- Position Title
- Archivist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- IM-1540-GLAC-23-11733945-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, December 14, 2022 to Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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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.
Would you accept a term appointment?
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.
Assessment 1
Minimum Qualifications GS-09
Thank you for your interest in the Archivist, GS-1420-09 position at Glacier National Park in the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service.
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Basic Requirement - From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for the Archivist, GS-1420-09 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet the basic IOR, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
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From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience and/or education requirements for an Archivist, GS-1420-09 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
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. A- I have not had education, training, or experience performing this task. B- I have had education or training performing this task, but I have not yet performed it on the job. C- I have performed this task on the job, with close supervision from a supervisor or senior employee. D- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job, independently and usually without supervision from a senior employee. E- I have supervised the performance of this task, and/or am considered an expert in the performance of this task or have trained (or am consulted by others) on how to do it.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Appraise resource management records using the institution's Scope of Collections Statement and the record's administrative, associational, evidential, historical, and informational values to determine permanent records for inclusion in archives
4.
Evaluate government records (e.g. state, city, federal) against the same organization's records management guidelines and disposition schedules to segregate permanent from temporary records and identify appropriate retention periods.
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Create processing plans for complex, disorganized archival and manuscript collections composed of multiple formats (such as maps, photographs, negatives, audio-visual materials, etc.) and extensive textual records
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Create processing plans for multi-format archival collections composed of resource management records
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Work with staff from multiple disciplines to ensure the proposed arrangement and description of archival collections meets end user's needs.
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Establish hierarchies for complex, disorganized archival and manuscript collections composed of multiple formats (such as maps, photographs, negatives, audio-visual materials, etc.) and extensive textual records.
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Establish hierarchies for multi-format archival collections composed of cultural or natural resource management records
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Coordinate with staff from multiple disciplines to develop arrangement and description of archival collections that meets end user's needs
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Arrange bodies of disorganized and fragmented governmental records, including cultural and natural resource documents, to improve physical and intellectual access in accordance with processing plans developed or approved by a professional archivist, culling temporary, duplicate, and non-record materials
12.
Catalog governmental archives, including cultural and natural resource management records, in the Interior Collections Management System (ICMS) using the archives module, or similar nationally-recognized museum collection management system (CMS) which contains an archives module, with descriptions of each collection for every hierarchical level above the item level (i.e. the collection level, the series level, the subseries level, the subseries level, etc., including full description at the file unit level).
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Provide context for archival collections by preparing finding aids that contain information on collection acquisition and provenance; processing notes; administrative histories or biographical notes; collection scope, organization, and arrangement, series scope, and detailed descriptions at the file unit level.
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Prepare accession paperwork for incoming and outgoing archival or museum materials, such as receipts for property, chain of custody documentation, loan information, and inventories to provide accountability for the collections
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Rehouse archival and manuscript collections in appropriate archival storage containers that facilitate retrieval, preservation, and efficient repository storage
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Manage a personal or organizational work plan with multiple archival or records management projects/tasks to be performed as a member of a team to deliver timely, specified products
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Review the products of archival processing, arrangement, cataloging, and rehousing activities produced by others to assess whether they meet professional archival standards or records management guidelines and contractual or organizational requirements.
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Review archival and manuscript restrictions to determine copyright issues and recommend management of these materials
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Review materials to restrict access to sensitive or personal information, such as threatened and endangered species, archeological site location, Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and additional Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act restrictions