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Seasonal Cook (YCC)

Job Location

Yellowstone National Park, WY, United States

Job Description

These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2026. For more park(s) information, select "Learn more about this agency" below: Open to the first 75 applicants or until 09/22/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Please visit find a park for additional park information. The YCC base camp/facility is located in Mammoth Hot Springs, headquarters of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, elevation 6,200 feet. Mammoth is a small community that includes a housing area, a small store, a post office, a medical clinic, a visitor center, and a hotel. The camp consists of a dormitory for enrollees and crew leaders, who are required to live there, and a cafeteria facility that is used for meals and meetings during the weekends. From Monday through Friday, work crews live in dorm or camp in front country and backcountry campsites throughout Yellowstone National Park. Summer temperatures vary from 0 degrees at night to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the day. Many community facilities such as stores, a drugstore, motels, and restaurants are available in Gardiner, Montana, 5 miles north of headquarters. All other services are available within 55 to 75 miles of Mammoth.

Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

Posted Date: 9/5/2025

Job Requirements

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision. (SCREEN OUT) Work Practices including keeping things neat, clean, and in order. Dexterity and Safety Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc (includes blueprint reading) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Materials 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. Resume must be no more than 2-pages. If resume is longer than the two-page limit, only the experience within the first two pages will be reviewed to determine qualifications. 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. ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior­ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.

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September 5, 2025
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