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Position Title
Student Trainee (Park Guide)
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
SE-1628-CANE-25-12656196-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, January 6, 2025 to Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you currently a student who has been accepted for enrollment or is enrolled at least half-time in an accredited high school, college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate?
 
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources.
 
To verify your eligibility, you must provide proof of current student status.  Note: you must remain enrolled in the degree or certificate program to be eligible for this Internship.
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Preferences
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. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
BASIC EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION SECTION: THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT ALL RESPONSES. IF NOT, YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED AND/OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. (limit characters)
Minimum Qualification Requirements for Student Trainee (Park Guide) GS-0099-05 (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below (A through D), please select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience or education requirements for a Student Trainee (Park Guide), GS-0099-05 position. Read all responses before making your selection. 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.
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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 skill 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 in performing this task. B-I have had education or training in 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 supervisor or senior employee. D-I have performed this task as a regular part of a job, independently and usually without supervision from senior employee. E-I am regarded as expert in performing this task, and/or have trained others (or am consulted by others) on how to do it. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Serves as a front-line representative of the organization to meet and greet visitors in the visitor center and on park grounds, providing orientation, information, and informal interpretation.
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3. Provides public orientation and explanations of current park events, and informs visitors of potential safety hazards.
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4. Presents a variety of formal and informal interpretive and educational programs to a wide variety of audiences.
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5. Provides customer service by operating the park bookstore and gift shop, including cash and card transaction.
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6. Works effectively and cooperatively with coworkers, park partners (educators, cooperating associations, community groups, and other agencies), and the general public in an effort to provide quality park interpretation and effective outreach to park communities.
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7. Conducts research to gain knowledge about the park and its resources.
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8. Utilizes a variety of sources (primary and secondary) to conduct research and increase knowledge.
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9. Synthesizes information and be able to clearly and effectively convey this information to park visitors.
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10. Research, develop, and create social media posts and website articles.
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11. Answers a wide variety of visitor questions.
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12. Provides pre-established talks normally following a prescribed outline and requiring application of broad subject matter knowledge of the features and resources of interest at the site.
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13. Deals effectively with a high volume and diversity of visitors under a variety of circumstances.
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14. Provides general information about other sites of public interest; facilities for public use; pertinent rules and regulations; and other matters designed to stimulate a sense of appreciation and thus encourage protection and preservation of the natural resources and cultural features. (limit characters)