Job Summary

NOTE: OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039-hour season. This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season(s) reflected in this announcement. See the Additional Information section for details.

Job Description

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 02/20/2026 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties. -AND- To be eligible your application package must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration. The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraphs. Areas considered "near" the Talkeetna and Trapper Creek duty stations include: Big Lake, Cantwell, Chase, Chulitna, Curry, Denali Park, Farm Loop, Ferry, Healy, Kantishna, Knik, Lake Minchumina, Meadow Lakes, McKinley Village, Nenana, Nikolai, Palmer, Petersville, Sunshine, Talkeetna, Tanana, Telida, Trapper Creek, Wasilla, and Willow. Areas considered "near" the Denali Park duty station include: Anderson, Cantwell, Chulitna, Clear, Curry, Denali Park, Ferry, Healy, Kantishna, Lake Minchumina, McKinley Village, Nenana, Nikolai, Petersville, Talkeetna, Tanana, Telida, and Trapper Creek. If your application package reflects having lived or worked in one of the areas above that does not correspond with the specific duty station, you will be rated ineligible. For example, if applying to the Denali Park duty station, if your application package reflects only having lived or worked in Wasilla, AK, this town is not within the area considered "near" the Denali Park duty station, therefore, you would be rated ineligible. -ALSO- The following are the competencies identified for this position. Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies. Ability to effectively communicate verbally to diverse groups in a variety of settings. Ability to effectively communicate in writing. Ability to research, develop, and present for diverse audiences a variety of formal, structured, and impromptu thematic interpretive programs such as talks, guided walks, and off-site programs. Skill in employing varied interpretive techniques to foster opportunities for audiences to form emotional and/or intellectual connections. Ability to provide professional customer service and make sound decisions in busy visitor facilities and/or stressful situations. Skill in the daily operation of a busy visitor center/information desk to include providing frontline information and support services. Skill in operating computers and various computer programs to manage and complete complex or detail-oriented tasks and/or projects.