Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails)
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park Expired
- Carlsbad, New Mexico
- Full Time
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Job Description
Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails)
Department of the Interior
Nional Park Service
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025
This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$22.27 to - $25.93 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 7
Locion
Carlsbad, NM
2 vacancies
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
4749 Maintenance Mechanic
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE
Control number
841597700
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
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Performs new trail construction and maintenance including sustainable trail design, general trail maintenance practices, masonry, and log carpentry work. Work also includes moving a variety of merials (stone, logs, fill, etc.) to work sites, maintaining and (re)constructing trail tread, hauling merials, rehabiliting project sites, cleaning drainages, installing signs, transplanting vegetion, cutting and bucking trees, groundskeeping, roadside maintenance, and brushing trail segments.
Work on park-wide trail construction and maintenance projects. Projects include foot trails in wilderness, front country phs, groundskeeping, re-vegetion work, and general maintenance and cleaning tasks. Recognize and report future and existing maintenance problems such as erosion control and drainage ptern issues.
May lead (train) Youth Conservion Corps (YCC) employees, volunteers and conservion crews in groundskeeping or maintenance projects in the front and back country. Will frequently lift and carry objects weighing over 100 lbs. Incumbent frequently hikes up to 10 miles daily. Work is performed in both front country and backcountry locions.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
U.S. Citizenship required.
Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion.
Meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirement for males.
Selectee required to participe in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
Depending on locion, government housing may be available.
You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided.
You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work.
You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally.
You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
You may be required to complete training and opere a four-wheel drive vehicle.
If selected for a position/locion required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operor's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a Ste sealed envelope or submitted directly by the Ste authorities), and your own expense, all certified driving records from all Stes th disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
Applicants must be least 18 years old.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-reled factors:
Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability to interpret instructions, specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
Knowledge of merials
Technical practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. To be found minimally qualified, your resume must show th you have performed the common work as a maintenance worker performing intermedie trail construction and maintenance projects such as wer bars, rock steps, drainage structures and signs under normal supervision. This experience includes some knowledge of carpentry, masonry, use of hand tools in a trail maintenance and construction capacity; and having worked on a professional or volunteer trail crew.
In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-reled factors.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Volunteer Experience : Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
ICTAP/CTAP Stement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive considerion for special priority selection. Well qualified means th the applicant meets the following: OPM qualificion standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions th OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodion, where approprie to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is red by the organizion least the well qualified level on all competencies.
Educion
There is no substitution of educion for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Additional informion
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 re of pay.
This job opportunity announcement used to fill one or more additional selections anytime without notificion.
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 Nional Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position approprie for temporary appointment with the same qualificion 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 th period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware th 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 th result in a combined total greer than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment th exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.
Employment may be termined any time due to fluctuions in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerions.
Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort is required in bending, lifting, and using hand and power tools in trail work. Examples of typical strenuous activity include:--Frequently lifts and carries objects weighing over 100 pounds, must carry and roll rocks and logs, move rocks of several tons with rock bars, use hammers to crush or shape rock, and use shovel extensively.--Frequently hikes up to 20 miles daily and must be able to do so while carrying a backpack, power and/or hand tools.
Working Conditions: Incumbent must have the ability to live and work effectively in backcountry areas in close contact with small numbers of people for extended periods of time. Incumbent must live and work out-of-doors on projects in various terrain up to 13,000 feet elevion in all extremes of adverse weher conditions. Trail work is dusty, and hazardous conditions may exist when moving rocks and logs, working in and around rockslide areas, working around stock, working around explosives, falling and bucking trees, and working around machinery.
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
A review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documention, you red 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score adjusted accordingly. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions or experience, you can lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your ring.
Candides red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. These procedures place candides with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Veterans with a service connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory. Under Cegory Ring, candides red and ranked into one of the following cegories:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
Qualified - applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
You evalued on the following competencies and/or job elements:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Knowledge of merials
Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account .
Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion."
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To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link:
Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS .
Select documents you want included in this applicion.
Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
Select if you want to include your demographic informion.
After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion.
Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
Review and Submit Applicion.
While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position.
You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement.
To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note: When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion.
Agency contact informion
Cori Stonebridge
...
Address
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
US
Next steps
Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account .
Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion."
Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to cree an applicion"
To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link:
Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS .
Select documents you want included in this applicion.
Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
Select if you want to include your demographic informion.
After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion.
Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
Review and Submit Applicion.
While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position.
You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement.
To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note: When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion.
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Agency contact informion
Cori Stonebridge
...
