Seasonal Student Trainee (Laborer)

Seasonal Student Trainee (Laborer)

Department: Department of the Interior

Location(s): Empire, Michigan

Salary Range: $20.3 - $23.69 Per Hour

Job Summary: This is a student-trainee position which is established to provide a meaningful work opportunity in the Laborer, WG-3502 occupation. The employment opportunity may involve, specific work assignments and a variety of assignments, and working with intermediate and journeyman level staff. You will perform moderately heavy physical labor requiring the use of common hand tools and power equipment.

Major Duties:

• Temporary maintenance workers perform a variety of building and utility maintenance and general maintenance duties for the Buildings and Utilities, Road, Trails and Grounds, Platte River Campground, and the Manitou islands. Major Duties may include but are not limited to the following: Provide labor assistance to maintain buildings, grounds, roads, trails, boardwalks, and otherwise maintain park facilities. May be assigned to clean public restrooms, pick up and haul garbage; pick up litter; maintain campgrounds and associated facilities such as public water and wastewater systems, fire pits, fish cleaning station, picnic areas, etc. Operate equipment such as lawnmowers, various hand tools (such as shovels, rakes, lawn edging equipment, etc.) and various types of power equipment. May operate light pickups, electric carts, small tractors, and other types of vehicles in a variety of traffic and road conditions. Load and upload supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies, etc. Move furniture, remove and set signs, perform various painting and minor repair work including some plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work. Identify and correct job safety and health hazards. Follow prescribed safety practices and uses safety equipment such as protective hearing devices, hard hats, seat belts, steel-toed shoes, respirators, and protective clothing as required by the work being performed. Cut-off Dates: This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut-off dates. Applications will be considered through the open period of the announcement. **INITIAL CUT OFF is Tuesday 01/13/2026. Additional referral certificates will be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled. Positions may work throughout the Lakeshore including the remote Manitou Islands. You must be willing to work anywhere within the Lakeshore. Government Housing: Shared government housing may be available for rent. If stationed on the islands, housing may be provided at no cost to you. AREA INFORMATION Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is within a beautiful scenic resort area on the shores of Lake Michigan. Housing, medical facilities, shopping, churches, banks, daycare, and recreational opportunities are readily available within a 30mile radius from park headquarters in Empire. High temperatures average between 70-80 degrees in the summer and low temperatures average between 10-20 degrees in winter. For additional area information, please visit www.nps.gov/slbe.

Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/29/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To be eligible for this Pathways position you must: Be enrolled in a degree seeking program. Be enrolled on one half (½) time basis. Have a minimum 2.0 grade average. Attending an accredited education institution. Provide transcripts with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Be enrolled for the next semester/quarter following the period of this vacancy and provide supporting documentation of such. To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: 1. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision 2. Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order) 3. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints) 4. Ability To Use and Maintain tools and Equipment 5. Dexterity and Safety SCREEN OUT: Minimum Qualifications: Perform the general laborer duties without more than normal supervision. Laborer duties include loading and unloading supplies; digging ditches; moving and arranging furniture; sweeping, mopping floors; stripping floor wax and using a variety of floor polishers; emptying garbage cans; cleaning restrooms; ensure needed materials and tools are available and are in good working order; and lifting and moving heavy loads over 50 pounds. Possess a good work ethic, dexterity and can perform strenuous work as required by the position. Tasks assigned are completed with close supervision by work leader or supervisor for conformance to requirements. If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. 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.

How to Apply: To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/29/2026. You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account. Start the Application Process by selecting "Start Application." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to create an application" To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12855447 Select or add the resume you want to use for this application. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS. Select documents you want included in this application. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic information. After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Application. While logged in, you can check the status of your application by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your application at any point during the open period of the announcement. To update an application, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Update Application" for this job. Note: When you click Update Application, you will be prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first application will no longer be associated with the applicant record. So it is important that you select all documents you want to use in the re-application.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-29