National Park Service
Facility Services Assistant (Seasonal)
Department of the Interior · Multiple Locations
- Salary
- $19.52 - $31.43 per hour
- Pay grade
- GS-5 to 7
- Schedule
- Multiple schedules
- Appointment
- Temporary
- Opened
- Oct 19, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 9, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- No
- Openings
- Many
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Promotion potential
- None
- Announcement
- CAHQ-27-13060385-DE-EA
Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) · Open to the public
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Summary
These are temporary positions not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours (about 6 months) in a service year. Positions may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management needs. Some positions filled may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The typical season is May-November, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2027
Duties
- The Pacific West Region is recruiting for TEMPORARY seasonal positions not to exceed 6 months (1,039 hours) work in a service year. Dates of employment will vary depending on funding, weather conditions and visitation. Within regulatory limitations, the length of initial appointment may be shortened or extended depending on work availability and funding. Major Duties include but are not limited to:: GS-5: Maintain a filing system both electronic and hard copy; use computer software programs to develop correspondence, memos, forms and other standardized documents; prepare time and attendance; assist with processing travel documents, receive and direct telephone calls or visitors; prepare reports; utilize various automated systems to update and maintain records (such as Excel, Access). GS-6: Prepare maintenance work orders, travel, budget, property, purchasing and human resources. Respond to inquiries regarding administrative policies, regulations, and procedures; create and modify word processing documents, spreadsheets, and databases; compile information to complete reports; identify and account for property, and experience coordinating purchasing activities; OR initiate and create work orders for various maintenance corrective actions OR experience processing budget documents, recording expenditure transfers and reconciling a budget; OR process payroll, time and attendance and personnel actions; OR preparing or processing travel documents. GS-7: Provide technical and administrative support for a facility maintenance services office that included work in all the following: maintenance work orders, travel, budget, property, purchasing and human resources. Respond to inquiries regarding administrative policies, regulations, and procedures; Organize and analyze numerical information; track and reconcile fiscal data for programmed accounts versus actual expenditures; prepare and follow up on purchase orders and/or contracts; administer payroll and time and attendance; identify and account for property, initiate and create work orders for various maintenance corrective actions. Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary. Occasional visits to job sites or travel to conferences may be required. Some walking, hiking, climbing or crawling may be required to perform asset inspections. Working Conditions: The work is primarily performed in an office environment. Travel to various site locations within the park to perform asset inspections may be required.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing dates listed in the Next Steps section of this announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to, the following: assisting with the collection of data used in estimating costs needed for maintenance and repair of assets, facilities, landscapes, utility systems, or roads/trails; providing administrative support in tracking facilities operations and maintenance information including building maintenance, repair, and restoration; supporting maintenance activities and preventive maintenance programs for a park, recreational area, or similar operation. You must include hours per week worked .-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four (4) years of education above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to one year of specialized experience. For example, I have six months of specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement), and three years of college study from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education) that equals 100% of the total requirement. You must include transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service in progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that has equipped the selectee with the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of a Facility Services Assistant. This specialized experience must have included work providing administrative support for an office that included work in at least 3 of the following 5 areas: maintenance work orders, travel, budget, property, purchasing and human resources. Respond to inquiries regarding administrative policies, regulations, and procedures; create and modify word processing documents, spreadsheets, and databases; compile information to complete reports; identify and account for property, and experience coordinating purchasing activities; OR initiate and create work orders for various maintenance corrective actions OR experience processing budget documents, recording expenditure transfers and reconciling a budget; OR process payroll, time and attendance and personnel actions; OR preparing or processing travel documents. You must include hours per week worked. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification by close of the announcement: EXP…
Education
This vacancy announcement allows substituting education for experience at the GS-05 grade level. To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign education programs and that (1) deemed your education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program, or (2) given full credit for courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. GS-06/07: There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.
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