Administrative Specialist
| Administrative Specialist |
| ID: | NPSIMR_PWR-001-001 | Location: | Denver | Program: | NPS |
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| Wage/Hr: | $35.23 | Hours/Week: | 21 | Minimum Age: | 55 |
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The NPS Experienced Services Program is a unique partnership created to help solve the workforce issues facing government agencies. The program connects experienced workers (age 55+) to the NPS to provide scientific, technical, and administrative support.
NPS ESP positions are meant to provide temporary, project-based support. This position is currently funded for an estimate of 92 weeks.
A background security investigation may be required prior to the start date.? Only those positions with 30+ hours per week are eligible for health insurance benefits; all positions will accrue sick leave.?
The experienced workers participating in the Program are referred to as ?Enrollees? and are not employees of the NPS or NEW Solutions. NEW Solutions is the ESP non-governmental organization responsible for administrative aspects of the program, and the Enrollees work under NPS direction to assist the Agency staff in carrying out their mission.? NPS ESP Enrollees benefit from the opportunity to keep technical skills current; to access new training opportunities; to engage in gainful project-based positions; and to undertake meaningful tasks using their experience and talent to contribute to the environment, the national economy, and their own financial security.
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Qualifications:Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience in Administrative or Facilities Management experience OR AA/HS Degree - Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point
Duties:This position will assist regional staff, housing managers, and park managers at the Intermountain and Pacific West Regions. They will assist with the collection of local market housing information, analyzing park staffing levels, and assembling information in data and narrative format into the NPS Housing Needs Assessment template. They will also support the regions with data entry, report generation, data analysis, and other duties as assigned. - Conduct and collect local market research of gateway community housing rental stock by utilizing web-based platforms such as Zillow, Rent.com, Redfin, etc. Determine average housing costs and what is affordable to park staff at varying pay grade levels by using NPS managed Housing Tool excel spreadsheets. Work closely with regional and WASO Housing staff throughout the project to complete tasks and assist with providing a final deliverable overall Housing Needs Assessment document. 45%
- Participate collaboratively and provide excellent customer service, effectively articulate verbally and in writing the results of market research and affordability to park staff. Assist park staff with documenting results into narratives recorded on final MS Word document template that will be reviewed and approved by regional and Washington staff. May be required to proof-read the work of others to assist with the completion of the final approved document. 35%
- Assist with coordinating, scheduling, facilitating meetings and assignment of tasks and schedules to meet deadlines. 10%
- Provide support to both regions as needed in other related areas. These may include data entry in software programs; providing technical assistance to parks in support of project development/condition assessments; creating and preparing correspondence; assisting with data analysis, report generation, etc. Complete other duties as assigned. 10%
Other:- NPS systems and processes
- Physical requirements: Prolonged sitting at a desk, light lifting of boxes or other small pieces of equipment (computer monitors, laptops, etc.)
- Remote work arrangements are available for this position.
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NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.