Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist

Summary

This position serves as a Supervisory Recreation Fee Specialist in any organizational unit within the National park Service (NPS). The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of administrative duties that are associated with the management of fee revenue and donations collected from the public under the authority of Federal laws and regulations such as Federal Lads Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA).

Duties

• At the full performance level (GS-9) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
• This position will provide support in overseeing the daily operations of complex fee collection program which includes cabin camps, campgrounds, special use permits, and commercial use authorizations.
• Staff reporting directly to the incumbent include seasonal staff, a seasonal lead and volunteer camp hosts.
• The incumbent will lead collaborative recruitment efforts for all subordinate positions to seasonals staff and volunteers.
• The position is responsible for understanding and adhering to prescribed human resource policies during the recruitment process.
• The position will research, compile, and analyze data on park-level fee program operations and identify trends and patterns in the development and management of recreation fees.
• Position will recommend changes to fee program policies, standards, methods, controls, and procedures to improve fee operations
• The position will coordinate the implementation of automated fee collection and reservation management systems. The position will serve as the Special Park Use
• Coordinator and will be responsible for the issuance of special park use permits.

Requirements

• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males 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 also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for
• Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments.
• Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments and 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 complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
• You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards.
• A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1-2 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.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. *Additional Requirements located under qualifications

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.

Required Documents

• The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/29/2026.
• Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year format, and indicate hours worked per week.
• If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
• Your resume must clearly show how long your have held each grade in a federal position.Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted.
• The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text.
• Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible.
• All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression.
• Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications Merit Promotion Eligibility Documentation such as: Federal employees or former federal employees must submit a copy of their
• Latest or last SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" reflecting career or career-conditional status in the competitive service, shows position title, series, grade and an additional SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held, if not reflected on your latest
• Examples of acceptable SF-50s include:
• Promotion, Within Rate
• Increases (WRI/WGI), or Appointment
• SF-50s. Do not submit an Award
• SF-50. Time in grade will be determined by reviewing your resume and required
• SF-50s. Your last
• Federal performance appraisal plan for your last position must reflect a rating of Fully
• Successful or equivalent. If the
• SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess the one-year time-in-grade, as required by this announcement. In this instance, your resume must clearly show that you held that grade for one-year
• Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility
• Act eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for
• EACH appointment as well as
• ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed. Other Supporting
• Documents, if applicable, such as: Performance Appraisals and
• Awards: All applicants must submit their most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor.
• If submitting a performance appraisal not dated within the last18 months, a statement as to why it is the most recent must be submitted.
• If no performance appraisal is available, applicants must submit a statement as to why it is not available (including if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level).
• You may be required to submit (within a
• State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the
• State authorities). College transcripts, if qualifying based on education. Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance
• Plan consideration if you are a displaced
• Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1)
• Proof you are a displaced
• Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation
• Notice, Notice of Proposed
• Removal, etc; 2)
• SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel
• Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus
• Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.
• Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.
• It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
• Do not submit photographs with your application package.
• Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials
• You must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.