Recreation Fee Technician (Seasonal)

Recreation Fee Clerk & Technician Standard Duties:

• Serve as a front-line uniformed representative of the NPS answering visitor questions and explaining the areas recreational opportunities including NPS interpretive services concession operated facilities and services campground availability hiking trails etc.
• Perform assignments in accordance with all NPS and U.S. Treasury regulations governing the handling of government funds.

• Assist higher level personnel with auditing fee collection program components/systems (e.g. cash registers road/trail registers honor systems automated fee machines or AFMs donation boxes etc.); assist in completing audit paperwork and documenting findings; communicate audit results to supervisor.
• Prepare and complete remittance reports and bank deposits for funds donated and/or collected by others. Review shift reports and count funds collected; Investigate and proactively resolve routine or recurring discrepancies and track overages shortages and errors.

• Review and verify the functionality of new fee related systems or modifications to existing systems as a result of regulatory and program requirements.
• Provide informal and formal training and education to employees partners volunteers interns cooperating association representatives etc. regarding automated and non-automated fee processes systems software programs tools etc.

• Serve as a technical authority for the resolution of difficult or sensitive problems associated with the collection remittance and deposit of fee revenue and donations.

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement.
• You will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• Occupancy of government quarters may be required.
• Government housing may be available but is not guaranteed.
  • Use find a park to contact specific parks for more information on government housing.
• Must be able to handle collect and account for money.
• 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/or shift work.
• 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 drivers 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 drivers 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 drivers licenses whether current or past possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State drivers license.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/20/2026 (unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement).

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience your 2 page 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.

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 the event you submit more than one resume only the latest submission will be reviewed.

Quality Ranking Factor: Handling Money - able to handle collect and account for money.

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 level you must possess one of the following:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of Recreation Fee Technician GS. Examples of specialized experience include: handling tracking or depositing monies; using software programs to maintain financial/accounting data (such as fee and stock data); performing fee collection accounting or financial duties; or using tools or equipment (e.g. cash registers calculators etc.) to make sales transactions; ensuring accountability of funds and accurate financial records.
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B. Four years of education above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) from an accredited institution. 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.
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C. Equivalent combination of experience and education that together equal 100% of the qualification standards listed above when combined. 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 level you must possess one of the following:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of Recreation Fee Technician GS. Examples of specialized experience include: performing fee collection accounting or financial duties to include operating a point-of-sale system; using an automated financial system to perform accounting and/or financial transactions; ensuring accountability of funds and accurate financial record; or resolving software issues that arise in the remittance and/or fee collection process.
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B. Successful completion of one full year of graduate-level study (18 semester hours or equivalent) that directly applies to the work of the position in a field such as accounting business or finance. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
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C. Possession of an equivalent combination of education and experience. For example 6 months of the specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement) and 12 semester hours of graduate study from an accredited institution (75% of the qualifying education) equals greater than 100% of the total requirement.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 level you must possess one of the following:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of Recreation Fee Technician GS. Examples of specialized experience include: performing fee collection accounting or financial duties to include operating a point-of sale system; performing recurring or standardized accounting transactions such as remittances and bank deposits in automated financial systems; ensuring accountability of funds and accurate financial record; or resolving software issues that arise in the remittance and/or fee collection process.
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B. Successful completion of one full year of graduate-level study (18 semester hours or equivalent) that directly applies to the work of the position in a field such as accounting business or finance. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
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C. Equivalent combination of experience and education that together equal 100% of the qualification standards listed above when combined.

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.