Address
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
US
Next steps
Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete.
Expand Hide next steps
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $22.27 to - $25.93 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 7 Locion Carlsbad, NM 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE Control number 841597700
Department of the Interior
Nional Park Service
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025
This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$22.27 to - $25.93 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 7
Locion
Carlsbad, NM
2 vacancies
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
4749 Maintenance Mechanic
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE
Control number
841597700
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Videos
Duties
Help
Be a successful applicant. Wch this 5 minute video to learn how to cree a federal resume.
Performs new trail construction and maintenance including sustainable trail design, general trail maintenance practices, masonry, and log carpentry work. Work also includes moving a variety of merials (stone, logs, fill, etc.) to work sites, maintaining and (re)constructing trail tread, hauling merials, rehabiliting project sites, cleaning drainages, installing signs, transplanting vegetion, cutting and bucking trees, groundskeeping, roadside maintenance, and brushing trail segments.
Work on park-wide trail construction and maintenance projects. Projects include foot trails in wilderness, front country phs, groundskeeping, re-vegetion work, and general maintenance and cleaning tasks. Recognize and report future and existing maintenance problems such as erosion control and drainage ptern issues.
May lead (train) Youth Conservion Corps (YCC) employees, volunteers and conservion crews in groundskeeping or maintenance projects in the front and back country. Will frequently lift and carry objects weighing over 100 lbs. Incumbent frequently hikes up to 10 miles daily. Work is performed in both front country and backcountry locions.
Requirements
Help
Conditions of employment
U.S. Citizenship required.
Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion.
Meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirement for males.
Selectee required to participe in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
Depending on locion, government housing may be available.
You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided.
You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work.
You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally.
You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
You may be required to complete training and opere a four-wheel drive vehicle.
If selected for a position/locion required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operor's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a Ste sealed envelope or submitted directly by the Ste authorities), and your own expense, all certified driving records from all Stes th disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
Applicants must be least 18 years old.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-reled factors:
Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability to interpret instructions, specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
Knowledge of merials
Technical practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. To be found minimally qualified, your resume must show th you have performed the common work as a maintenance worker performing intermedie trail construction and maintenance projects such as wer bars, rock steps, drainage structures and signs under normal supervision. This experience includes some knowledge of carpentry, masonry, use of hand tools in a trail maintenance and construction capacity; and having worked on a professional or volunteer trail crew.
In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-reled factors.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Volunteer Experience : Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
ICTAP/CTAP Stement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive considerion for special priority selection. Well qualified means th the applicant meets the following: OPM qualificion standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions th OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodion, where approprie to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is red by the organizion least the well qualified level on all competencies.
Educion
There is no substitution of educion for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Additional informion
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 re of pay.
This job opportunity announcement used to fill one or more additional selections anytime without notificion.
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 Nional Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position approprie for temporary appointment with the same qualificion 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 th period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware th 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 th result in a combined total greer than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment th exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.
Employment may be termined any time due to fluctuions in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerions.
Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort is required in bending, lifting, and using hand and power tools in trail work. Examples of typical strenuous activity include:--Frequently lifts and carries objects weighing over 100 pounds, must carry and roll rocks and logs, move rocks of several tons with rock bars, use hammers to crush or shape rock, and use shovel extensively.--Frequently hikes up to 20 miles daily and must be able to do so while carrying a backpack, power and/or hand tools.
Working Conditions: Incumbent must have the ability to live and work effectively in backcountry areas in close contact with small numbers of people for extended periods of time. Incumbent must live and work out-of-doors on projects in various terrain up to 13,000 feet elevion in all extremes of adverse weher conditions. Trail work is dusty, and hazardous conditions may exist when moving rocks and logs, working in and around rockslide areas, working around stock, working around explosives, falling and bucking trees, and working around machinery.
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Candides red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. These procedures place candides with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Veterans with a service connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory. Under Cegory Ring, candides red and ranked into one of the following cegories:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
Qualified - applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
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Knowledge of merials
Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
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A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
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schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
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Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
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Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
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The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
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Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
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Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
Review and Submit Applicion.
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You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement.
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Cori Stonebridge
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Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
US
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Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete.
