About the role
Duties
This position will be responsible for staffing the Alaska Public Lands Information Center located in the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. The incumbent will greet visitors, answer questions, provide information and materials, update displays and bulletin boards, answer written information requests, sell merchandise from the cooperating association, perform roving interpretation, present formal and informal interpretive and education programs, and assist with developing interpretive media/products. The incumbent will assist with developing site specific interpretive bulletins for visitor information and design of computer generated media. The incumbent may also provide walking tours through the exhibit hall.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Standing for long periods of time, walking for distances up to six miles daily, climbing and descending steep inclines, bending, and lifting moderately heavy items in a repetitive motion is required. Mental stress and physical fatigue occur due to high volume of personal contacts, occasional emergency responses, and repetitive nature of interpretive programs. Extreme physical exertion may be required while performing search and rescue, wildland fire fighting and other emergency response duties.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed indoors at the visitors center as well as in outdoor areas resulting in exposure to extreme temperatures, rain, snow, wind and direct sunlight.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement, Wednesday, June 07, 2017 (unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement).
This vacancy announcement is open to Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles within the commuting area of the duty location. ICTAP provides current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights for competitive service vacancies. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/careertransition.asp.If you were never a federal employee, you are not eligible for this position.
Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency separation notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating of at least "full successful" or equivalent, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department of National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C 8337 (h) or 8456. For additional information go to http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate that you possess either the specialized experience or the education as described below. Equivalent combinations of experience and education may also be used to qualify.
In order to qualify for this position at the GS-03 level, you must possess one of the following:
A. Six (6) months of general experience. General experience is any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. Examples of general experience include, but are not limited to, selling merchandise, collecting and accounting for fees or other monies, greeting visitors, disseminating information, providing directions, or other work which required dealing with people on a recurring basis; and that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position. -OR- B. Successfully completed of 1 year of education above high school (30) semester hour or 45 quarter hours) that included at least 6 semester hours in courses such as American history, science, and/or public speaking. -OR- C. Equivalent combination of experience and education.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. In order 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 number of hours worked per week.
Credit for experience is given on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
In describing the nature of your duties (your experience), please be clear and concise. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook is available for review at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY,youMUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
Foreign Education: Education completed outside the United States must have been evaluated by a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service or education that is recognized by the Secretary of Education from an accredited body http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
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