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USAJOBS · 1 month ago

(Seasonal) Park Guide

Natchez, Mississippi, USA

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Entry Level

$40K/yr - $52K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Seasonal Park Guide for the Natchez National Historical Park. The role involves providing informative talks, answering visitor questions, and guiding parties through historical sites while ensuring visitor safety and satisfaction.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Giving Talks: Provides talks where the features are largely self-explanatory and are easily observed and understood as to origin, development, form and significance, and the interpretive service required by the guide is of a repetitive nature. In addition, the talks provide general information about other sites of public interest; facilities for public use; pertinent rules and regulations; and other matters designed to stimulate a sense of appreciation and thus encourage protection and preservation of the scenic, scientific or historic features. The talks may be given in conjunction with live demonstrations, the use of electronic maps, photographic slides, and other audio-visual devices

Answering Questions: Answers a variety of visitor questions. The questions encountered recur repeatedly and usually require use of a limited variety of facts, events, circumstances, personalities, and natural characteristics identified with the park unit, or closely associated with the origin, growth, or development of the feature of interest

Guiding Parties: Guides parties that can easily be accommodated within the physical limitations of the area or facility being explained, and on a trip of short duration. Talks may tell an entire story at a given location or incumbent may be stationed at one of several points of visitor interest and give talks covering only a portion of the story. If guiding a group of people along a fixed route the guide must keep the group together; maintain a pace which the group can keep up with and still conform to prescribed schedules; know the routes and any shortcuts which can be taken if necessary or desirable. If stationed at a point of visitor concentration, the guide must show visitors through the building/site, telling the story of the events which took place there, and how those events related to the particular historic situation. When the need arises, the guide must take measures to maintain order in the parties, prevent crowding or damage to historic sites, and take appropriate action in case of emergency until relieved

Providing Services to Visitors: Provides a wide range of services to visitors, including assistance with lost articles, car trouble, and first aid; and provides information about weather conditions, highway routes, park and concessioner facilities, and prices. In performing this duty the guide is responsible for providing current, accurate information concerning the National Park Service (NPS) and other surrounding areas of interest, explaining the area's recreational opportunities, including NPS interpretive services, concession-operated facilities and services, campground availability and hiking trails. Additionally, provides public orientation and explanations of current park events, and informs visitors of potential safety hazards

Qualification

Public SpeakingOral PresentationCustomer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsInterpretationTechnology Application

Required

U.S. Citizenship required

Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication

Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males

Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program

You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties

You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards

You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime

At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service

Successful completion of four years of education above high school (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation

Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above

You must include transcripts

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 resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience

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

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

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

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