Student Trainee (Park Guide)
Student Trainee Park Guide.
Summary
Positions are located at University of California, Merced campus working for Yosemite National Park. These are indefinite, Excepted Service positions that may be extended each year if you continue to meet the eligibility requirements under the Pathways Internship program and funding is available.
All applications submitted by 11:59 PM(EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. Interns may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to permanent employment.
Clarification from the agency
Students who live or attend school within the local commuting (50 miles) of Merced, CA (NOTE: local commuting area restriction does NOT apply to preference eligible veterans; or those eligible under Career Transition ( I/CTAP, RPL)
Duties
Incumbent performs a variety of University of California Merced campus-based duties including education, outreach, and visitor services. Work involves giving talks, interpreting natural and historic features, answering questions, guiding tours, and providing miscellaneous services to visitors. Additionally, Student Trainees may be designated to a variety of different assignments on a rotational basis lasting from one- to six-months. These rotational assignments will be based on their academic fields of study and/or career interests and park needs.Major Duties:
- Gives talks, interprets natural/historic features, answers questions, guides tours
- Provides general information by phone, email or in person, i.e., recreational opportunities, weather, highway routes, park/concessioner facilities, prices, areas of interest, campground availability, potential safety hazards
- Develops/presents original interpretive programs on cultural and natural history, wilderness, safety for general public, schools, special groups, park staff
- Provides services to visitors, i.e., assistance with lost articles, car trouble, first aid to the level of certification
- Plans and leads single day hiking trips, as well as multi-day backpacking trips including interpretation and talks
- Rotational assignments may include, but not limited to:
- Assisting biological technician in vegetation/restoration projects; assisting with trails projects; helping with back-country horse packing; assisting in wildlife projects; assisting interpretation/education projects; assisting with facilities projects; assisting with administration projects; assisting with business and revenue management activities; assisting with visitor and resource protection projects; and/or assisting in resources management projects.
Yosemite National Park, California, known worldwide for its spectacular natural beauty, is the backdrop for this position. Sitting astride the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the park covers 1,182 square miles of varied wilderness ecosystems, from river valleys to alpine meadows to lofty 13,000-foot-high peaks. El Portal, the Administrative Area where this position is based is located 195 miles from San Francisco, 65 miles from Merced, and 97 miles from Fresno. Shared housing is located in El Portal about 1 mile from the office; laundry is available in the housing area. There is a post office, library, and gas station with a convenience store in El Portal. There is a store and medical clinic in Yosemite Valley, but the closest hospital is 29 miles away in Mariposa; most people do their grocery shopping there or in Merced or Fresno. Elevation is approximately 2,200 feet in El Portal and 4,000. The park is open year-round with the majority of activities occurring during the busy season March through October. For area information visit: https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/workwithus.htm
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