About the Position: This is a Seasonal Park Ranger position; depending on workload and projects the date may be extended or shortened. This position works primarily nights and weekends, including holidays, throughout the recreation season.

Duties

Perform visitor assistance activities including patrol of project land and water areas. Advise visitors concerning safety and proper use of facilities in accordance with established policies and regulations. Take appropriate action to ensure compliance with these policies and regulations including the issuance of warnings and citations, when necessary. Monitor visitation recording equipment and troubleshoot equipment making field repairs when necessary. Perform property inventory.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to possess and maintain a valid civilian driver’s license. Is regularly required to patrol park with one or more passengers.
• This position requires the incumbent is to attend First Aid and CPR training within 6 months of hire, and annually thereafter.
• This position requires the incumbent to receive a minimum of 24 hours of personnel protection/ unarmed self defense, situational evaluation and tactical communication training within 2 years of employment.
• This position requires the incumbent to supervise or perform prescribed burns, and/or operate a motor vehicle with one or more passengers on at least a weekly basis, and/or operate flood gates to control water levels on waterway.
• This position requires the incumbent to be subject the hazards associated with working in and around wooded areas, lakes, and rivers.
• This position may require the incumbent to work weekends, nights, and holidays. During emergencies, the incumbent may be called on short notice.
• This position may require the incumbent to obtain a motorboat operator certification within 12 months of entry into the position.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear prescribed uniform as identified in ER 1130-2-550.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. VETERANS PREFERENCE INFORMATION: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Army considers veteran's preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veteran's preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documents (e.g., DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active duty) to their submissions. Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at http://www.opm.gov/ .) Qualifications Education or Experience: The following qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration. Education: Successfully completed a full four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours of related course work in 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, sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcript.) Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service which includes technical, administrative, scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement or other park-related work. Examples of such experience would be as a 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; or management, assistant, or program specialist work involving protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsNatural Resource ManagementOral CommunicationWritten Communication NOTE: THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. REFERRAL LIST WILL BE ISSUED EVERY 30 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST CUTOFF DATE. 1st Cutoff Date- 25-JUL-2024

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR06 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-WILMINGTON DO NOT MAIL Wilmington, NC 28402 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk