This is a temporary assignment not-to-exceed 1 year. The selectee will be given a temporary promotion if eligible or be placed on a detail. A temporary promotion can be extended up to 5 years and/ or made permanent without further competition. A detail temporary assignment requires supervisor approval. While on detail, the employee continues to hold his/her/their official position from which detailed and keeps the same status and grade. Please upload your approval letter with application.

Duties

This position serves as a Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation) within the Division of Visitor Services at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites. The primary purpose of the position is to provide both administrative and technical supervision to a minimum of four subordinates tasked with providing a variety of interpretive programs and services to the public. The incumbent works under the Chief of Interpretation to plan and provide various interpretive services at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (HOFR), the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (ELRO), and the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (VAMA). As the Supervisory Park Ranger (I) in this position, you will: Develop and administer parks wide interpretative training programs. Ensure the on-the-job safety and health of park visitors and employees. Prepare schedules for completion of work; develop performance standards and evaluate work performance. Direct and counsel employees in planning for formal and informal interpretive services including scheduling, program design, development of work schedules for programs, and special work projects, purchasing materials in support of interpretive programs. Maintain good working relationships with various education and interpretive organizations throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley, especially other historic house museums as well as the FDR Presidential Library and Museum.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/30/2024-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 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess 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-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) experience providing principles, practices, and techniques in the development of interpretation or educational programs; 2) review short or long-range plans for interpretation and resource management operations; 4) producing a variety of interpretative media including exhibits, print media, and web materials; 5) prepare and review written documentation for park programs and public information; 6) provide responses to community leaders, partners, and interest groups on program implementation changes, educational initiatives. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to the occupation. Major study -- 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. -OR- COMBINATION: Have 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. You must submit your transcripts. 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 Roosevelt Vanderbilt NHS 4097 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, NY 12538 US
• Name: Felecia Burns-Fleming
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]