National Park Service Announces Job Opening at Put-in-Bay

Are you interested in a career with the National Park Service in the business management field?  This is a great place to start!

Administrative Support Assistant (aka Business Associate)

Job Posting Open: July 5 – July 17 to the first 50 applicants

The National Park Service seeks a highly energized, enthusiastic, and organized employee who is focused on providing excellent customer service to support a variety of administrative needs for Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island.

The candidate should have an interest in being a part of a dynamic park and business operation and ever-changing professional environment. The candidate should be extremely organized, detail oriented, competent with systems/data/forms, display excellent communication skills (written and verbal), and have experience in customer service. This is a permanent, year-round position; the employee will work closely with the Superintendent and supervisors on all aspects of park operations. As part of the East Business Management Group (BMG) located at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the employee will coordinate a wide variety of business services with subject matter experts in the BMG.

Responsibilities include budget programming and tracking, timekeeping, housing Tenant Manager, utility payments, small purchases using government charge card, Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and payments through an online finance system, travel support, property management, fleet and energy reporting, Human Resources support/point of contact, operate ID card Light Activation Station, mail, freight, and file management, welcoming visitors to the park’s headquarters, and occasional participation in park events.

The vacancy announcement opened July 5 and closes July 17, 2023 or when applications reach 50, whichever is first.  D,on’t delay apply today!

Apply online at:

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/734778800 – for all US citizens

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/734778000 – current federal employees, veterans, and other special hiring authorities like LMWFA

About the Park:

The park was established to honor those who fought and died in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 and to celebrate the long-lasting peace between the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. The Memorial, a Doric column, rising 352 feet over Lake Erie is 5 miles from the longest unarmed border in the world. It has an open-air Observation Deck 317 feet tall offering spectacular views of the Lake Erie Islands and Canada. The park operation is seasonal from mid-May through mid-October and is exciting, fast paced, and dynamic. In the off season the operation focuses on annual reporting, planning, and preparing for the next season, developing budget proposals for future work, project preparation and completion, and enjoying time off. Learn more at www.nps.gov/pevi, Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on Facebook, Twitter @PerrysVIPM, Instagram @perrysvictorynps.

About South Bass Island aka Put-in-Bay: 

Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is located at Put-in-Bay, Ohio,on South Bass Island in the western basin of Lake Erie.  Put-in-Bay has a year-round population of about 400 and as a summer resort area the population swells during the summer months. Annually, approximately 850,000 people visit the island community, and 150,000 visitors take the elevator to the top of the 352 foot Monument. In addition to the Monument, the park includes a Visitor Center, a ranger station, an administrative office, a maintenance facility, and six park housing units within the 25 acre site.

Services on South Bass Island include a grocery store, gas station, shops, restaurants and bars with nightly entertainment in the summer; a library and one bank with limited hours of operation. Also, on island is an excellent K12 school system with approximately 80 students and two churches (Catholic and Episcopal). There are no medical facilities/services on the island other than EMS. Other services are located on the mainland in nearby cities.

Boating, sailing, kayaking, fishing including ice fishing, swimming, golf, bicycling, and local attractions are popular island activities. April through November the island is accessible by commercial ferry as well as private boats and airplanes. December through March, when the island is often icebound, transportation on and off the island is limited to commercial airplanes or private airboats.

The National Park Service will consider telework in winter months when daily commuting is not practical.  Park housing may be available.