This position is located in Amistad National Recreation Area, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 03/07/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This position will work in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. The purpose of this position is to perform a full range of Law Enforcement duties as a federal officer. and train other divisional staff in those duties. LAW ENFORCEMENT Serves as a law enforcement officer, with primary duties being apprehension, or detection of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States of America. Is highly proficient in complex advanced law enforcement planning and day to day operations in a border zone. Responsible for providing a professional level, active and creative law enforcement program. Within the scope of legal jurisdiction, enforces all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Analyzes law enforcement situations and makes or coordinates felony and misdemeanor arrests, issues citations, serves warrants, and issues written and verbal warnings as situations dictate. Presents testimony and evidence in U.S. Magistrate court, U.S. District Court, and before federal and state Grand Juries. Prepares criminal prosecutions. Participates in direct drug trafficking and UDA interdiction and apprehension operations. Especially for surveillance, interdiction and apprehension operations along the field area/Mexico border, the incumbent is relied upon on a recurring basis to participate in interagency operations and planning. Special Assignments: Incumbent may be called upon to take on assignments outside the park in a lead capacity such as fatality investigation, serious accident investigation and response. EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM LEADERSHIP Will be at a minimum an instructor level and at the highest end, an expert in at least one of the four disciplines of emergency services (law enforcement, wildland fire, emergency medicine, and search and rescue). Required to maintain proficiency in the technical aspects of at least one of the four disciplines for the purposes of instruction to fellow rangers and if appropriate, to the rest of the park staff. Develops plans and operations in furtherance of the operational goals set forth by management and the organization's strategic plan. This position requires a high degree of diligence to maintain proficiency with ever changing, developmental, and emerging technologies as applied to our goals and mission. The incumbent will be expected to independently select and apply the appropriate technologies to carry out long term plans and support the goal of border security and visitor safety. The incumbent must be an instructor in areas such as: EMT (emergency medical technician, or higher level of training) May include CPR/first aid instruction as park needs dictate. Firearms or Control Tactics instructor. May include Taser, non-lethal training, use of force instructor. BSAR or PSAR level instructor who can instruct basic search and rescue, preventative search and rescue to staff. Red carded as a firefighter with an instructor level set of skills capable of leading the parks emergency and fire suppression program to include on-site inspections. DOI MOCC instructor Incident command system, Operational leadership, or other specialty courses of instruction that are required. EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS Ensures a high level of emergency preparedness and response capability in emergency medical services, search and rescue, wildland fire operations, and all risk incident management, to include mass-casualty, ground and air transport accidents and complex special events. Responsible for supporting a professional level emergency medical services program, in full compliance with NPS-51 and park policies. Coordinates initial response in the park and personally maintains pre-hospital care credentials at the Emergency Medical Technician- Basic level or higher. Responsible for providing an active and on-going search and rescue capability, able to properly manage complex searches, and technical rescues within area of responsibility. Responsible for coordinating initial response and size-up of wildland, aircraft, vehicle, and structural fires in area of responsibility. Participates as a member of in-park incident management teams assembled to manage emergency incidents and special events. May serve as an instructor in areas of functional expertise or responsibility. INTERAGENCY LIASON Works closely with cooperating agencies to include; U.S. Border Patrol, Val Verde County Sheriff's Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Del Rio Police Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and other Federal, State and Local agencies as required. The nature of the cooperation will include intelligence sharing, joint planning, joint operations, coordinating and sharing of resources, and in general maintaining a positive working relationship.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/07/2024-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 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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. 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. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/07/2024-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 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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.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: Currently hold, or have previously held, a FLETC issued Land Management Police Training (LMPT), full Type I Law Enforcement Commission or equivalent within the past three years. -AND- This is a primary position covered by enhanced retirement provisions which stipulate mandatory retirement at age 57 after 20 years of service. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and must not have reached their 37th birthday upon appointment to this position. Two exceptions are allowed: 1) an applicant has prior Federal service in a primary covered position sufficient to complete 20 years of service on or before the mandatory retirement age of 57; or 2) an applicant is a qualified veterans' preference eligible, in which case the MEA is waived, and their corresponding retirement age may be higher than 57 after completing 20 years of service AND- Must possess a Basic, Advanced, or Paramedic level emergency medical technician certification issued by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. AND- At a minimum, an instructor level, in at least one of the following: EMT, Firearms or Control Tactics, Basic Search and Rescue (BSAR) or Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR), Red carded as a firefighter, DOI MOCC, or Incident command system, Operational Leadership, or other specialty courses of instruction that are required. In addition to the selective factors above, applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS/GL-09 grade level. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes, but are not limited to the following: Performing senior law enforcement, fire management, search and rescue, and emergency medical services duties for the protection, conservation, use, and management of natural and/or cultural resources in park areas or similar operations, which involved the application of law enforcement and fire management authorities and procedures to protect visitors and resources. Management or program specialist work involving the development and/or implementation of policy related to the law enforcement, fire management and visitor protection in park areas or similar operations; or other similar work. If you are claiming this experience, it must be documented in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of at least the GS/GL-09 grade level in the federal service. -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- COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION: 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. TIME-IN-GRADE: Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Subject to pre-employment physical and required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• Selectee(s) will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties and maintain firearm proficiency.
• Selectee(s) must be free of any domestic violence convictions. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• 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.

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 Amistad National Recreation Area 10477 Highway 90 West Del Rio, TX 78840 US
• Name: Vicki Duran
• Email: [email protected]