This is a temporary position not to exceed 1039 hours. This is an excepted service appointment that does not confer competitive status. The typical season for this position is March through September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. The anticipated entry on duty is March 2026.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 12/29/2025 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties. -AND- To be eligible your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration. The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraph. Areas considered "near" the Talkeetna and Trapper Creek duty stations include: Big Lake, Cantwell, Chase, Chulitna, Curry, Denali Park, Farm Loop, Ferry, Healy, Kantishna, Knik, Lake Minchumina, Meadow Lakes, McKinley Village, Nenana, Nikolai, Palmer, Petersville, Sunshine, Talkeetna, Tanana, Telida, Trapper Creek, Wasilla, and Willow. -AND- The following are the competencies identified for this position. Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies. Ability to collect fees and perform accounting and handling operations. Ability to deal effectively with a high volume of personal contacts and communicate with others under stressful conditions. Ability to operate business-oriented equipment, computer systems, and associated software. Ability to verify reports, troubleshoot errors, and prepare deposits and remittances.
These positions offer two work schedules listed below. In the application process you will be prompted to indicate the work schedule you wish to be considered for. When prompted you may select one work schedule or both. Full-time Part-time (24 hours per week) If selected, you will work as a Recreation Fee Technician, GS-0503-05, at Denali National Park and Preserve. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Collecting and accounting for mountaineering special use and park entrance fees, issuing NPS passes, and maintaining accountability records. Answers questions, often of a repetitive nature, and provides climbing registration guidance and other resource information to mountaineers, as well as to the non-climbing public in a mountaineering and visitor contact station. Advises visitors of park regulations and explains the importance of such in order to encourage visitor support for protection of the resources and/or safety of visitors. Answers the telephone, responds to email and written correspondence, and handles mail pickup, sorting, and delivery to staff. Assists with maintaining a tidy and safe atmosphere in the visitor center, coordinates routine front desk operations, and completes special projects assigned by the supervisor. Please visit find a park for additional park information.