Deputy Chief of Interpretation and Education
What you'd do
Serves as Deputy Chief of Interpretation and Education at Yosemite NP, assisting in leading interpretation, education, museum, and volunteer programs. Oversees planning, operations, budget, safety, partnerships, and a large staff. Supports public relations and strategic communication for one of the nation's most visited and complex parks.
Major duties
At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Personnel Management & Supervision: Experience supervising and mentoring a team of park rangers, guides, interns, and volunteers; includes planning work schedules, assigning tasks, evaluating performance, and ensuring compliance with Equal Opportunity and safety standards. Program Development & Implementation: Demonstrated ability to develop, coordinate, and implement interpretive and educational programs, including audience-centered public programming, visitor center operations, and collaborative projects with park partners. Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in establishing and maintaining relationships with internal divisions, cooperating associations, concession operators, community groups, and external partners to facilitate smooth operations and collaborative initiatives. Budget & Resource Management: Experience assisting with budget planning, monitoring expenditures, and managing logistics for seasonal and year-round operations, including housing, vehicles, equipment, and safety training. Interpretive Techniques & Communication: Proficient in applying modern interpretive methods, delivering universally accessible programming, and communicating complex information effectively to diverse audiences, including underserved communities.
What you need to qualify
Requirements Continued... As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment may be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/29/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess 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-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: providing a wide variety of Interpretative services to enable efficient operation of an Interpretive Education program or office; analyzing work functions and processes and identifying process improvements; planning and coordinating. Plans, implements, manages, and coordinates a comprehensive interpretive, education, volunteer, and visitor services program. Responsible for short- and long-range planning. Writes and updates interpretive planning documents. Prepares division standards and goals. Responsible for workplace health and safety of employees. 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. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
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