The Chief Ranger leads and manages visitor & resource protection at Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Independence National Historical Park, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial. This includes law enforcement, dispatch, physical security, and criminal investigations. The parks receive over 3 million visitors annually.

Duties

The Chief Ranger is a dynamic and challenging position. The incumbent serves on the park's leadership team and is instrumental in developing and implementing strategies to further the National Park Service mission. The Chief Ranger supports a department of approximately 36 people. The incumbent plans, develops, manages, and leads all aspects of the park's visitor and resource protection functions (law enforcement, dispatch, physical security, and investigations). All responsibilities are performed in concert with a myriad of public and private entities and individuals who have an interest in protecting the people and other assets of the park. Physical Demands: Work conditions are primarily sedentary and indoor. However, there are periods of strenuous. physical activity including periods of standing, walking, etc. Duties involve performing physically rigorous assignments, oftentimes in isolated outdoor environments, frequently while exposed to severe weather conditions. Dangerous persons must be physically confronted, subdued, and apprehended many of whom are known to carry weapons. Prisoners must be kept under physical restraint during transport and processing. Criminal investigations often must be carried out without regard to fixed work schedules, days off, or opportunities for proper rest or nutrition. Duties require manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order for incumbent to perform the duties satisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision in both eyes, with or without glasses, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Near vision, corrected with glasses, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters. Hearing without aid, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000 and 3000 Hz levels. Physical fitness requirements must be met prior to and on a continuing basis during employment. There is a high-stress component to much of the incumbent's work assignments. Working Conditions: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts, which require normal safety precautions typical of places such as offices, and meeting and training rooms. Work is performed primarily indoors. However, some duties are outdoors in inclement weather and with unusual and/or long hours. Additionally, some duties will expose the incumbent to high risks and potentially dangerous situations such as those involving enforcement of laws, fire suppression, building searches, dignitary protection, crowd control, etc. All four park units are managed in high crime rate areas in Philadelphia, PA. Work conditions are primarily sedentary and indoor. However, there are periods of strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, etc. For additional information regarding the area or the duties of this position, please contact Deputy Superintendent Amnesty Kochanowski at (215) 597-7120. As a Supervisory Park Ranger you will lead daily operations and direct the completion of collateral duties related to training and leadership. You will supervise permanent and seasonal law enforcement rangers as well as non-commissioned staff and park volunteers. You will conduct and supervise the detection of criminal activity, investigation of criminal violations, and custodial arrests. You may prepare and execute warrants, interview witnesses, and detain suspects. You will ensure the completion of comprehensive written reports. You will conduct and/or supervise gathering of law enforcement, security, and intelligence information relating to the park, its facilities, events, mission, or visitors. You will set work goals and ensure all employees receive required training in a timely manner; identify operational requirements and make recommendations to your supervisor regarding programming, budgeting, training, administration, and evaluation of operations; and schedule patrols to maximize visitor contact with special consideration to problem areas. You will supervise and lead complex law enforcement, all hazard, emergency medical, and search and rescue operations as well as provide emergency medical services to park visitors and residents. In addition, you will participate in all aspects of employee supervision including performance planning and appraisals, employee recognition, and employee counseling. Requirements: Law Enforcement Commission: This position requires applicants to possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to obtain by close of announcement a valid Type I National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/10/2024-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: Applicants must meet the following to qualify: Must currently possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to obtain a valid Type I National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission, or equivalent, by entrance on duty. More information can be found in the 'Education' section of this job announcement. This position requires knowledge of the techniques, policies and practices of law enforcement (i.e., investigating, apprehending, or detaining individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against criminal laws; or protecting officials against threats to personal safety) as obtained through substantial service as a primary law enforcement officer of the Federal government or in a similar law enforcement position outside the Federal government. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: 06/10/2024 EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). 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 qualifying specialized experience include, but are not limited to, the following: Law Enforcement or investigative work. Management, assistant, or program management and/or specialist work involving the development and implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or law enforcement management of park areas or similar operations. Provides advice to senior management on law enforcement, as well as visitor and resource protection activities and issues, providing leadership and oversight for law enforcement and visitor/resource protection operations. Organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and reviewing all visitor and resource protection programs; leading/managing a division or park with a large, complex, interdisciplinary visitor and resource protection staff; or managing a portfolio of program responsibilities which include providing law enforcement services. You must include 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

Law Enforcement Commission: This position requires applicants to possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to possess by entrance on duty or by 06/10/2024 a valid Type I (seasonal) or higher level National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission (or equivalent), which requires completing training from an accredited institution, which currently consists of over 650 class hours and lasts on average 17 weeks. Please visit the Association of National Park Rangers' Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program (SLETP) for additional information on approved training courses and equivalency for commissioning.


There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Independence National Historical Park 143 S Third Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 US
• Name: Sarah Hummel
• Email: [email protected]