GS-0303-04 Position Information: Intermittent Term position not to exceed 2 years
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Big Bend Area, TX
Who May Be Considered:
Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities, including VEOA and CTAP/ICTAP Eligibles.
Job Summary:
Experience your America and build a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service. Become a part of our mission to unite our past, our cultures and our special places, to establish important connections to the present and build a rich and lasting legacy for future generations.
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The entrance on duty date for the selectee may not be set until a Favorable Adjudication of the Background Investigation has been determined by the Human Resources Office.
AREA INFORMATION: Big Bend National Park encompasses 801,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert with varied scenery and diversity of plant and animal life. The park community consists of 250 people; including employees of the NPS, Concession, Border Patrol, Postal Service, School, and their families. A state-accredited elementary school (K-8) is located at Panther Junction. The park has a post office, gas stations, camper stores, restaurant, and lodge. Recreational opportunities include hiking, bird watching, photography, backcountry camping, bicycling, and river rafting. An active employee/ community association sponsors social events throughout the year. Elevation at Panther Junction is 3,800 feet. The climate is generally pleasant with hot summers (90-100 degrees F.) and mild winter (30-50 degrees F.). Terlingua (a small town 24 miles away) has a state-accredited high school (no bus service), lodging, restaurants, hardware store, small grocery and gift stores, churches and a bank. Lajitas (47 miles away) has limited shopping, a medical clinic, lodging, restaurant, including supermarkets, hardware stores, a hospital, pharmacies, churches, a movie theater, and a university. The nearest larger cities are Midland/Odessa (225 miles) and El Paso (325 miles). Visit our website for more information at:
http://www.nps.gov/bibeGovernment housing will not be available.
Key Requirements:
* U.S. Citizenship
* Background and/or Security Investigation required.
* Must possess a driver’s license.
Duties
Major Duties:
Incumbent opens, closes, and staffs, the Maverick Entrance Station, Persimmon Gap Entrance Station or the Panther Junction Visitor Center on an “On-Call, “as-needed basis” or assists the permanent VUA at any of the aforementioned stations or Visitor Center as a Fee Collector, especially during the peak busy seasons of Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Year, Spring Break, and Easter. Incumbent serves as the first point of contact for the visiting public. Represents the National Park Service and communicates NPS mission and goals.
Incumbent answers visitor questions about the park and provides information on resources, park facilities and programs, and safety. Incumbent provides resource protection messages to all visitors and distributes maps and other printed information.
Collects appropriate park fees from a variety of user groups following established accountability guidelines for handling government funds. Issues entrance receipts, park passes, and federal recreation passports in accordance with established guidelines. Incumbent prepares financial shift/remittance reports. Handles cash, checks, travelers checks, and credit cards and may occasionally assist in the counting of fee money and remittances.
For specific information of the job, you may contact the following: Janie Mayton at (432) 477-1121.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
The Office of Personnel Management's Qualification Standard for the GS-04 grade level are:
One (1) year of general experience which indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position; OR two (2) years of education above high school.
General Experience: Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.
You must have a valid driver's license to qualify for this position.
You must wear the NPS uniform.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required; and on the extent to which your application shows that you possess the knowledges, skills, and abilities associated with this position as defined below. When describing your knowledges, skills, and abilities, please be sure to give examples and explain how often you used these skills, the complexity of the knowledge you possessed, the level of the people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.
KSA 1: Knowledge of National Park Service mission and goals. Knowledge of park resources, and NPS regulations and policies.
KSA 2: Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a high volume of personal contacts in a short time period, often answering the same questions repeatedly.
KSA 3: Experience in the operation of an electronic cash register and the accountable handling of cash, credit cards, checks, and travelers checks.
Once your qualifications have been evaluated, your application will be assigned a numeric score. Candidates will be ranked in score order with appropriate points added for veterans' preference.
PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998, (VEOA) as amended, veterans who are preference eligibles OR who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after completing substantially three years or more of continuous active service may apply for this position. You must include a copy of your DD-214. Candidates selected under these provisions will be given career conditional (or career) appointments. Qualified non-status candidates will be considered under merit promotion procedures.
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. Please see note below for definition of 'well qualified'.
Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605 (a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible.
Definition of “WELL QUALIFIED” for CTAP/ICTAP: WELL QUALIFIED is defined as: “An eligible CTAP applicant who meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and scores a rating of at least 93.0 on a scale of 70 to 100 points, based on the knowledge, skills and ability required by the position.
Benefits
Benefits:
Intermittent appointments do not earn annual or sick leave. You will not receive paid holidays, unless you work the holiday.
Other Information:
You must submit all required information by the closing date. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.
The materials you send with your application will not be returned.
If you fax your application, we will not consider it.
If you email your application, we will not consider it.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION:
JOB INFORMATION:
* Announcement number, and title and grade of the job for which you are applying.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
* Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day/evening telephone numbers (with area code).
* Social Security Number. Giving your Social Security Number is voluntary. However, we can not process your application without it.
* Country of Citizenship.
* Veterans Preference.
