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Posted: January 9, 2026 (6 days ago)

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Seasonal Administrative Support Assistant (OA)

National Park Service

Department of the Interior

Fresh

Location

Salary

$19.33 - $19.33

per hour

Closes

January 16, 2026More NPS jobs →

GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This seasonal job involves providing administrative support in a national park office, handling tasks like managing payroll, personnel records, travel arrangements, procurement, budgets, and official correspondence.

It's a temporary role lasting about six months, starting between March and July 2026 in Flagstaff, Arizona, ideal for organized individuals with office experience or relevant education who enjoy working in a natural, outdoor-focused environment.

A good fit would be someone detail-oriented and reliable, possibly seeking entry-level government work or seasonal opportunities.

Key Requirements

  • Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors (self-certify and provide proof)
  • One full year of specialized experience at GS-04 level, such as administrative tasks in payroll, personnel, travel, procurement, budget, or correspondence
  • OR four years of education above high school (120 semester hours) from an accredited institution in business, secretarial, or technical fields
  • OR a combination of education and experience equaling 100% of the requirement (e.g., partial experience plus excess college credits)
  • Ability to meet all qualifications by the closing date of January 16, 2026
  • Resume must detail duties, dates, and hours worked (full- or part-time) for experience credit
  • Volunteer or unpaid experience counts if it builds relevant skills

Full Job Description

These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: March-July 2026 All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/16/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

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: Applicants must possess the Typing Requirement to be qualified for this position.

You must be able to type at least 40 words per minute based on a five-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

You must self-certify that you meet this typing requirement in the assessment questionnaire.

Failure to certify that you meet this requirement will result in your application not receiving further consideration for this position.

NOTE: Please upload a typing certificate or note typing speed within resume.

In addition to meeting the typing requirement, applicants must also meet the specialized experience requirements listed below: - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED 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).

This experience includes activities that provided the particular knowledge, skill, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

Examples of specialized experience include performing administrative functions such as payroll, personnel, travel, procurement, budget, and/or formal correspondence.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours).

This 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.

NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements.

Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience.

For example, six months of the specialized experience as described above (50% of the experience requirement), and three years of college study from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education).

The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.

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.

ICTAP/CTAP 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.

Major Duties:

  • This position performs clerical and administrative support work for a park of office Provides general information and directs visitors to appropriate personnel for specific information Receives and distributes incoming mail, and prepares outgoing mail for delivery Provides administrative support in with budget, human resources, travel, property, timekeeping/payroll, and purchasing.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/9/2026

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