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Position Title
Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
IM-1540-GLAC-25-12669181-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, January 20, 2025 to Monday, February 3, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
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:
  • 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.
 
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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.
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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:
  • 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.
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Preferences
1. When you applied to this job, did you have any engagement with a National Park Service (NPS) Recruiter? (limit characters)
Assessment 1

Thank you for your interest in this Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist GS-0501-09 position with the National Park Service, at Glacier National Park. Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated to determine your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully before submitting your responses. Your ratings are subject to change if discrepancies exist between your responses and supporting documents. From the descriptions below, select the letter corresponding to the statement that most clearly and accurately describes your qualifications for the Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist GS-0501-09 position. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. Your resume must fully support the specialized experience outlined in the job announcement, under the Qualifications section, to be qualified. No assumptions will be made based on job title or grade level alone.
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Minimum Qualifications (limit characters)
1. From the responses below, select the one response that best describes how you meet the minimum qualification requirements for a Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist GS-0501-09. Read all responses before making your selection. If you leave this question blank, you will be rated ineligible. (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. Promptly handles conduct and discipline issues within existing staff; works closely with employee relations on misconduct issues. (limit characters)
3. Organizes, creates and/or presents trainings for staff and co-workers related to fee collection procedures,customer service, and/or safety topics. (limit characters)
4. Hires, trains and supervises employees. (limit characters)
5. Completes performance appraisals and counsels employees. (limit characters)
6. Plans multi-shift schedules for 7 day per week operation, and assigns work to up to 22 subordinate staff. (limit characters)
7. Hears and resolves employee complaints and works closely with employee relations on misconduct issues (limit characters)
8. Applies internal controls in ranger stations including security cameras, panic alarms, radios, and safes. (limit characters)
9. Explains the importance of rules or regulations concerning the protection of the area's resources, and/or the safety of visitors, particularly wilderness character and experience. (limit characters)
10. Applies safety procedures and OSHA requirements. (limit characters)
11. Tracks and safeguards accountable stock. (limit characters)
12. Provides information to the public about park area's natural and cultural resources. (limit characters)
13. Resolves customer/visitor complaints. (limit characters)
14. Communicates orally in person, and/or over the phone to provide information to the public or others within the organization. (limit characters)
15. Answers recurring visitor questions while maintaining a professional demeanor. (limit characters)
16. Gives accurate and useful information about the park's facilities, programs, and recreational opportunities. (limit characters)
17. Applies policies, procedures, rules and regulations associated with a fee operation. (limit characters)
18. Train subordinate staff. (limit characters)
19. Collaborates with subordinate staff and other park programs in matters of wilderness permits, budget, and fee collection. (limit characters)
20. Implements plans/programs regarding revenue and fee collection. (limit characters)
21. Resolve complex issues. (limit characters)
22. Applies principles, methods, or tools for developing schedules, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and managing projects and resources, including technical performance. (limit characters)
23. Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance. (limit characters)
24. Manages wilderness permit issuing stations including managing supplies and equipment, using computer software such as Microsoft Word an Excel, as well as credit card modems and troublehooting cash registers. (limit characters)
25. The primary park liaison with the National Park Service R1S liaisons for wilderness permits on Recreation.gov (limit characters)
26. Has knowledge of the Recreation.gov point-of-sale and back-end systems. (limit characters)