Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails)

Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails) Department of the Interior Nional Park Service Delaware Wer Gap Nional Recreion Area (DEWA) Summary This position is loced in Delaware Wer Gap Nional Recreion Area, in the Maintenance Roads & Trails Division. Performs varied maintenance and labor tasks supporting park operions, including outdoor repairs, tool use, debris removal, and basic construction. Work is physically demanding in changing terrain and weher. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is April-May, with variability due to weher, project needs, or funding.

Anticiped EOD:

May 2026. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in Delaware Wer Gap Nional Recreion Area, in the Maintenance Roads & Trails Division. Performs varied maintenance and labor tasks supporting park operions, including outdoor repairs, tool use, debris removal, and basic construction. Work is physically demanding in changing terrain and weher. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is April-May, with variability due to weher, project needs, or funding.

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May 2026. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 05/26/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 26, 2026 Locion Wallpack Center, NJ No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $26.89 - $31.39 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 5 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - Shift and Overtime Maybe Required Travel Required Not required Appointment type Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 Hours Occupions and job series 4749 Maintenance Mechanic Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Credentialing Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NE-1612-DEWA-26-12928480-LH

Control number 869764500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority and is open to U.S. citizens and nionals who meet all eligibility requirements, including permanent and exclusive residency within the defined vicinity of the field unit as described in this announcement. Under this authority, veterans' preference and traditional ring and ranking procedures do not apply. Videos Duties Help Assist higher-graded trail maintenance staff with the upkeep, repair, and construction of a variety of trail feures, including graded and paved trails, drainage systems, trail bridges, guardrails, wer-diversion structures, cribbing, and retaining walls. Clear trails by removing downed trees, rockslides, surface outcroppings, and other debris to maintain safe public access. Restore damaged or eroded trail sections by rebuilding tread surfaces and placing steppingstones creek crossings where bridges cannot be installed. Safely opere and maintain a variety of hand and power tools used in trail work, such as shovels, axes, rock bars, chainsaws, and jackhammers; perform routine tool and equipment care. Perform general maintenance tasks, including light carpentry, painting, janitorial support, trash collection, groundskeeping, digging, raking, and sweeping. Assist with transporting camp supplies, tools, and construction merials to job sites, and perform seasonal tasks such as snow and ice removal. Follow established safety procedures and contribute to maintaining a safe working environment for staff, volunteers, and park ors. 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. You may be required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operion, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid Ste issued driver's license th is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operion of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid Ste issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operion, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to 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 discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indice in your applicion whether you possess a valid Ste driver's license. You required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided. Occupancy of government quarters Maybe required. Applicants must be least (1)18 years old or (2) least 16 years old and: (a) Have gradued from high school or been awarded a certifice equivalent to graduing from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocional training program; or (c) Have received a stement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rher than continuing their educion; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacion periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. Able to lift 100 pounds. Able walk up to 20 miles daily. 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) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion, Repair, etc. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). Use of Measuring Instruments. Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (includes blueprint reading). Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment. Knowledge of Merials. If your knowledge and ability in the

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factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. 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.

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. Educion There is no substitution of educion for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions. Additional informion This position filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area the time of applicion. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty stion under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is: 75-miles of Delaware Wer Gap Nional Recreion Area in Wallpack Center, New Jersey. 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 announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice. 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 Demands:

Heavy physical exertion is frequently required in bending, lifting, and using hand and power tools in trail work. Examples of typical strenuous activity, include frequently lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 100 pounds., carrying and rolling rocks and logs, moving rocks of several tons with rock bars, using hammers to crush or shape rock, and using shovels extensively; frequently walks up to 20 miles daily; and must not have potential emergency medical problems th could complice work in remote areas for extended periods of time.

Working Conditions:

