Facility Services Assistant (Seasonal)

National Park Service • Pago Pago, AS

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About The Position

The Pacific West Region is recruiting temporary seasonal Facility Services Assistants. Appointments are not to exceed 1,039 regular hours (about six months) in a service year. The usual season is May through November, but employment dates may vary based on weather, visitation, funding, and project needs. Appointments may be shortened or extended within regulatory limits, and employment may end earlier or be extended depending on management needs. The anticipated entry-on-duty date is May 2027. Some positions may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Duties vary by grade level. At GS-5, the role provides administrative support such as maintaining electronic and paper filing systems, preparing correspondence and standardized documents, processing time and attendance and travel documents, answering and directing calls or visitors, preparing reports, and updating records in automated systems such as Excel and Access. At GS-6, duties may include supporting maintenance work orders, travel, budgets, property, purchasing, and human resources; responding to policy and procedure inquiries; preparing documents, spreadsheets, databases, and reports; and handling purchasing, property, budget, payroll, personnel, timekeeping, or travel tasks. At GS-7, the role provides technical and administrative support across facility-maintenance office functions, including work orders, travel, budgets, property, purchasing, and human resources; analyzing numerical and fiscal data; following up on purchase orders or contracts; administering payroll and timekeeping; and accounting for property and maintenance corrective actions.

The work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office. Occasional job-site visits or conference travel may be required. Asset inspections may involve walking, hiking, climbing, or crawling, and travel to park locations may be necessary. The position may require operation of a government or private motor vehicle and may require on-call work, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, or shift work. Telework may be allowed with supervisor approval.

Applicants must meet the applicable qualifications for the grade level. GS-5 applicants may qualify through one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-4, four years of post-high-school education leading to a bachelor's degree, or a combination of qualifying education and experience. GS-6 applicants need at least one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-5, including administrative support in at least three specified functional areas. GS-7 applicants need at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6 covering all specified facility-maintenance administrative areas. Education cannot substitute for experience at GS-6 or GS-7. U.S. citizenship, a favorable background investigation, Selective Service compliance for applicable males, and participation in direct deposit are required. A valid state driver's license may be required for official vehicle operation.

Requirements

• GS-5: At least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to GS-4, or qualifying education, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• GS-5 specialized experience may include assisting with cost-estimation data for maintenance and repair; tracking facilities operations and maintenance; or supporting maintenance and preventive-maintenance programs.
• GS-6: At least one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-5, including administrative support in at least three specified areas: maintenance work orders, travel, budget, property, purchasing, and human resources.
• GS-6 experience must include relevant administrative duties such as responding to policy inquiries, preparing documents and reports, accounting for property, coordinating purchasing, handling budget documents, payroll, timekeeping, personnel actions, or travel.
• GS-7: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6 providing technical and administrative support across maintenance work orders, travel, budget, property, purchasing, and human resources.
• GS-7 experience must include duties such as analyzing numerical information, reconciling fiscal data, following up on purchase orders or contracts, administering payroll and timekeeping, accounting for property, and creating maintenance work orders.
• Applicants must document the nature of their duties, employment dates, and hours worked per week in their resume; transcripts are required when qualifying with education.
• U.S. citizenship is required, and appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet the Selective Service registration requirement for applicable males.
• Participate in the Direct Deposit Electronic Funds Transfer Program.
• A valid state-issued driver's license and driving records may be required if operating a motor vehicle for official duties.
• GS-6 and GS-7 cannot substitute education for experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain electronic and hard-copy filing systems.
• Use computer software to prepare correspondence, memos, forms, and other standardized documents.
• Prepare time-and-attendance records and assist with travel documents.
• Receive and direct telephone calls and visitors.
• Prepare reports and update records in automated systems, including Excel and Access.
• Prepare maintenance work orders and support travel, budget, property, purchasing, and human resources functions.
• Respond to inquiries about administrative policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Create and modify word-processing documents, spreadsheets, and databases, and compile information for reports.
• Identify and account for property and coordinate purchasing activities.
• Process budget documents, record expenditure transfers, and reconcile budgets, as applicable.
• Process payroll, time and attendance, personnel actions, and travel documents, as applicable.
• Organize and analyze numerical information and track and reconcile programmed-account fiscal data against actual expenditures.
• Prepare and follow up on purchase orders and contracts.
• Initiate and create work orders for maintenance corrective actions.
• Travel to park locations and perform asset inspections when required.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type and other factors.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed