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Visitor Services Assistant (Seasonal)
National Park Service · Posted 1 days ago
On-sitePorter, IN$17.5 – $22.7/hrApply by May 17, 2026Miscellaneous Clerk And AssistantESFJESTJISFJISTJ
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Serve as representative to answer questions and offer guidance. Monitor sites and maintain relations with park partners and concessions while on roving patrols throughout National Parks. Likely Entry On Duty: June - July 2026 Open to the first 100 applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the 05/17/2026 to be considered. For more park(s) information, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
What You'll Do
- →Visitor Services Assistant Standard Duties: Provide visitor services including patrol, roving, fixed post assignments and public programs.
- →Participate in day-to-day operation of a seasonal contact station.
- →Site monitoring, and resource protection.
- →Operates two-way radio equipment.
- →Responds verbally to visitor inquiries, offering information and guidance.
- →Public can include individuals who are distressed, confused, frustrated, difficult or even hostile.
- →Monitors special use permits and maintains good relations with partner organizations, concessions and stakeholders.
- →Educates customers regarding rules, regulations, and safety concerns to ensure visitor safety and resource preservation.
- →Direct visitors and the public with problems, questions, or complaints to appropriate resources.
- →Assists in medical or other emergencies up to level of training.
- →Additional duties for GS-05: Provide informal interpretation and public orientation to a park or recreation area (e.g. current events, resource management or environmental projects, and overview of areas natural, cultural, and/or historical resources).
- →Provide information to the public using information or materials on management policies and legislative updates on issues affecting the natural, historical, and/or cultural preservation of the area.
- →Operate general computer software programs such as word processing, spreadsheet, or database (e.g.
- →Excel, Access, Word, or similar operating systems).
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Males must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement.
- ✓Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓Occupancy of government quarters may be required.
- ✓Government housing may be available but is not guaranteed.
- ✓Use find a park to contact specific parks for more information on government housing.
- ✓You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards.
- ✓A uniform allowance will be provided.
- ✓You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work.
- ✓You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
- ✓You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists.
- ✓Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- ✓Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 90948889-2b37-4d80-9b49-d7bdaa50899b
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