* If you were ever employed by the Federal Government, you must attach a copy of your SF50 for proof of your career or career-conditional status, highest Federal civilian grade held which indicates job series, and dates of employment held.
EDUCATION:
* High school name, city, state and zip code, and date of diploma or GED.
* Colleges and/or universities attended. City, state and zip code.
* Major field(s) of study.
* Type and year of any degrees(s) received. If no degree received, show credits earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours. If you are qualifying for this position based on EDUCATION, such as a College Degree, or any part of your qualifications is based on any Educational Course Work, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Give the following information for your paid and non-paid work experience related to the job for which you are applying:
* Job title.
* Duties and accomplishments.
* Number of hours per week.
* Employer’s name and address.
* Supervisor’s name and telephone number.
* Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year).
* Salary.
* Indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
* Job related training courses (title and year).
* Job-related skills (for example; other languages, computer software/hardware, tools machinery, typing speed, etc.).
* Job-related certificates and licenses.
* Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments (for example; publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards, etc.) give dates, but do not send copies of these documents unless specifically requested.
* If you are applying for Veterans Preference, submit evidence of eligibility, such as; DD-214. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or Standard Form 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and the proof requested on the form.
* If you are or have been a Federal employee, please submit a copy of your last Notification of Personnel Action, Form SF-50, and your most recent or last performance appraisal.
Applications will not be returned. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide documentation or proof of claimed qualifications, education, Veterans Preference, status (SF-50), and /or verification of eligibility for non-competitive appointment. Applicants will not be solicited for further data if that provided is found to be inadequate or incomplete.
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APPLICANT’S STATEMENT OF SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION STATUS
If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. If you are required to register but knowingly and willfully fail to do so, you are ineligible for appointment by executive agencies of the Federal Government.
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[ ] I certify I have not reached my 18th birthday and understand I am required by law to register at that time.
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If you are under 26 and have not registered as required, you should register promptly at a United States Post Office, or consular office if you are outside the United States.
NON-REGISTRANTS AGE 26 OR OVER
If you were born in 1960 or later, are 26 years of age or older, and were required to register but did not do so, you can no longer register under Selective Service law. Accordingly, you are not eligible for appointment to an executive agency unless you can prove to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that your failure to register was neither knowing nor willful. You may request an OPM decision through the agency that was considering you for employment by returning this statement with your written request for an OPM determination together with any explanation and documentation you wish to furnish to prove that your failure to register was neither knowing nor willful.
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DETACH AND MAIL WITH APPLICATION
Form DI - 1935 OPM Control No.: 1091-0001
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR APPLICANT BACKGROUND SURVEY
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EFFECTS OF NONDISCLOSURE: Providing this information is voluntary. No individual personnel selections are made based on this information.
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How To Apply
How To Apply:
You may submit your resume for this job online by selecting the 'Apply Online' button at the bottom of this announcement. Please note: your online resume may not be a complete application. Be sure to carefully read this announcement to see if additional information is required and how it should be submitted. If you do not use the online feature, you should send your resume, or Optional Form 612, along with any other required documents to the address shown below.
Mail your applications so it will be postmarked by closing date and received within five (5) working days of that date. If hand delivered, be sure your application is received by closing date.
Please mail your application/resume to Big Bend National Park's mailing address shown on the last page of this vacancy announcement.
Applications will be accepted and considered if they are postmarked no later than the closing date and received within 5 working days of the closing date.
If hand delivered, be sure your application is received at Big Bend National Park's Human Resource Office, by 4:30 p.m. central time on the closing date.
Although we do not require a specific format, certain information is required to determine if you are qualified. You may submit a resume, an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612) or as previously mention any other written application format of your choice.
Please be sure to provide all the requested information in this vacancy.
Please be sure to read and follow all the instructions on this vacancy announcement.
You will not be asked for any additional information or documents you may have omitted.
AREA OF CONSIDERATION IS ALL QUALIFIED: Applications will be accepted from all qualified United States citizens, all non-status applicants, i.e. applicants from outside the federal service and without any special eligibility; from career/career conditional federal employees and reinstatement eligibles.
If you are a status applicant and wish to be considered under both Merit Promotion and Competitive procedures, please provide two (2) applications. If you only provide one (1) application, it will be considered under merit promotion only.
If you are claiming veterans’ preference or eligibility for VRA or VEOA, provide basic eligibility information in your cover letter. You will be contacted to request submission of the DD-214 and, if disabled, an SF-15 with letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Tentative five-point preference will be granted to Veterans initially. Full preference will be granted upon receipt of your paperwork.
If you are a current or former federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you must submit a copy of your last Notification of Personnel Action (SF50) and a copy of your most recent Performance Appraisal.
Application mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.
Contact Information:
GLORIA CHAVEZ
Phone: (432) 4771122
Or write:
Human Resources Office
Big Bend National Park
P.O. Box 129
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX 79834-0129
US
What To Expect Next:
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the outcome.
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The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Reasonable Accommodation
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Big Bend National Park
P.O. Box 129
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX 79834-0129
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Questions
For questions about this job:
GLORIA CHAVEZ
Phone: (432) 4771122
