- Position Title
- Archives Technician
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- IM-1540-IMNR-22-11291854-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, November 22, 2021 to Monday, December 6, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Would you accept a temporary appointment?
Assessment 1
Minimum Qualifications GS-1421-7
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience or education requirements for an Archives Technician, GS-1421-07 position. Read all responses before making your selection. If you leave this question blank or do not meet the requirements of this question, you will be rated ineligible. YOU MUST DOCUMENT/VERIFY YOUR RESPONSES IN YOUR RESUME.
For the questions below, please select from A through E to indicate the skill level that you possess for each task listed. The questions were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to perform the work of this position. Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skills levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position (application form or resume, transcripts, list and description of training completed and/or other items you submit). If not, your score will be lowered or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Use professional archives principles and techniques to survey, appraise, arrange, describe, and catalog archives and manuscript collections.
3.
Conduct baseline condition survey of archives and manuscript collections to identify preservation needs.
4.
Apply professional archival preservation techniques such as re-housing, encapsulation, etc.
5.
Conduct physical and intellectual arrangement for archival and manuscript collections.
6.
Conduct research using primary sources and bibliographic databases to complete finding aids and answer reference requests.
7.
Complete detailed documentation of archives and manuscript collections using collection management system such as ICMS, ArchivesSpace, PastPerfect, etc.
8.
Uses agency guidelines and professional standards such as Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) to arrange and describe archives and manuscript collections
9.
Understands and applies controlled vocabulary such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) or Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
10.
Identify, prepare, and digitize rare and fragile materials following best practice guidelines.
11.
Conducts a thorough reference interview, analyzes questions and requirements, and suggests search strategies.
12.
Orients researchers to research room policies and procedures, supervises use of rare and fragile materials, and enforces handling and use policies.
13.
Writes user-oriented finding aids and digital archives metadata, describing archival collections at the item, files unit, and series level.