### National Park Service
#### 2 vacancies in the following location:
* Dayton, OH
##### Work Schedule is Full Time - Temporary NTE 1039 Hours
Opened Friday 11/18/2016 (0 day(s) ago)
** Closes Thursday 11/24/2016 (6 day(s) away)
## Job Overview
### Summary
Experience your America and build a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service, as we prepare for a second century of Stewardship and Engagement. Become a part of our mission to connect with our past and create important connections to the future by building a rich and lasting legacy for the next generation of park visitors, supporters and advocates.
You can make a difference by bringing your unique experience, background and perspective to our work.
We are committed to promoting a workforce where the viewpoints and talents of every employee are valued, welcomed and appreciated. – NPS Director, Jon Jarvis
To find out more about the National Park Service visit www.nps.gov, and watch our YouTube video here.
The HR Customer Services and Solutions group is currently accepting applications to fill up to (2) temporary positions at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, OH. Appointments made under this announcement are limited to 1039 hours (six months) in a service year and may be terminated at any time. Appointments under this announcement are eligible for rehire and/or extension (when initial appointment is less than 1039 hours) if workload and funding allow. **Anticipated Entry on Duty: March 2017**
Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP consists of five sites that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Units of the park are located in Montgomery and Greene counties in Ohio. The Dayton metropolitan area has a 2010 census population of 841,502. Temperatures range from 0 degrees in winter to the 90's in summer. Annual average snowfall is about 25 inches, with total annual precipitation averaging approximately 41 inches. A wide range of housing (both rental and purchase) in all price ranges is available in the area. Schools, hospitals, major shopping, and all necessary services are readily available. Government housing is not available.
This announcement is being advertised under delegated examining procedures and is open to all U.S. citizens.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
**APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT RECEIVE FULL CONSIDERATION.**
### Duties
The position performs duties designed to facilitate visitor understanding and enjoyment of the park and its resources, and to encourage visitors to develop a sense of stewardship for the park's resources.
Conducts basic research of topics appropriate to the park's interpretive themes and develops and presents a variety of formal and informal programs. Presents on- and offsite programs. Operates a variety of audio-visual equipment. Operates the visitor information desk. Greets visitors, provides park and area orientation, information and directions, and answers questions.
**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:** Standing for long periods of time, walking for distances up to two miles daily, climbing and descending steep inclines, bending, and lifting moderately heavy items in a repetitive motion is required. Occasional emergency responses, and repetitive nature of interpretive programs. Extreme physical exertion may be required while performing emergency response duties.
**WORK ENVIRONMENT:** Work is performed indoors at the visitors center as well as in outdoor areas resulting in exposure to extreme temperatures, rain, snow, wind and direct sunlight.
### Travel Required
* Not Required
### Relocation Authorized
* No
## Job Requirements
### Key Requirements
* U.S. Citizenship required.
* Background and/or Security Investigation required.
* Selective Service Registration if applicable.
* Must possess or be able to obtain state issued driver's license.
* Wearing a National Park Service uniform is required.
### Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement, Thursday, November 24, 2016 Thursday, November 24, 2016unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement).
To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate that you possess either the specialized experience or the education as described below. Equivalent combinations of experience and education may also be used to qualify.
**In order to qualify for this position at the GS-05 level, you must possess one of the following:**
**A.** One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level. Specialized Experience is experience that that involved oral presentation of historical, scientific, or program information to groups; or developing and/or revising technical, historical, or scientific information for oral presentation to groups. Examples of specialized experience could include Park Guide or tour leader; naturalist; environmental educator or teacher; or other similar work. **-OR-****B.** Successfully completed four years of study above high school (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours) 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. **-OR**** -****C.** Equivalent combination of experience and education.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. In order to receive credit for experience, your resume must clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position,starting and ending dates of employment (**month/year**), and the number of hours worked per week.
Credit for experience is given on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
In describing the nature of your duties (your experience), please be clear and concise. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook is available for review at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
**IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY,** you** MUST** provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.
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. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
**Foreign Education:** Education completed outside the United States must have been evaluated by a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service or education that is recognized by the Secretary of Education from an accredited body http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide such evidence when applying for Federal jobs.
Applicants must possess a valid state driver's license. This position requires that you operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. As a condition of employment, you will be required to submit a completed GSA Form 3607, Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Your employment, after your tentative selection, will be contingent upon receipt of these documents in a timely manner and that those documents establish, to the satisfaction of the selecting official, that you possess a valid driver's license.
* Must wear the National Park Service uniform and comply with National Park Service uniform standards.
* May be assigned to work nights, early mornings, rotating shifts, holidays, and weekends.
* Occasional travel is not required.
* Occupancy in government housing is not required for this position.
* Government housing is not available.
* Overtime may be required.
* All federal employees are required to have federal payments (salary) made by direct deposit.
* Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (visit www.sss.gov).
### Security Clearance
Not Applicable
## Additional Information
### What To Expect Next
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. For those applicants who rated Best Qualified, a review of your application package will be conducted to ensure that you meet qualifications requirements and did support your responses to the online questionnaire. After this review, all applicants will be notified of their eligibility and whether or not they were referred to the selecting official. If referred, the selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. If not referred because a veterans' only referral was made or that you did not rank high enough to be referred, you will be notified if additional referrals are made. We expect to make a selection within 120 calendar days from issuance of the referral certificate(s) for this announcement. You will be notified when a selection is made. Your status will be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your status, log onto your USAJOBS account, click on "Application status", and then click "More Information."
#### BENEFITS
Temporary employees are eligible for sick leave and annual leave, for additional information please click here: benefits
Participation in the Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) program - Employees on temporary appointments, seasonal schedules who will be working a schedule of less than six months per year, and intermittent employees who are expected to work 130 hours per month or more for at least 90 days will be eligible to enroll in an FEHB plan. Employees electing to participate in the FEHB will be responsible for the employee share of the premium while on the official agency roles, which is deducted from bi-weekly earnings. After separating from federal employment, employees will be offered to continue participation in FEHB under the Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) option. Employees electing to continue coverage under the TCC provision will be responsible for the full premium amount plus a 2% administration fee.
### Other Information
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 KSAs.
Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) 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/ICTAP eligible.
If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you maybe punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).
For more information on seasonal employment with the National Park Service, visit our websites at: http://www.nps.gov/personnel/seasonal.htm
* Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid by the National Park Service.
* **Do not submit photographs with your application package.**
*Salary Range:* $15.78 to $15.78 / Per Hour
*Series & Grade:* GS-0090-05/05
*Supervisory Status:* No
*Who May Apply:* United States Citizens
*Control Number:* 456664300
*Job Announcement Number:* HRCSS-DAAV-17-1851841