This announcement is for the Visitor and Resource Protection (VRP), with multiple duty locations and positions available (location negotiable). To see available parks and duty locations, please see the Duties section. This is a temporary promotion not-to-exceed 1 year, and can be extended up to 5 years. Open to the first 75 applicants or 12/11/2023whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This position requires substantial prior primary law enforcement experience either inside or outside the Federal government (e.g. investigating, apprehending, or detaining criminals or criminal suspects). Park Ranger (Protection) - Standard & Field Training Officer Duties: Serves as a Field Training Officer, providing expert guidance and training on law enforcement procedures as a law enforcement instructor. Conduct technical training and education programs including development of law enforcement training curriculum as a certified law enforcement instructor. Provide evaluation of student performance for both team and individual training settings to determine behavior anchor points and acquired skills/abilities. Develop law enforcement training curriculum using advanced principles and techniques to include lesson plan development, research, curriculum review, development, and revision; develop training materials utilizing different approaches and methods to instruct in classroom settings and practical exercises. Maintain working relationships with key stakeholders to complete joint training projects or to share best practices; develop and deliver presentations to students and management officials.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/11/2023-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. Mandatory Requirements for Park Ranger (Protection), GS-0025-11: 1. Mandatory Minimum Age Requirement: This position has a mandatory requirement that applicants must be 21 years of age or older. 2. Mandatory Law Enforcement Commission: Applicants must meet one of the following criteria by the entrance-on-duty (EOD) date to be considered for these positions: Currently hold, or have previously held (within the past three years), a National Park Service full (Level I) law enforcement commission, or equivalent within the past three years. You MUST certify in your supporting documents the possession of at least one of the above criteria. Include your commission number with expiration date within your resume. 3. Selective Placement Factors:Candidate must currently be a credentialed Field Training Officer for the NPS Field Training and Evaluation Program. Applicants must have attended a NPS Field Training and Evaluation Program (FTEP) Training Officer Course. The two NPS-approved courses of instruction are the NPS FTEP Training Course and the DHS FLETC FTEP Training Officer Course. Candidates must have completed one of two of these two courses prior to Entry on Duty in order to serve as a Field Training Officer. Applicants are not required to submit proof of FTO during the application process - this will be verified by Human Resources during the application review. 4. Applicants must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: To qualify for the GS (GL)-11 level: A. Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 (or GL-09) level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Experience at this level requires substantial prior primary law enforcement experience that includes investigating, apprehending or detaining criminals or criminal suspects. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- B. Education: Successful completion of three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education, or a Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree at an accredited college or university, in a field of major study that is directly related to the work of the position such as: 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. -OR- C. Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include a copy of your academic transcripts with your application if qualifying on education and you must include hours per week worked on your resume. 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 Visitor and Resource Protection 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: National Staffing Office
• Email: [email protected]