Fisheries Seasonal Worker/Internship
State of Iowa
Posted: January 12, 2026 (3 days ago)
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372
Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This seasonal job involves providing basic office support in national parks in Iowa, such as handling paperwork, answering phones, and managing simple records and supplies.
It's a good fit for someone with entry-level clerical experience or some college education who enjoys working in a park setting and can type quickly.
No prior specialized knowledge is needed, but reliability and attention to detail are key.
As an Administrative Support Clerk (OA), you will perform administrative and clerical support work in office, business, or fiscal operations.
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: Must type at least 40 words per minute is required.
Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position.
- AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-04 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of general experience.
General experience is progressively responsible clerical, office or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position.
Examples of general experience include, but are not limited to, preparing letters and memos, operating a variety of office equipment, answering telephones and greeting visitors, disseminating information, providing information, etc.
You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two (2) years of successfully completed education above high school (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours).
This education was obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. You must include transcripts.
-OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above.
For example, six (6) months of the general experience (50% of the experience requirement), and one (1) year of college study from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education), equals 100% of the total requirement.
You must include hours per week worked and 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. Major Duties:
Some of the duties you will perform, include, but are not limited to: Performing various clerical tasks involved with records management.
Composing correspondence, letters, memorandum and other documents. Using automated systems to process routine and/or simple transactions.
Performing clerical tasks to ensure the proper maintenance and operation of a variety of office equipment.
Assisting with payroll, procurement, property management, fleet management, and/or general office supplies duties. Park Information: Effigy Mounds National Monument (U.S. National Park Service).
Scotts Bluff National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (U.S. National Park Service) Wind Cave National Park (U.S.
National Park Service) Parks do NOT have any housing. Housing with reasonable rates may be available in nearby communities.
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