These temporary NTE 1039-hour positions are located in Isle Royale National Park; season varies due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 03/18/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. For more info about job/location, contact [email protected].

Duties

The major responsibility of this position is to lead the operation of a district visitor center. The Ranger leads and directs the work of paid seasonal and volunteer staff; develops schedules and assigns tasks and projects; and provides coaching and mentoring for staff on interpretive products, including programs and interpretive writing. The position may be responsible for leading park social media efforts. The position is also responsible for researching, preparing, and presenting effective, competent, and original interpretive products. Programs should facilitate opportunities for the audience to make their own intellectual and emotional connections to the meaning/significance of the resource, through the cohesive development of a relevant idea or ideas. Other responsibilities include informing visitors about park facilities and resources; contacting visitors in a variety of settings using different techniques; collecting and accounting for fees and teaching staff fee collection procedures; processing backcountry permits; helping visitors plan trips; and promoting resource protection through park rules, regulations, and Leave No Trace Principles. Occasionally the incumbent may have responsibilities in visitor management related services such as dispatching, managing small programs, maintenance, medical treatment to current level of training, and participating in emergency response for accidents and incidents. Operation of small vessel watercraft may be required based on duty station. --- NPS employees care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the NPS has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources. Park Ranger Interpreters (PR-I) connect people to parks. They play a key role in ensuring that visitors have a meaningful, satisfying, and safe park experience, help visitors decide how to spend their time in the park, and inform them about the wonders that await their discovery. PR-I are specially trained to engage the public so that each park visitor can find a personal connection with the meanings and values found in the places and stories of that park. They help visitors explore the many dimensions of parks by introducing them to a variety of perspectives. By providing the opportunity for visitors to care about the places they visit, they promote stewardship and the opportunity for those visitors to care for park resources. National parks are among the most remarkable places in America for recreation, learning, and inspiration. The work done by PR-I through effective interpretive and educational programs encourages the development of a personal stewardship ethic and broadens public support for preserving and protecting park resources, so that they may be enjoyed by present and future generations.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/18/2024-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. SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position performs money handing duties, and prior experience is required. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least 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 GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Experience may have been in technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park-related work. 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. You must include start/end dates and hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two full years of graduate study leading to a master's or equivalent degree in a field of study such as in 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, or course work in other appropriate fields. (Two years of graduate education is 36 semester hours or 54 quarter hours). You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above; total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. You must include start/end dates and hours per week worked. 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 Isle Royale National Park 800 East Lakeshore Drive Houghton, MI 49931 US
• Name: Abigail Minnick
• Email: [email protected]