Summary
This position is to provide front-country and back-country aviation (fixed-wing planes and helicopters), administrative, and logistical support for operations throughout the park. Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) rate of 1.49% is authorized.
Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as Office Manager for front-country offices, providing reliable service and administrative functions related to office operations. Provides Aviation and Boating support by planning, organizing, scheduling and cost tracking for the Park's fixed-wing aircraft and watercraft. Involves an understanding of resource availability and capabilities, to include pilot and captain mission requirements and vessel and aircraft payloads and configurations. Provides logistical support, to include directing, developing, or performing logistics management operations that involve planning, coordinating, or evaluating the logistical actions required to support a specified mission; identifying the specific requirements for money, labor, material, facilities, and services needed to support the program; and coordinating and expediting of supplies, equipment and staff in support of front-country and backcountry operations Serves as Lead Administrative Assistant to the Aviation and Visitor and Resource Protection Teams. Provides Administrative support to all park staff for travel, property receiving/processing, and purchasing. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 11 months in pay status, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year (months ranging from mid-December to mid-January). Physical Demands: This position involves a combination of office and logistical outdoor/field work that entails walking, lifting, driving, bending, sitting and standing. Physical requirements include climbing in and out of small aircraft and boats as well as loading and unloading freight. Office work is done at a desk with minimal physical exertion. The intensity of the workload and the extensive variety of factors that influence this position may result in significant periods of high intensity that may be stressful. Working Environment: Incumbent's work environment varies from an office setting to an outdoor work environment. Outdoor work may expose incumbent to adverse weather conditions for long periods of time and natural hazards found in the park setting (bears, unstable ground, cold and/or moving water, aviation operations), requiring attention to safety. The outdoor and field work sometimes entails remote operations far from medical assistance. For more information, see the parks website: www.nps.gov/LACL
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. Must possess a valid driver's license within five (5) days from EOD and maintain. You must possess and maintain a Merchant Marine Credential - Able Seaman Unlimited by EOD. Operation of a small watercraft less than 26 feet in length. Pre-employment and random drug testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime. You must be able to lift at least 25 pounds. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Additional Requirements located under qualifications-
Education
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
How you will be evaluated
This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Under this authority, competitive rating, ranking, and veterans' preference procedures do not apply. The Servicing Human Resources Office will determine whether applicants meet the qualification and eligibility requirements described in this announcement. Applicants who meet these requirements may be referred to the selecting official on a certificate of eligibles for consideration. You must certify that you will maintain a permanent and exclusive residence within the defined vicinity of the field unit(s) listed in this announcement. Upon receipt of a completed application package, the Servicing Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documentation to determine whether you meet the minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages. Resumes longer than two pages will not be reviewed. Applicants may submit only one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine qualifications and eligibility. If more than one resume is submitted, only the most recent submission will be reviewed. If your resume is incomplete or does not demonstrate that you meet the qualification requirements or specialized experience described in this announcement, you may be determined ineligible or not qualified for further consideration. Providing false or misleading information on your resume or supporting documentation may result in removal from consideration or other action consistent with applicable federal hiring regulations. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.