The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Park Ranger GS-0025-09 located at Yellowstone National Park, Division of Resource Education and Youth Programs. This announcement is open to the first 75 applicants or until 10/16/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the District Supervisory Park Ranger within the Division of Resource Education & Youth Programs (REYP), incumbent is responsible for the daily management and supervision of personal services of a sub-district resource education program and may occasionally assist with the management of other sub-districts. Will supervise 6 to 12 temporary seasonal Park Ranger, GS-0025-05/07 positions and 1 to 4 permanent, career-seasonal Park Guides, GS-0090-05 positions. Also, will supervise student interns, and volunteers-in-the-park (VIPs). This position has fee-collection duties. Incumbent will recruit, hire, and train employees and volunteers. Evaluate work performance, providing advice, counseling, or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters. Manage and coach daily visitor center and informal and formal activities such as roving busy park locations, formal walks, hikes, and talks. May complete audits of recreational or interpretive programs presented by partner staff. Develop and present talks, walks, and hikes to educate the public about the significance and uniqueness of park resources; conservation and ecologically sound practices; to include laws, rules, and regulations developed to protect park resources and provide for the safe and non-consumptive use. Will develop programs that address Yellowstone's management issues and diverse, complex natural and cultural resource themes. The majority of team members' work hours are spent on visitor center information desk/rove duties and informal education/interpretation duties. A much smaller percentage of work time is allocated to formal interpretive programs. Incumbent and their employees are essential members of the Yellowstone Team and carry out a number of additional tasks such as trash pick-up, traffic control, assisting other divisions at entrance stations and other park offices, and/or emergency incident support. Incumbent is also responsible for contributing to problem solving relative to visitor-resource impacts and changing visitation use patterns and recommending operational adjustments to respond to these challenges. Duty Station: Yellowstone National Park - Mammoth, Wy. Federal government housing may be available.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/16/2023-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess all 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-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Park guide or tour leader; Law enforcement or investigative work; Archeological or historical preservation research work; Forestry and/or fire management work in a park, recreation, or conservation area; Management, assistant, or program specialist work involving the development and implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two (2) full academic years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a master's, or equivalent graduate degree in one of the following fields: natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, wetlands ecology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of an equivalent combination of related experience and education. For example, six (6) months of specialized experience (50%), plus 27 semester hours of directly related graduate level college study in an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education) equals 100% of this requirement. NOTE: Only related education in excess of 18 graduate hours is creditable towards meeting this qualification. You must include transcripts. CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Must possess a valid state driver's license by the entrance-on-duty date, if selected. Please indicate the state and expiration date in your resume. Do not submit photocopies of your license. 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

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 Yellowstone National Park PO Box 168 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 US
• Name: Sara Hale
• Email: [email protected]