This position is the Park Ranger (Interpretation) for the Pacific West Region parks, specifically Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Walla Walla, WA & Nez Perce National Historical Park, Spalding ID Open to the first 75 applicants or until 10/11/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

As a uniformed employee of the National Park Service, the incumbent serves as a front-line representative of the agency. Using excellent customer service, staffs the visitor center information desk and provides current and accurate information to visitors concerning the park and other surrounding areas of interest. Researches, develops, and presents detailed and specific interpretive programs (interpretive talks, conducted activities, and demonstrations) on natural/cultural history and thematic topics. Incumbent explains the significance of the area's natural and cultural resources and recreational opportunities. Advises visitors of park regulations and explains the importance of such to protection of the area, resources, and the safety of visitors. Additional duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Increase visitor enjoyment and understanding of park resources, the National Park Service Mission, and park's enabling legislation. Develops and presents briefings, lectures, multi-media shows, structured and impromptu talks, guided tours, on- and off-site programs to schools, community groups, subject matter specialists, and special interest groups, about park resources and the rules for park usage, employing appropriate interpretive techniques and devices geared to the characteristics and interests of particular audiences. Uses audience-centered interpretive techniques as appropriate. