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Summary This position is located in Grand Canyon National Park, in the Superintendent Division, within the Administrative River Operations branch. Responsibilities Major Duties: Responsible for the analysis, development, and implementation of administrative services for the Administrative River Operations Program (AROP) at Grand Canyon National Park. Analyzes internal Division Office operations and designs and implements changes as needed to provide efficient administrative and management assistance services. Ensures that administrative practices are in line with adjacent Grand Canyon offices and are consistent with acceptable practices, and in turn, works to strengthen the procedural operations of the park. Serves as the division's expert on travel, time and attendance, property inventory, HR/hiring, and other administrative tasks. Responsible for creating administrative systems and processes, serves as an administrative advisor to the AROP Leadership Team, and works to analyze and improve the efficiency and efficacy of the division's internal operations. Additional Duties for GS-09: Manages the divisions library of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and recommends changes in procedures considering such issues as efficiency and economy of operations. Conducts training of standard operating procedures, generally involving administrative responsibilities of division staff. Serves as advisor to the Division Leadership, communicating divisional and park activities and information. Analyzes internal Division Office operations and designs and implements changes as needed to provide efficient administrative and management assistance services. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Area Information: These positions are stationed at Grand Canyon National Park at the South Rim located in Northern Arizona. The South Rim is located approximately 60 miles north of Williams and 82 miles Northwest of Flagstaff at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Temperatures range from approximately 90 degrees in the summer to 0 degrees in the winter. Annual participation averages around 13 inches. Grand Canyon Village has schools K-12, a daycare center, post office, general store, churches, a recreation center with gym, a public library, a clinic with resident physicians, and several restaurants. The park community consists of some 2,500 people, including employees of the NPS and concessionaires and their family members. There are often employment opportunities for family members in the park and surrounding areas. The park community is small enough that many employees choose to walk or bike from their homes to work. Complete shopping, educational, medical and professional services are available in Williams and Flagstaff. Flagstaff has a population of about 75,000 and has multiple K-12 public and private schools, Northern Arizona University, and diverse community, medical and other support services. Recreational opportunities include hiking, backpacking, fishing, cross-country and downhill skiing, and golfing in nearby communities. South Rim Housing: Permanent and Term employees with a Full Performance Level (FPL) of a GS-09 or WG-8 and above will be provided the option of accepting assigned housing, participating in the normal bid system, or accepting shared housing. Permanent and Term employees with an FPL of GS-08 or WG-7 and below may be provided the option of participating in the normal bid system or accepting shared housing. Any employee assigned to shared housing may continue to bid into non-shared housing. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also 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 disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/24/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least 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-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: performing administrative tasks such as travel, purchasing, and timekeeping, as well as analyzing internal Division Office operations and making recommendations for implementing changes as needed to provide efficient administrative and management assistance services. Experience equivalent to the GS-5 may be professional work at the developmental or trainee level. Generally technical work below the GS-6 level is not creditable. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year (18 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education, with a Major study in business management, organizational development, or other fields related to the position. NOTE: you must include a copy of your college transcripts when qualifying based on this option. Failure to provide this documentation will make you ineligible for this position. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, 6 months of specialized experience and 9 semester hours of qualifying graduate level education equals 100% of the qualification requirement. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Please Note: If you are using education to qualify you MUST submit a complete copy (unofficial is okay) of your transcripts. We cannot determine eligibility without this information. We will not solicit you for this information and you will not receive consideration if it is not submitted. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) at the baccalaureate level in a field directly related to this position. SAA is based on documentation of the following: Class Standing -- Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses. OR Grade-point average (rounded to one decimal point of: a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR b.) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. OR Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society in one of the national scholastic honor societies. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least 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-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: creating administrative systems and processes, serving as an administrative advisor to the Division's Leadership Team, and working to analyze and improve the efficiency and efficacy of the division's internal operations. Ensures that administrative practices are in line with adjacent organizational offices and are consistent with acceptable practices, and in turn, works to strengthen the procedural operations of the park. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Generally technical work below the GS-8 level is not creditable. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR two full years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as business management, organizational development, or other fields related to the position. NOTE: you must include a copy of your college transcripts when qualifying based on this option. Failure to provide this documentation will make you ineligible for this position. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, I have six months of specialized experience (50 percent of the experience requirement) and 27 semester hours or 41 quarter hours of appropriate directly related graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement). The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include copies of your college transcripts when qualifying based on this option. Failure to include this documentation will make you ineligible for this position. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education 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 interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. Physical Demands: No unusual physical exertion is required. Working Conditions: Work is performed in a typical office setting. The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, submission of ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance (dates should match the dates on the SF-50s).