Job opening: Park Ranger
Salary: $21 - 27 per hour
Published at: Apr 30 2024
Employment Type: Part-time
These positions are located in Point Reyes National Seashore, in the Division of Visitor and Resource Protection.
Open to the first 101 applicants or until 05/08/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Duties
You will direct traffic at various locations within Point Reyes National Seashore, California, providing park visitors with complete and accurate park and area information in person. You will be responsible for controlling the congestion in parking lots and roads. You will explain regulations and provide clear and concise directions. You may provide roving, informal interpretation on park beaches, trails, and at the historic lighthouse.
Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. Each position will have a 2 week non-pay period between October 1 and November 15. The hours per week will be no less than 16 hours per week and no fewer than 32 hours per Pay Period with occasional holidays worked.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by 11:59 EST when the applicant cut-off is reached (which may be sooner than05/08/2024).
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-04 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: Six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience for a total of one year of experience. You must include hours worked per week on your resume.
General Experience is experience in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work that provided a familiarity with natural or cultural history, fish or wildlife habitat characteristics, techniques of resource protection and use; recreational use of public lands and facilities, enforcement of laws, rules, or regulations; fire prevention techniques and fire suppression methods; or the practice of interpersonal relations skills in dealing with the general public. Experience in substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical, or trades and crafts work is also qualifying if pertinent to this position. Experience of a routine nature, such as typing, filing, maintaining records, or other non-specialized tasks is not qualifying.
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 could include Park Guide or tour leader; environmental educator or teacher; 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; or other similar work.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 2 years above high school (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) with 12 semester hours of related course work. Related course work includes major study 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. 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. You must include transcripts.
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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 divided by 60. 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 transcripts and hours per week 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 Point Reyes National Seashore
1 Bear Valley Road
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
US
- Name: Christopher Lee
- Phone: 925-786-0303
- Email: [email protected]
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