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.
A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.
A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity, including periods of standing, walking. climbing,
and lifting and carrying heavy objects, including backpack sprayers full of herbicides. Some activities may occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Program management, research, and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time. Travel by ground, water, and air may be required.
Working Conditions: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Assignments may be performed in
potentially hazardous areas, including steep slopes, rocky terrain, thermal pools, marsh lands, deserts, and forests. Travel in or driving of four-wheel drive vehicle on unpaved, rough roads may occur routinely. Flying in small fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters is possible, and travel in boats is also possible.
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.
Documentation for the
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, You
must submit 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 consistent with your SF-50s.