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Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $22.27 to - $25.93 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 7 Locion Carlsbad, NM 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE Control number 841597700
Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails)
Department of the Interior
Nional Park Service
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025
This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$22.27 to - $25.93 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 7
Locion
Carlsbad, NM
2 vacancies
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
4749 Maintenance Mechanic
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE
Control number
841597700
This job is open to
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U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
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Performs new trail construction and maintenance including sustainable trail design, general trail maintenance practices, masonry, and log carpentry work. Work also includes moving a variety of merials (stone, logs, fill, etc.) to work sites, maintaining and (re)constructing trail tread, hauling merials, rehabiliting project sites, cleaning drainages, installing signs, transplanting vegetion, cutting and bucking trees, groundskeeping, roadside maintenance, and brushing trail segments.
Work on park-wide trail construction and maintenance projects. Projects include foot trails in wilderness, front country phs, groundskeeping, re-vegetion work, and general maintenance and cleaning tasks. Recognize and report future and existing maintenance problems such as erosion control and drainage ptern issues.
May lead (train) Youth Conservion Corps (YCC) employees, volunteers and conservion crews in groundskeeping or maintenance projects in the front and back country. Will frequently lift and carry objects weighing over 100 lbs. Incumbent frequently hikes up to 10 miles daily. Work is performed in both front country and backcountry locions.
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Conditions of employment
U.S. Citizenship required.
Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion.
Meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirement for males.
Selectee required to participe in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
Depending on locion, government housing may be available.
You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided.
You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work.
You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally.
You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
You may be required to complete training and opere a four-wheel drive vehicle.
If selected for a position/locion required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operor's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a Ste sealed envelope or submitted directly by the Ste authorities), and your own expense, all certified driving records from all Stes th disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
Applicants must be least 18 years old.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-reled factors:
Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability to interpret instructions, specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
Knowledge of merials
Technical practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. To be found minimally qualified, your resume must show th you have performed the common work as a maintenance worker performing intermedie trail construction and maintenance projects such as wer bars, rock steps, drainage structures and signs under normal supervision. This experience includes some knowledge of carpentry, masonry, use of hand tools in a trail maintenance and construction capacity; and having worked on a professional or volunteer trail crew.
In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-reled factors.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Volunteer Experience : Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
ICTAP/CTAP Stement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive considerion for special priority selection. Well qualified means th the applicant meets the following: OPM qualificion standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions th OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodion, where approprie to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is red by the organizion least the well qualified level on all competencies.
Educion
There is no substitution of educion for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Additional informion
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 re of pay.
This job opportunity announcement used to fill one or more additional selections anytime without notificion.
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 Nional Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position approprie for temporary appointment with the same qualificion 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 th period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware th 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 th result in a combined total greer than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment th exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.
Employment may be termined any time due to fluctuions in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerions.
Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort is required in bending, lifting, and using hand and power tools in trail work. Examples of typical strenuous activity include:--Frequently lifts and carries objects weighing over 100 pounds, must carry and roll rocks and logs, move rocks of several tons with rock bars, use hammers to crush or shape rock, and use shovel extensively.--Frequently hikes up to 20 miles daily and must be able to do so while carrying a backpack, power and/or hand tools.
Working Conditions: Incumbent must have the ability to live and work effectively in backcountry areas in close contact with small numbers of people for extended periods of time. Incumbent must live and work out-of-doors on projects in various terrain up to 13,000 feet elevion in all extremes of adverse weher conditions. Trail work is dusty, and hazardous conditions may exist when moving rocks and logs, working in and around rockslide areas, working around stock, working around explosives, falling and bucking trees, and working around machinery.
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
A review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documention, you red 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score adjusted accordingly. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions or experience, you can lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your ring.
Candides red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. These procedures place candides with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Veterans with a service connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory. Under Cegory Ring, candides red and ranked into one of the following cegories:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
Qualified - applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
You evalued on the following competencies and/or job elements:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Knowledge of merials
Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
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The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
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Cori Stonebridge
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Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
US
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The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
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Cori Stonebridge
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Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
US
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Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $22.27 to - $25.93 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 7 Locion Carlsbad, NM 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE Control number 841597700
Department of the Interior
Nional Park Service
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
Summary
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can be vary due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticiped Entry on Duty: October-April 2026.
For more park(s) informion, select "Learn more about this agency" below:
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025
This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$22.27 to - $25.93 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 7
Locion
Carlsbad, NM
2 vacancies
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
4749 Maintenance Mechanic
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE
Control number
841597700
This job is open to
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U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
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Performs new trail construction and maintenance including sustainable trail design, general trail maintenance practices, masonry, and log carpentry work. Work also includes moving a variety of merials (stone, logs, fill, etc.) to work sites, maintaining and (re)constructing trail tread, hauling merials, rehabiliting project sites, cleaning drainages, installing signs, transplanting vegetion, cutting and bucking trees, groundskeeping, roadside maintenance, and brushing trail segments.
