- Position Title
- Archivist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- IM-1539-ZION-25-12623741-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, December 6, 2024 to Thursday, December 19, 2024
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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 location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
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
Thank you for your interest in these TERM GS-1420-09 Archivist positions at Zion National Park and Yellowstone National Park, within the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service. Your responses to this questionnaire in conjunction with other portions of your completed application will be evaluated to determine your qualifications. Please read the entire announcement and follow all instructions, carefully, before submitting your responses. You must select only ONE response for each item. Your responses must be supported by and documented in your resume.
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From the statements below, select the one response that best describes your education and/or experience as it pertains to meeting the Basic Requirements for an Archivist GS-1420 series. Please select only one response. If you do not meet the basic education requirements, you will not receive consideration for this position. A copy of your transcripts are required and must be uploaded with your other application documents. For more information regarding transcripts, please refer to the "Education" section of this announcement.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes the specialized experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of the Archivist, GS-1420-09. Read all responses before making your selection.
Evaluation of Experience: Professional experience must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law.
Evaluation of Experience: Professional experience must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law.
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.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Appraise cultural and natural 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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Review electronic records generated by the institution to identify original records, confirm whether hard copy originals exist, and determine whether permanent records will be retained in hard copy or electronic format.
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Create and implement collection access and use policy.
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Establish hierarchies and 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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Establish hierarchies and create processing plans for multi-format archival collections composed of cultural or natural resource management records.
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Coordinate with staff from multiple disciplines in the arrangement and description of archival collections to meet their 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.
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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 sub-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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Perform research necessary to classify, authenticate, value, and describe historic documents in the collection, and to answer staff or public inquires.
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Use finding aide, automated databases, and other reference tools to determine where to search for hard-to-find information.
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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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Assist in the development of move strategies to relocate archival or records collections that provide for accountability and appropriate chain of custody for all items and ensure the security and protection of the materials.
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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.