Two vacancies at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division -one duty location is Townsend, TN and the other is Cherokee, NC. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately from February to December, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Duties

Open to the first 50 applicants or until 11/15/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. The Park Ranger in Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) is a uniformed position performing a variety of park ranger duties associated with preventing search and rescue incidents from occurring at the Park. Duties: Educate the public regarding preventative search and rescue (PSAR) messaging. Provide emergency medical response at the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level or higher. Create educational material to share with the public. Participate in search and rescue missions which may include technical or swift water rescue. Lead Search and Rescue (SAR) and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) trainings for staff members.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/15/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess 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 GL/GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes performing work that provided broad knowledge of resource protection, resource education, and public use management. This experience could have been gained through daily operations of a recreation site; patrolling areas to ensure compliance requirements; investigating trespassing/damages to property; assisting in performing emergency services such as search and rescue or medical services; providing information to the public pertaining to permits, educational resources, and/or safety information. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours of course work in a related field. Related fields of study include 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, sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts. 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park DO NOT SEND MAIL TO THIS ADDRESS 107 Park Headquarters Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738 US
• Name: Lirian Penn
• Email: [email protected]