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Seasonal Preservation Worker

Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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Summary

These positions may be filled for a six-month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated season is from April 2025 - October 2025.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
02/28/2025 to 03/07/2025
This job will close when we have received 75 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$26.35 to - $30.70 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 7
Locations
2 vacancies in the following locations:
Lees Ferry Glen Canyon NRA
Lees Ferry, AZ
Wahweap Glen Canyon NRA
Page, AZ
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 Hours
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
IM-1541-GLCA-25-12701890-DE
Control number
832856200

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Duties

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This position is based in the division of Science and Resource Management of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and works within the branch of Cultural Resources. Incumbent is expected to work with higher-graded preservation staff to assist in a wide variety of historic preservation tasks, including carpentry, masonry, plaster, roofing, and painting tasks while working on historic properties throughout Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Tasks are primarily associated with funded preservation maintenance projects for historic wood structures and prehistoric structures. Incumbent receives on the job training and performs duties involving a variety of tasks to preserve the interior and exterior of historic structures. The incumbent works with a variety of instruments and tools needed to perform historic preservation tasks, including carpentry, masonry, plaster, roofing, and painting tools. Below are common daily duties:

  • The incumbent must utilize both hand and power tools safely and effectively to complete projects, and keep and maintains tools in good working condition.
  • The incumbent performs semi-skilled duties, with may include surface preparing, cleaning, mortar or plaster mixing, minor repairs to stone masonry or painting work, and basic carpentry skills.
  • The incumbent will assist others in performing more complex work, such as stabilizing foundations, repointing walls chimneys, fireplaces or other building elements, more specialized carpentry work, and restoring buildings and structures such as retaining walls, fences, and rustic stonework using a combination of modern and historic techniques.
  • Duties may also include the preparing of interior and exterior surfaces for the application of paints, preservatives, or clear finishes to wood structures.
  • Work is performed primarily on historic and prehistoric age structures, where work must be accurate and care taken to preserve the original appearance and integrity.

This position is performed in both front-country and in remote back-country field locations. Work is primarily non-sedentary, with moderate to strenuous field work that requires standing, walking, bending, lifting, reaching, and climbing ladders. Some work takes place in remote back-country locations that involves backpacking and staying overnight in back-country settings for prolonged periods of time. Remote work requires walking or climbing over rocky areas with uneven surfaces, and hiking in steep terrain with high elevation changes. Work Incumbent must be physically able to lift 50lbs; to carry a backpack weighing up to 40lbs over rough, uneven terrain; and to work outside in adverse weather conditions.

Page Area Information: Page, Arizona is located on the Arizona-Utah border, 135 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, the nearest larger community. Page looks out on beautiful Lake Powell which offers boating, associated water sports recreation and fishing. The surrounding land of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers beautiful red rock country for hiking and backcountry recreational activity. Page is centrally located to many other National Parks, such as the Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches and Canyonlands to name a few. Page offers normal community amenities such as shopping, medical and dental facilities, schools K-12 and college courses available through local Coconino Community College. The area enjoys typical high desert climate with temperatures ranging from 100+ in summer to mid-teens in winter with low humidity and sunshine most days of the year. Elevation in Page is 4300 feet above sea level. Home purchases and rentals are available in the area. City of Page - Welcome to the City of Page, Arizona

Less Ferry Area Information: Lees Ferry is located near Marble Canyon, Arizona. Lees Ferry is about 50 miles from the nearest town of Page, Arizona, and 130 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, the nearest larger community. Lees Ferry is situated along the beautiful Colorado River, 15 miles downstream of the Glen Canyon Dam, and is the launching point for Colorado River trips. The surrounding land of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers beautiful red rock country for hiking and backcountry recreational activity. Lees Ferry is centrally located to many other public lands, such as the Grand Canyon North Rim, Vermillion Cliffs, Kaibab National Forest, to name a few. The town of Page offers normal community amenities such as shopping, medical and dental facilities, K-12 schools, and college courses available through local Coconino Community College. The area enjoys typical high desert climate with temperatures ranging from 100+ in summer to mid-teens in winter with low humidity and sunshine most days of the year. Elevation at Lees Ferry is approximately 3300 feet above sea level. Home purchases and rentals are available in the Page and surrounding area.

Requirements

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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.
  • Government housing may be available but is not guaranteed.
  • You may 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 evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or overtime.
  • You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 6 nights per month.
  • You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
  • You must be able to obtain a valid driver's license within 14 days of appointment and maintain. 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.
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

  • Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
  • Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading)
  • Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
  • Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.
  • Knowledge of materials
  • Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
  • Use of Measuring Instructions

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Examples of experience are: (1) working and assisting in carpentry, masonry, roofing, and painting tasks working on buildings; (2) assisting higher graded journeymen in the repair, reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation of wood structures by performing work on such elements as frameworks, rafters, doors, windows, floors, staircases, trusses and beams, interior and exterior trim, and roofing; (3) experience in completing both inside and outside finish work or rough carpentry; (4) restoration of historic properties and read construction documents when completing restoration and preservation projects. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

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.

ICTAP/CTAP Statement: 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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.

Additional information

Salary Range: A selectee receiving a first 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.

Click here for the Federal Wage Schedule Website to calculate location specific pay.

Additional Selections: This job opportunity announcement will be used to fill one or more additional selections at anytime without notification.

Non-Competitive Rehire Eligibility: Temporary seasonal employees can only maintain their non-competitive rehire eligibility if they work no more than a combined total of Temporary NTE less than 1040 hours anywhere in the National Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position appropriate for temporary appointment with the same qualification requirements (5 CFR 316.402[b][7]), based on series and grade, anywhere in the major subdivision (NPS).

If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during that period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware that exceeding the limit of 1040 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility.

The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions that result in a combined total greater than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment that exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.

Employment may be terminated at any time due to fluctuations in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerations.

Physical Effort: Duties require the incumbent to sit, stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, crawl, work in uncomfortable positions, and walk over rough, uneven terrain. The incumbent wears protective clothing, gloves, face shields, and/or respirator that may be uncomfortable; and the incumbent works from ladders, scaffolds, and elevated platforms. The incumbent may be occasionally expected to lift and/or carry items up to and exceeding 50 pounds in weight.

Working Conditions: Work is both indoors and outdoors. Work outside may be subject to extreme weather conditions, with wind, rain, snow, and ice, in temperatures ranging from below 0 to over 100 degrees. Depending on the geography of the park unit assigned, work may take place at elevations ranging from sea level up to 10,000 feet. The incumbent is exposed to dust, noise, vibration, cuts, and abrasions from the use of tools and equipment, and may occasionally be exposed to hazardous materials that can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation and burns, as well as microbiological organisms and potentially hazardous wildlife. The incumbent is expected to wear personnel protective equipment as required and comply with all safety and occupational health requirements.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of the following categories:

  • Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
  • Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
  • Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
You will be evaluated on the following competencies and/or job elements:
  • Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
  • Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading)
  • Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
  • Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.
  • Knowledge of materials
  • Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
  • Use of Measuring Instructions

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