What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educational Technician position at National Park Service?
Summary
This position is located in Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, in the Interpretation and Education Division.
Open to the first 100 applicants or until 01/07/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
GS-06 Pay: $45,412 - $59,034/year
GS-07 Pay: $50,464 - $65,607/year
This position is concurrently open to all U.S. citizens under Announcement Number SE-1628-HOBE-25-12630400-DE.
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Requirements Continued...
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/07/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.
For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.
To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess at least of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: working, with support and direct supervision, as an elementary or high school teacher or teacher's aide; working with land management or conservation organizations as an interpreter or as an aide in an outdoor school; working in a nature-based summer camp for youth; college intern work emphasis on youth programs and/or working in the VISTA program with youth and instruction in curriculum-based programs and environmental education; presenting educational programs in and out of parks and other outdoor areas; developing interdisciplinary lessons that incorporate math, language arts, science, and history; developing curriculum for grades K-12; and adapting learning styles, tools and techniques of education for engaging students; assess educational programs and presentations for effectiveness. You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one semester (9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field of study directly related to the position, such as elementary, secondary, or environmental education. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first determine the percentage of experience held by dividing the number of months of qualifying full-time experience possessed by 12 and then multiplying by 100. Then determine the percentage of qualifying graduate level education completed by dividing the number of credits completed by 9, then multiply by 100. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: working as an elementary or high school teacher; design and present curriculum based educational and interpretive programs; assist in planning, organizing, and presenting workshops for teachers and other educators; conduct independent research to develop curriculum-based activities and support materials such as student activity guides and props; developing curriculum that follows state curriculum standards for a range of grade levels; working with land management or conservation organizations as an interpreter or as an aide in an outdoor school; working in a nature-based summer camp for youth; college intern work emphasis on youth programs and/or working in the VISTA program with youth and instruction in curriculum-based programs and environmental education; and developing networks and building alliances with partner organizations; adapting learning styles, tools and techniques of education for engaging students; assess educational programs and presentations for effectiveness. You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field of study directly related to the position, such as elementary, secondary, or environmental education. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first determine the percentage of experience held by dividing the number of months of qualifying full-time experience possessed by 12 and then multiplying by 100. Then determine the percentage of qualifying graduate level education completed by dividing the number of credits completed by 18, then multiply by 100. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
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.
CTAP/ICTAP: 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 competencies. 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 may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).
Additional information
A selectee receiving a first time appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.
Physical Demands: Work may require extended periods of speaking, standing, sitting, walking, vehicular travel, and lifting of program props or boxes of 40 pounds. Work will be with constantly changing audiences, such as school groups ranging in age from pre-school to high school and beyond, and is physically and intellectually demanding. Travel from the park to school sites is required at times.
Working Conditions: Work is performed both outdoors and indoors. Conditions may include severe weather, cold, heat, wind, lightning, snow, and rain. Temperatures range from 100 degrees F to 20 degrees F, typically with high levels of humidity. Works a team member to accomplish tasks. Work conditions may include standing in one place, repetitive movements, answering repetitive questions, presenting a pre-set program to multiple groups per day multiple times per week. Incumbent will work some weekends and holidays as needed and may have some early start times (7:00 am) to meet education program requests.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance consistent with your SF_50s.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
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11288 Horseshoe Bend Road
Daviston, AL 36256
US
This position is located in Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, in the Interpretation and Education Division.
Open to the first 100 applicants or until 01/07/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
GS-06 Pay: $45,412 - $59,034/year
GS-07 Pay: $50,464 - $65,607/year
This position is concurrently open to all U.S. citizens under Announcement Number SE-1628-HOBE-25-12630400-DE.
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Duties
- Curriculum-based education
- Administrative Support
- Visitor Services
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- 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.
- Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments and must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a 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 disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
- Government housing may be available, to be discussed with hiring manager upon selection.
- You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
- You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime work.
- If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
- You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1-5 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.
- Ability to lift 40 pounds.
Requirements Continued...
- Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/07/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.
For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.
To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess at least of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: working, with support and direct supervision, as an elementary or high school teacher or teacher's aide; working with land management or conservation organizations as an interpreter or as an aide in an outdoor school; working in a nature-based summer camp for youth; college intern work emphasis on youth programs and/or working in the VISTA program with youth and instruction in curriculum-based programs and environmental education; presenting educational programs in and out of parks and other outdoor areas; developing interdisciplinary lessons that incorporate math, language arts, science, and history; developing curriculum for grades K-12; and adapting learning styles, tools and techniques of education for engaging students; assess educational programs and presentations for effectiveness. You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one semester (9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field of study directly related to the position, such as elementary, secondary, or environmental education. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first determine the percentage of experience held by dividing the number of months of qualifying full-time experience possessed by 12 and then multiplying by 100. Then determine the percentage of qualifying graduate level education completed by dividing the number of credits completed by 9, then multiply by 100. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: working as an elementary or high school teacher; design and present curriculum based educational and interpretive programs; assist in planning, organizing, and presenting workshops for teachers and other educators; conduct independent research to develop curriculum-based activities and support materials such as student activity guides and props; developing curriculum that follows state curriculum standards for a range of grade levels; working with land management or conservation organizations as an interpreter or as an aide in an outdoor school; working in a nature-based summer camp for youth; college intern work emphasis on youth programs and/or working in the VISTA program with youth and instruction in curriculum-based programs and environmental education; and developing networks and building alliances with partner organizations; adapting learning styles, tools and techniques of education for engaging students; assess educational programs and presentations for effectiveness. You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field of study directly related to the position, such as elementary, secondary, or environmental education. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first determine the percentage of experience held by dividing the number of months of qualifying full-time experience possessed by 12 and then multiplying by 100. Then determine the percentage of qualifying graduate level education completed by dividing the number of credits completed by 18, then multiply by 100. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
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.
CTAP/ICTAP: 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 competencies. 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 may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).
Additional information
A selectee receiving a first time appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.
Physical Demands: Work may require extended periods of speaking, standing, sitting, walking, vehicular travel, and lifting of program props or boxes of 40 pounds. Work will be with constantly changing audiences, such as school groups ranging in age from pre-school to high school and beyond, and is physically and intellectually demanding. Travel from the park to school sites is required at times.
Working Conditions: Work is performed both outdoors and indoors. Conditions may include severe weather, cold, heat, wind, lightning, snow, and rain. Temperatures range from 100 degrees F to 20 degrees F, typically with high levels of humidity. Works a team member to accomplish tasks. Work conditions may include standing in one place, repetitive movements, answering repetitive questions, presenting a pre-set program to multiple groups per day multiple times per week. Incumbent will work some weekends and holidays as needed and may have some early start times (7:00 am) to meet education program requests.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance consistent with your SF_50s.
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
DO NOT SEND MAIL
11288 Horseshoe Bend Road
Daviston, AL 36256
US
Salary : $45,412 - $65,607
