Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (Seasonal) @ National Park Service

Job Summary

Anticipated Entry on Duty: March - April 2027. Open to the first 30 applicants or until 10/26/2026, whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, 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-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the federal service. Specialized experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Examples of qualifying specialize experience include; Managing safety or occupational health program elements, developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. OR B. Education: Successfully completed one full year of graduate level education, in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

(One year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours). Course work in fields other than those specified may be accepted if it clearly provides applicants with the background of knowledge and skills necessary for successful job performance in the position to be filled. You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR C. Combination: Successful completion of a combination of specialized experience as described in A and graduate level education as described in B that, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement.

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.

Major Duties

• Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Support the Safety and Occupational Health Program by preforming developmental work work and by performing a variety of recurring assignments while learning how to perform the full range of relevant duties.
• Receives instruction and completes assignments to become familiar with: Federal occupational safety and health laws, legal statutes, and Executive Orders; typical processes and hazards; mishaps investigation techniques; and hazards common to the park environment.
• Conducts inspections to ensure facilities and work centers are free from common hazards affecting the safety and health of personnel, and to ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
• Physical Demands: A significant amount of work is performed in an office environment.
• However, performance of inspections and investigations of mishaps requires frequent physical exertion such as frequent walking and hiking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces, crouching, climbing, stooping, climbing ladders, working on roofs, crawling under buildings and in attics, etc.
• There may be need to lift and carry moderately heavy objects.
• The use of personal protective equipment (hard hat, steel-toed boots, gloves, eye goggles, and respirators) may be required due to exposure to hazardous occupational environments.
• Working Environment: Although most work is performed in an office, on-site inspections involve exposure to hazardous chemicals, moving equipment, heights, closed spaces, high noise levels, temperature extremes, fumes and smoke.
• A fair degree of potential risk is involved.
• Required to wear protective clothing/equipment at times.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• To learn more, visit Home | E-Verify 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.
• You may be required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards.
• A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You will be subject to a Respirator Fit test.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.

You must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and:

• (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or
• (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or
• (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or
• (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.