Seasonal Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating)

* * The closing date of this announcement has been extended from 04-17-2026 to 04-22-2026. * *

OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039-hour season. This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season(s) reflected in this announcement. See the Additional Information section for details.

Qualifications:

Requirements continued:

• You may 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.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

1. Ability to perform the work of position without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT)
2. Work practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order)
3. Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
4. Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
5. Dexterity and safety

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that 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 qualifications 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-related factors.

Volunteer 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.

Responsibilities:

The parks and duty stations hiring for these positions are below, as is each park's anticipated seasonal period. The typical seasonal period may vary during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: April/May 2026.

• Denali National Park and Preserve: Denali Park, AK (May - September)
• Kenai Fjords National Park: Seward, AK (May - September)
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: Skagway, AK (April - October)
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: Port Alsworth, AK (May - October)
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve: Copper Center and McCarthy, AK (May - September). Applicants that apply to and are selected for McCarthy will be duty stationed at Kennecott, AK.
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: Bettles, Eagle and Circle Hot Springs, AK (May - October). Applicants that apply to and are selected for Circle Hot Springs will be duty stationed at Coal Creek Camp, AK.

Selectees may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries.

Positions/grades may not be filled at every duty station.

Government housing is available at Denali National Park and Preserve and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. It may be available at Kenai Fjords National Park, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

Work includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Operating light duty motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, sedans, flatbed trucks, etc., up to 10,000 pounds to transport personnel, supplies, materials, equipment, and tools throughout the park.
• Maintaining buildings, grounds, road, and trails by operating heavy power equipment and hand tools such as lawn mowers, portable snow blowers, shovels, rakes, lawn edging equipment, tar pots, culvert steamers, brush chippers, power compactors, power saws, chainsaws, rock bars, picks, axes, crosscut saws, single-jack hammers, etc. Cleaning and maintaining equipment. Performing janitorial duties for buildings.
• Loading and unloading supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies. Moving heavy items using wheelbarrows and hand trucks.
• Moving furniture; removing and setting signs; painting picnic tables and signs; raking and watering lawns; trimming trees and shrubbery; picking up litter; cleaning fire pits, etc.
• Digging ditches and trenches with picks and shovels where soil is hard and compact and must be graded or sloped. Breaking up pavement, soil, or concrete; mixing and pouring concrete, asphalt, and hot/cold mix; filling and leveling holes in damaged roads.
• Cutting heavy trees with an ax or chainsaw, stacking heavy logs, lumber, and sacks of cement.

In addition, WG-05 positions operate vehicles over Federal, state, and country roads and city streets in all traffic conditions following applicable speeds.

Physical Demands: The work performed requires the exertion of moderate to very heavy physical effort. The work involves lifting and moving objects over 50 pounds, and in some cases, carrying 80 to 100 pounds (or more) with assistance.

Working Conditions: Outside work is usually performed under all kinds of weather conditions. Indoor work is often accomplished in office buildings or in well-lighted, heated, and ventilated areas such as warehouses, loading docks, or trade shops. Frequently exposed to weather and temperature extremes, drafts, noise, dust, and dirt and the possibility of bruises, muscle strains, cuts and scrapes. Work requires the employee to follow proper safety procedures and use standard safety equipment such as gloves, ear protectors, safety glasses, and steel-toe shoes to avoid possible hazards in the work area.

Please visit find a park for additional park information.

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.

Salary : $26