These positions are located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area may pay a recruitment or relocation incentive for the applicant(s) selected. The incentive may be up to 25% of the annual rate of pay, multiplied by the number of years in the service period (up to 4 years, depending on the length of the service agreement.)

Duties

The incumbent will serve as either the Lees Ferry District Ranger or Halls Crossing/Hite District Ranger. Manages a complex protection operation involving visitor services, law enforcement, criminal investigations, emergency medical services, search and rescue operations, structural and wildland fire operations, aviation operations, wilderness program and resource monitoring, and protection activities. Provides policy guidance and direction on a variety of visitor and resource protection program activities for the assigned district. Deals directly with a diverse group of agencies and organizations including representative of local, State, Federal, and tribal governments. Incumbent performs full supervisory responsibilities (including those related to Equal Opportunity and Employee Relations) for seasonal, temporary, and permanent staff as well as volunteers and other personnel, both directly and indirectly. Physical Demands: Work involving patrol duties, responding to emergency incidents, or performing resource management duties is performed outdoors in environments ranging from desert to spruce-fir coniferous forest. Temperatures vary from summer highs of over 120 degrees to winter lows of minus 20 degrees. Hazardous terrain including rugged, unstable footing, exposure to extreme heights, loose rock, and swift river currents and rapids, is frequently encountered. The duties performed are often physically and emotionally stressful and may extend into hours well beyond the scheduled duty day. Operations may sometimes be performed at night adding darkness to the complexity of the environment. Work Environment: The work environment is combination of indoor and outdoor activity and settings. Climate is typical high desert where temperatures may exceed 100 degrees in the summer and extended to subfreezing temperatures in the winter. Field trips and out of area travel via automobile and commercial airlines is frequent. The park is subject to many social, economic, and operational pressures, of which many are not compatible with NPS stewardship obligations. Lees Ferry District Area Information: Lees Ferry is located 45 miles from Page, Arizona and 130 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona, the nearest larger community. Lees Ferry looks out on beautiful Colorado River which offers boating, associated water sports recreation and fishing. The surrounding land of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers beautiful red rock country for hiking and backcountry recreational activity. Lees Ferry is centrally located to many other National Parks, such as the Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches, and Canyonlands. Page offers normal community amenities such as shopping, museums, medical and dental facilities, schools K-12, and college courses through Coconino Community College. The area enjoys typical high desert climate with temperatures ranging from 100 degrees in summer to mid-teens in winter with low humidity and sunshine most days of the year. This is a shared duty station with Grand Canyon National Park. Halls Crossing/Hite District Area Information: Halls Crossing is 90 miles from Blanding, Utah which is a gateway community to Bears Ears, Natural Bridges, and Hovenweep National Monuments as well as Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. Blanding offers normal community amenities such as shopping, museums, medical and dental facilities, schools K-12, and college courses through Utah State University. Ferry service from Halls Crossing to Bullfrog is offered by the State of Utah. The surrounding land of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers beautiful red rock country for hiking and backcountry recreational activity. The area enjoys typical high desert climate with temperatures ranging from 100 degrees in summer to mid-teens in winter with low humidity and sunshine most days of the year.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/27/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Selective Factors: Applicants must meet ALL of the following to qualify: LE Commission: Must currently possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to obtain a valid Type 1 National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission, or equivalent, by 09/27/2023. More information can be found in the 'Education' section of this job announcement. Primary Experience: 3 full years of substantial documented experience in a primary law enforcement position in the Federal government, or equivalent documented experience outside the Federal government. This is a secondary-administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U. S. C. 8412 (d) (FERS). PLEASE NOTE: Applicants may meet qualification requirements but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage. If such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under CSRS, an employee must transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under FERS, an employee must: 1) transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position, AND 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary rigorous position including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld, AND 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary rigorous position, except for any break in employment from a secondary position that began with involuntary separation (not for cause). It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your special retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your work history or other documentation that demonstrates work history of approved covered positions). You must let this office know if you are in a Primary position. - AND - Applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS/GL-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience could include: evaluating law enforcement program activities based on effectiveness to determine objectives, amount, and location of work, as well as type of resources; interpreting regulations and policy directives related to law enforcement and natural resource protection; reviewing law enforcement case reports to ensure compliance with policy; experience with mutual aid agreements, cooperative agreements, and memoranda of understanding; investigating criminal activity, conducting investigations of applicable federal or state laws, performing training, and instructor responsibilities; and responsibility of diverse staff supervision; or other similar work. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least three full years of graduate level study leading to a Doctorate, Ph.D., or equivalent degree at an accredited college or university in directly related fields such as natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archaeology, anthropology, park and recreation management; law enforcement/police science, social sciences, museum sciences, business administration, public administration, behavioral sciences, or sociology. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 36 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then, take the number of months of experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. 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.

Education

*Additional Requirements continued:

• Within one year of entering on duty the incumbent will obtain the DOI Motorboat Operator Certification Course (DOIMOCC), for river and lake patrols and response.
• Within one year of entering on duty the incumbent will obtain a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate.
• Within one year of entering on duty the incumbent will obtain Wildland Firefighter certification (S130/S190).
• Within one year of entering on duty the incumbent will obtain National Fire Protection Association Fire Fighter II certification for structural fire.
• You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
• Selectees may be expected to travel in (not pilot) a small single-engine aircraft.
• Prior to appointment, you must be determined physically fit by an authorized government physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties; and also pass a medical examination (which includes vision, hearing, cardiovascular, and mobility of extremities) given by an authorized government physician. You will also be required to undergo periodic medical examinations throughout employment.
• Prior to appointment, the people selected for these positions must be determined physically fit by an authorized physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties, pass a medical examination, and pass the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB). The PEB is a fitness test consisting of five different components: 1) agility run - measures the ability to get up from the ground and sprint while changing directions; 2) bench press - measures upper body strength for one repetition; 3) 1.5 mile run - measures cardio/respiratory fitness; 4) sit and reach - measures flexibility in the lower back, legs and shoulders; and 5) body composition - measures body fat. Prior to appointment, selectees will be tested in all five components, and must pass the agility run, bench press and 1.5 mile run in the 25th percentile.
• The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment.

Law Enforcement Commission: This position requires applicants to possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to possess 09/27/2023 a valid Type I level National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission (or equivalent).

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Glen Canyon National Recreation Area PO Box 1507 Page, AZ 86040-1507 US
• Name: Lindsay Heinrich
• Email: [email protected]