Incumbent must have the ability to live and work effectively in isoled backcountry areas in close contact with small numbers of people. Incumbent must live and work out-of-doors on projects including mountainous terrain up to 14,000 feet in elevion in all extremes of weher. Trail work is dusty and hazardous conditions may exist when moving rock, working in and around rockslide areas, working around explosives, falling and bucking trees, and working around machinery. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. 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. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Upon receipt of a completed applicion package, the Servicing Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documention to determine whether you meet the minimum qualificion requirements described in this announcement. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages. Resumes longer than two pages will not be reviewed. Applicants may submit only one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section used to determine qualificions and eligibility. If more than one resume is submitted, only the most recent submission reviewed. This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Under this authority, competitive ring, ranking, and veterans' preference procedures do not apply. The Servicing Human Resources Office will determine whether applicants meet the qualificion and eligibility requirements described in this announcement. Applicants who meet these requirements may be referred to the selecting official on a certifice of eligibles for considerion. Applicants must certify th they maintain a permanent and exclusive residence within the defined vicinity of the field unit(s) listed in this announcement. Residency eligibility verified during the hiring process. If your resume is incomplete or does not demonstre th you meet the qualificion requirements or specialized experience described in this announcement, you may be determined ineligible or not qualified for further considerion. Providing false or misleading informion on your resume or supporting documention may result in removal from considerion or other action consistent with applicable federal hiring regulions. Your resume reviewed for evidence of the following competencies: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificion, etc. (includes blueprints reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion Repair, etc. Knowledge of merials Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments 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 Help The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/26/2026: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted to be able to pro-re the amount qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP) 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 well qualified.

ICTAP/CTAP

eligibles considered well qualified if they exceed minimal qualificions for this position (i.e. Resume supports substantial possession of sted competencies) for the position. Proof of residence (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy). 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. How to Apply Help To apply for this position , you must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. To receive considerion, your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/26/2026. You must provide documention to support your eligibility and qualificion claims. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibility sections to ensure you submit the approprie informion. You will only be considered for eligibilities for which you have provided the required supporting documention. Applicions may be submitted through USAJOBS or through other authorized methods identified by the agency (e.g., third-party plforms or local outreach efforts) to support targeted recruitment under this authority. Applicants submitting merials outside of USAJOBS must: Submit a complete applicion package by the closing de of this announcement , and Ensure all merials are formted and consistent with the applicion instructions outlined in this announcement , including resume requirements and supporting documention. All applicions, regardless of submission method, evalued using the same criteria and requirements to ensure a fair and equitable hiring process. Applicions received after the closing de, or th do not meet the requirements outlined in this announcement, will not be USAJOBS Applicion Instructions 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: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12928480 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.

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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 Shawn Lipinski Phone 307-922-1017 shawn_lipinski@ios.doi.gov Address Delaware Wer Gap Nional Recreion Area 1978 River Road Bushkill, PA 18324 US Next steps Once your Occupional Questionnaire has been received, you will receive an acknowledgment confirming your submission was successful. Applicants who meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements referred to the selecting official for considerion. Under this authority, all applicants determined to be qualified may be referred. If your name is referred, you may be contacted directly by the hiring official for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your applicion key stages in the process, including when candides are referred for considerion and when the selection process has been completed. 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 05/26/2026: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted to be able to pro-re the amount qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Documention for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP) 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 well qualified.

ICTAP/CTAP

eligibles considered well qualified if they exceed minimal qualificions for this position (i.e. Resume supports substantial possession of sted competencies) for the position. Proof of residence (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy). 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. How to Apply Help To apply for this position , you must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. To receive considerion, your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/26/2026. You must provide documention to support your eligibility and qualificion claims. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibility sections to ensure you submit the approprie informion. You will only be considered for eligibilities for which you have provided the required supporting documention. Applicions may be submitted through USAJOBS or through other authorized methods identified by the agency (e.g., third-party plforms or local outreach efforts) to support targeted recruitment under this authority. Applicants submitting merials outside of USAJOBS must: Submit a complete applicion package by the closing de of this announcement , and Ensure all merials are formted and consistent with the applicion instructions outlined in this announcement , including resume requirements and supporting documention. All applicions, regardless of submission method, evalued using the same criteria and requirements to ensure a fair and equitable hiring process. Applicions received after the closing de, or th do not meet the requirements outlined in this announcement, will not be USAJOBS Applicion Instructions 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: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12928480 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. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Shawn Lipinski Phone 307-922-1017 shawn_lipinski@ios.doi.gov Address Delaware Wer Gap Nional Recreion Area 1978 River Road Bushkill, PA 18324 US Next steps Once your Occupional Questionnaire has been received, you will receive an acknowledgment confirming your submission was successful. Applicants who meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements referred to the selecting official for considerion. Under this authority, all applicants determined to be qualified may be referred. If your name is referred, you may be contacted directly by the hiring official for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your applicion key stages in the process, including when candides are referred for considerion and when the selection process has been completed. 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 Posted this week • Apply by 05/26/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 26, 2026 Locion Wallpack Center, NJ No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $26.89 - $31.39 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 5 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - Shift and Overtime Maybe Required Travel Required Not required Appointment type Temporary - Not to Exceed 1039 Hours Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NE-1612-DEWA-26-12928480-LH

Control number 869764500