The Pacific West Region is recruiting for summer seasonal SEASONAL Administrative Support Assistant (OA) GS-0303-5/6/7 positions intended to assist permanent staff with administrative duties.

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty is March-May, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Open to the first 250applicants or until 01/28/2026 whichever comes first.

Duties

The Pacific West Region is recruiting for temporary seasonal positions not to exceed 1039 hours work in a service year. Dates of employment will vary depending on funding, weather conditions, and visitation. Within regulatory limitations, the length of initial appointment may be shortened or extended depending upon work availability and funding.

Major Duties:

• Provide administrative information and assistance to supervisors, staff and tenants on the practical and technical aspects of administration, to include housing/tenant management, time and attendance, budget and finance, acquisition and property management and other administrative support services.
• Assist with budget formulation; carry out budget execution duties including tracking and reconciling expenditures and preparing and submitting or entering finance documents and transactions, including fleet utilization.
• Use computers and appropriate software for data collection, analysis and collating. Prepare reports, forms, and tabular material, providing proper formatting for information processing.
  Procure goods and services under the micro purchase threshold.
• Performs or oversees supply functions including receiving incoming supplies, materials and equipment. Orders and maintains stock items such as office supplies.
• Enter Time and Attendance

Crater Lake National Park (CLRA): Crater Lake, OR (GS-05) – Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is May-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Craters of the Moon (CRMO): Duty station can be at any of the following cities: Arco, ID/ Hagerman, ID/ Jerome, ID/ Seattle, WA/ Wisdom, MT/ Lewiston, ID/ Walla Walla, WA (GS-05) – Government housing available. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO): Mammoth Lakes, CA (GS-07) – Government housing may be available. The typical seasonal is April-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Haleakala National Park (HALE): Kula, HI (GS-05) – The typical seasonal is May-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. A 8.64% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is currently authorized, subject to change

Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR): Twentynine Palms, CA (GS-06) – Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA): Kalaupapa, HI (GS-07) – Government housing available. The typical seasonal is April- October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. A 8.64% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is currently authorized, subject to change.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI): Astoria, OR (GS-05) – The typical seasonal is March-September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Mount Ranier National Park (MORA): Longmire, WA (GS-5/6) – Government housing is available. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Pearl Harbor (PERL): Honolulu, HI (GS-07) – The typical seasonal is June- December but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. A 8.64% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is currently authorized, subject to change.

Redwood National Park (REDW): Crescent City and Orick, CA (GS-05) – Government housing may be available. The typical seasonal is March-September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Santa Monica Mountains (SAMO): Thousand Oaks, CA (GS-06) – The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI): Sequoia National Park, CA (GS-05/06/07) – Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS): Whiskeytown, CA (GS-05) – Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Yosemite National Park (YOSE): El Portal or Yosemite National Park, CA (GS-05) – Government housing is available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• CRLA, LEWI, PERL, REDW, SEKI, YOSE – You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver’s license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver’s license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver’s license.
• CRLA, KALA, LEWI, MORA, SEKI, YOSE – You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• DEPO, MORA- You may be required to travel occasionally or overnight away from home up to 1 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• Must type at least 40 wpm.
• Travel, transportation & relocation expenses will not be paid. Relocation expenses will be the employee’s responsibility.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by 11:59 EST or when the ‘applicant cut-off’ is reached (which may be sooner than 01/28/2026).

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position performs administrative work and a typing speed of 40 Words per Minute (WPM) is required. You must certify your typing speed in the Assessment Questionnaire. Failure to provide this information will result in your being determined ineligible.

– AND-

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as organizing functions of an office; making travel arrangements and preparing travel vouchers, preparing and reviewing correspondence; assisting with budget activities; processing time and attendance records; providing administrative support services; and utilizing computer skills to navigate through computer software. You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
EDUCATION: Successful completion of 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. Education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, I have 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement), combined with three (3) years of college study (90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours). NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement). One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement in addition to the Selective Factor above.

EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience may include performing a wide variety of transactions for more than one type if assigned activity and functional specialization. Assignments are subject to different sets of rules, regulations and procedures. Examines issues and determines a course of action using comprehensive knowledge of rules, regulations and other guidelines relating to the program area assigned. Uses knowledge attained through extensive, increasingly difficult and practical experience in the subject matter field, requiring an ability to interpret and apply regulatory and procedural requirements to process unusually difficult and complicated transactions.
You must include hours per week worked.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement in addition to the Selective Factor above.

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience may include maintaining a filing system both electronic and hard copy, the use of computers to develop correspondence, memos, forms and other standardized documents, knowledge of preparing time and attendance; knowledge of administrative processes and procedures in travel and knowledge of commonly used software including word processing. Knowledge of property identification and accountability procedures, and experience coordinating purchasing activities; experience processing budget documents, recording expenditure transfers and reconciling a budget. You must include hours per week worked.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

CTAP/ICTAP Statement: 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 consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).

Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-06 and GS-07 grade level of this announcement.

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 rate of pay.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be 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 documentation, you will be rated ‘ineligible’, ‘not qualified’, or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the “Resume” under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran’s preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of two categories:

• Well Qualified – applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
• Qualified – applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Administration and Management
• Customer Service
• Database Management Systems
• Financial Management GS-07 Only

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/28/2026:

1. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of 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 attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
2. Complete All Required Assessments.
3. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
   • Veterans Preference Documentation:
     
     • 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 Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don’t have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives.
     • If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.
     • 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 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.  
4. College transcripts, if qualifying based on education.
5. Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 90 on the rating criteria for this position.

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials – you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency’s staffing offices.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.