Work on park-wide trail construction and maintenance projects. Projects include foot trails in wilderness, front country phs, groundskeeping, re-vegetion work, and general maintenance and cleaning tasks. Recognize and report future and existing maintenance problems such as erosion control and drainage ptern issues.
May lead (train) Youth Conservion Corps (YCC) employees, volunteers and conservion crews in groundskeeping or maintenance projects in the front and back country. Will frequently lift and carry objects weighing over 100 lbs. Incumbent frequently hikes up to 10 miles daily. Work is performed in both front country and backcountry locions.
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Conditions of employment
U.S. Citizenship required.
Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion.
Meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirement for males.
Selectee required to participe in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
Depending on locion, government housing may be available.
You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided.
You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work.
You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally.
You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
You may be required to complete training and opere a four-wheel drive vehicle.
If selected for a position/locion required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operor's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a Ste sealed envelope or submitted directly by the Ste authorities), and your own expense, all certified driving records from all Stes th disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
Applicants must be least 18 years old.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-reled factors:
Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability to interpret instructions, specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
Knowledge of merials
Technical practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. To be found minimally qualified, your resume must show th you have performed the common work as a maintenance worker performing intermedie trail construction and maintenance projects such as wer bars, rock steps, drainage structures and signs under normal supervision. This experience includes some knowledge of carpentry, masonry, use of hand tools in a trail maintenance and construction capacity; and having worked on a professional or volunteer trail crew.
In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-reled factors.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Volunteer Experience : Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
ICTAP/CTAP Stement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive considerion for special priority selection. Well qualified means th the applicant meets the following: OPM qualificion standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions th OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodion, where approprie to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is red by the organizion least the well qualified level on all competencies.
Educion
There is no substitution of educion for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Additional informion
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 re of pay.
This job opportunity announcement used to fill one or more additional selections anytime without notificion.
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 Nional Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position approprie for temporary appointment with the same qualificion 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 th period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware th 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 th result in a combined total greer than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment th exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.
Employment may be termined any time due to fluctuions in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerions.
Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort is required in bending, lifting, and using hand and power tools in trail work. Examples of typical strenuous activity include:--Frequently lifts and carries objects weighing over 100 pounds, must carry and roll rocks and logs, move rocks of several tons with rock bars, use hammers to crush or shape rock, and use shovel extensively.--Frequently hikes up to 20 miles daily and must be able to do so while carrying a backpack, power and/or hand tools.
Working Conditions: Incumbent must have the ability to live and work effectively in backcountry areas in close contact with small numbers of people for extended periods of time. Incumbent must live and work out-of-doors on projects in various terrain up to 13,000 feet elevion in all extremes of adverse weher conditions. Trail work is dusty, and hazardous conditions may exist when moving rocks and logs, working in and around rockslide areas, working around stock, working around explosives, falling and bucking trees, and working around machinery.
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
A review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documention, you red 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score adjusted accordingly. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions or experience, you can lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your ring.
Candides red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. These procedures place candides with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Veterans with a service connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory. Under Cegory Ring, candides red and ranked into one of the following cegories:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
Qualified - applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
You evalued on the following competencies and/or job elements:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (other than blueprints)
Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Knowledge of merials
Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)
Benefits
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The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account .
Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion."
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To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link:
Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS .
Select documents you want included in this applicion.
Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
Select if you want to include your demographic informion.
After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion.
Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
Review and Submit Applicion.
While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position.
You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement.
To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note: When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion.
Agency contact informion
Cori Stonebridge
...
Address
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
US
Next steps
Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupional Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as:
Veterans Preference Documention :
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives .
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call ... to establish proof of disability.
Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan considerion 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 Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified on the ring criteria for this position.
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Do not submit photographs with your applicion 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.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/31/2025. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" used to determine your qualificions and for ring purposes.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account .
Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion."
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To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link:
Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS .
Select documents you want included in this applicion.
Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
Select if you want to include your demographic informion.
After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion.
Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
Review and Submit Applicion.
While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position.
You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement.
To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note: When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion.
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Agency contact informion
Cori Stonebridge
...
Address
Carlsbad Caverns Nional Park
3225 Nional Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
US
Next steps
Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete.
Expand Hide next steps
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
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Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/25/2025 to 07/31/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $22.27 to - $25.93 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 7 Locion Carlsbad, NM 2 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number IM-1538-CAVE-25-12771156-DE Control number 841597700
Job ID: 487064128
Originally Posted on: 7/27/2025
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