The purpose of the position is to supplement the permanent Park Ranger workforce by performing various "generalist' duties": facilitate visitor understanding of park resources, facilitate visitor enjoyment of the park and its resources, facilitate and induce visitor behavior consistent with resource protection and to gain friendly compliance with the laws and rules for safe use of park, encourage visitors to develop a sense of stewardship for park resources.

Duties

The incumbent provides front line information for visitors in the daily operation of the Meyers Beach contact station at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Greets visitors, provides basic orientation to the site and local area, provides safety messages, responds to questions in person, operates park radios and assists with trip planning. The incumbent may be responsible for hiking trails, sea kayaking, serving as a deckhand on 18' to 26' power boats, and patrolling parking lots, beaches, and trails to make informal visitor contacts and monitor compliance with park regulations. Informs visitors about safety and hazards of boating and kayaking on Lake Superior. Tracks groups using the Meyers Beach kayak launching area, and monitors CUA groups for permit violations. Informs visitors about the life, habits and behavior of Park fauna, with emphasis on behavior that may be potentially dangerous to visitors. Checks on the measures campers and hikers take to avoid attracting or provoking dangerous animals. Educates visitors regarding activities that impact upon the preservation of natural and cultural resources, including issues dealing with visitor safety. Performs various administrative duties, e.g. gathering routine information for reports, compilation of statistical data, etc. May issue field permits for camping and educates visitors regarding the requirements for backcountry hiking and camping, the reasons for the regulations, etc. Serves in lead role to help develop consistent safety messaging that conforms to NPS and park safety standards, and assists training other employees to deliver that message to visitors. Responsible for compiling data and information from other employees for the supervisor, and ensuring all permit violations are reported to the Chief Ranger, or designated law enforcement ranger. As assigned, performs minor maintenance tasks including, but not limited to, housekeeping chores, grounds clean-up, cleaning outhouses, trail maintenance, updating bulletin boards, and exhibit repairs. Wears the prescribed National Park Service uniform.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/08/2023-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-07 grade level, you must possess at least one or all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector). 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 include researching and conducting interpretative tours to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of parks, forests, historic sites, or other attractions, performing routine patrol operations. performing resource management tasks and duties supporting the mission of a park or area; providing visitor services such as explaining regulations, answering visitor questions and complaints and providing information about the weather conditions, trip planning, or leave no trace principles. Assisting with car trouble, first aid or lost articles. Checking special use permits, commercial use authorizations, camping permits, filming permits or similar. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Have one full year of graduate study in a related field. Related fields include natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, 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. Course work in fields other than those specified may be accepted if it clearly provides applicants with the background of knowledge and skills necessary for successful job performance in the position to be filled. (One year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours). You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Have a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours worked per week in your resume. 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 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore 415 Washington Ave Bayfield, WI 54814 US
• Name: MWR HR West Team
• Email: [email protected]