You will serve as a Social Services Aid (YCC) Seasonal Yellowstone National Park. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty is April-May but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2027. Open to the first 200 applicants or until 10/13/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Major Duties Summary: Provides education and recreation opportunities, as well as, mentoring, guidance, and oversight to teen enrollees. Plans and leads weekend and night recreational activitites (day hiking, backpacking, swimming, rafting, park exploration, wildlife watching, fishing, journaling, etc.) including driving.
Assists in leading a crew on work projects (such as land-resource projects, trail rehabilitation, fence construction and installation, food-storage box installation, native species conservation, etc). Provides safe environment (physical and emotional) for self, coworkers, and teen enrollees including identifying and mitigating safety hazards. Mentors and counsels enrollees on personal and shared community living.
Serves as a group leader at a residential Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. The Yellowstone YCC base camp/facility is located in Mammoth Hot Springs, headquarters of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, elevation 6,200 feet. The YCC facility consists of a dormitory for enrollees and YCC Staff, who are required to live there, and a dining hall facility that is used for meals and meetings during the weekends.
From Monday through Friday, work crews mainly camp in front country and backcountry campsites throughout Yellowstone National Park. Physical Demands: The work requires much physical exertion in the outdoors such as walking over wet, rough, uneven or rocky surfaces; bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, climbing or similar activities. Usually work requires average agility and flexibility.
A condition of employment is wearing of a hard hat as prescribed by regulations. All work projects are physical in nature and include backcountry trail maintenance and construction, campground restoration work, fence work, and a wide variety of research and resource management work projects.
Significant mountainous hiking and backpacking (approximately 10 miles a day) is required during recreational outings, resource education activities, and accessing more remote backcountry work sites with often lifting or carrying equipment weighing more than 50 pounds. Work Environment: The majority of the work is performed outdoors. Temperatures and weather extremes may be encountered in the performance of outdoor work.
Incumbent must conduct duties in a safe and orderly manner so as not to injure self, enrollees, station personnel, or property with which entrusted. All work projects are completed with enrollee's safety in mind.
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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $17.88 – $22.37/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-13.
This is a Work schedule is dependent on position. position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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