You will serve as a Park Guide with National Park Service. This is a temporary promotion not to exceed 120 days.
As a Park Guide, you will perform the following duties: Provides information and visitor services. This includes trip planning, general questions and directions, and cash register sales and remitting for a partner-operated bookstore. Presents informal and formal interpretative programs to include guided walks (of up to 50 people), talks, and demonstrations. Aids in the planning and coordination of park-wide events and special programs.
Assists training lower-graded staff and volunteers. Answers a wide variety of visitor questions. Performs crowd control at entrances and visitor center. Maintains property inventory. Provides public orientation and explanations of current park events and informs visitors of potential safety hazards.
Provides a wide range of services to visitors, including assistance with lost articles, car trouble, and first aid; and provides information about weather conditions, highway routes, park and concessioner facilities, and prices.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $51957 – $67543/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-28 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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