Seasonal Education Specialist

Summary This position works in the Interpretation and Education Division at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Michigan. The purpose of the position is to carry out the education specialist duties. Learn more about this agency Duties Program Lead and Day-To-Day Management - Teaches and oversees the day-to-day operations of the park's education program. Coordinates the development, implementation, and evaluation of interdisciplinary curriculum-based education programs for school groups to meet the Michigan State Standards and support place-based education in a nearshore Great Lakes environment. The programs contain pre-site, field visit, and post-site components. Evaluates and selects the appropriate instructional methodology for all preK-12th grade programs. Collaborates with professional educators to ensure that materials meet the needs of the park and the schools. You will maintain partnerships with different agencies and groups such as U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Michigan State University - Extension to support interagency curriculum-based programming. You will also oversee youth-based community engagement and outreach programs either on or off site. Schedules, plans, and leads professional development or teacher workshops that trains on curriculum and prepares educators to bring their classes to the park, and to help teachers prepare and present programs about park and Great Lakes resources to their students. Performs the full range of supervisory duties. Plans and conducts staff training, mentors, evaluates performance and assigns work. Area Information: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on the south shore of Lake Superior between the communities of Munising (population 2,500). The duty station for this position is Munising. Amenities in Munising include basic shopping, medical facilities, and K-12 schools. Basic shopping and medical facilities are available in Munising. Summers are generally warm and pleasant. The winter season may extend from October to May and is often characterized by cold temperatures and seasonal snowfall in excess of 140 inches. The area is rich in outdoor sporting activities including hunting, fishing, hiking, boating, biking, camping, and skiing. Requirements Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Direct Deposit: Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Incidental Driving: You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver's license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to 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 discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license. Uniform: You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. Government Housing: Not Available. Minimum Age Requirement: 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. Bargaining Unit - Yes, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/18/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. 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 resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by major study in education. NOTE: 24 semester hours will be considered as equivalent to a major field of study. You must submit transcripts. -OR- Have a combination of education and experience, including courses in education, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above. You must submit transcripts. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications: EXPERIENCE: Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Experience included the following: professional level experience in conducting and applying experiential education techniques and methods, organizing work, setting priorities, and determining resource requirements, determining short- and long-term goals and strategies to achieve them, coordinating with other organizations or other Park staff to accomplish goals, monitor and evaluate progress. Providing oversight of curriculum-based education programs and staff. You must include hours per week worked and start to end dates (MM/YY). -OR- EDUCATION: Possess two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in education. You must submit transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Have a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. For example, an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-7 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-9) and 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9, in excess of that required for GS-7) would be qualified for a GS-9 position (assuming that there is no evidence that the attended college or university requires more than 18 semester hours as equivalent to a year of graduate study). You must submit transcripts. You must include hours per week worked and start to end dates (MM/YY). 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. Non-Competitive Rehire Eligibility: Temporary seasonal employees can only maintain their non-competitive rehire eligibility if they work no more than a combined total of Temporary NTE less than 1040 hours anywhere in the National Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position appropriate for temporary appointment with the same qualification requirements (5 CFR 316.402[b][7]), based on series and grade, anywhere in the major subdivision (NPS). If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during that period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware that exceeding the limit of 1040 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility. The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions that result in a combined total greater than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment that exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM. Employment may be terminated at any time due to fluctuations in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerations. Physical Demands: Work responsibilities require occasional heavy lifting, strenuous periods of walking, hiking and snowshoeing on rough, uneven trails throughout the park for distances of two miles or more, long periods of standing or sitting and working in sometimes harsh weather conditions of snow, cold, wind, rain, heat and humidity. Working in close contact with large groups of children can increase the risk of communicable diseases. Work requires the operation of a motor vehicle, including driving in snowy and icy conditions. The job can be stressful due to multiple priorities, weather, and safety issues of working with groups of minors. Working Conditions: Work is performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office as well as in the field. Office work will require the ability to sit for extended periods of time working at a computer. Field work involves regular and recurring outdoor exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with the visiting remote park sites including deep snow, temperatures that can drop below zero, and temperatures that can exceed 90 degrees during the summer months. Winter programming is the main focus of the park's education program. The park receives 200+ inches of snow a year, much of it comes as lake-effect blowing snow causing white-out and blizzardlike conditions. Driving to park sites, schools and partner sites in winter means driving up to two hours each way on snow-packed and icy roads. 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