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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Multiple Locations

Salary: $17.09 - $17.09 / Per Hour
Job Type: Full Time - Seasonal NTE 1039 hours
Phone: (718)354-4542

JOB SUMMARY:

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Experience your America and build a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service. Become a part of our mission to unite our past, our cultures and our special places to establish important connections to the present and build a rich and lasting legacy for future generations.

This announcement is recruiting for seasonal Biological Science Technicians positions not to exceed 1039 hours in a service year for Gateway National Recreation Area. These seasonal positions will be assigned work within the Natural Resources Division of the Gateway National Recreation Area. The selectee(s) will work with professional staff to implement natural resource management projects with a primary focus on plant and wildlife management.

Gateway NRA was established in 1972 as America's first urban national park. Located in the heart of New York City, the park extends from Brooklyn and Queens, to Staten Island and Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Its 26,000 acres include a wildlife refuge, holly forest, ocean dunes and coastal uplands, to former military fortifications, New York City's first municipal airport and the oldest lighthouse in America. Visitors enjoy ocean beaches, organized sports, fishing, hiking, bicycling, nature study and a chance to explore the area's important cultural heritage.  

Additional positions may filled from this vacancy. 

 

Appointments under this announcement are eligible for non-competitive rehire in subsequent service years and individuals hired may be non-competitively rehired.

 

 

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• Yes
• Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will be paid if the person selected for the position is from outside the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses under the Federal Travel Regulations (such as current permanent Federal employees).

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• US Citizenship is required
• You must be able to successfully pass a background investigation
• Required to wear an NPS uniform in accordance with Agency policy
• May be subject to shift rotation, night, and/or weekend work.
• A valid Driver's License is required.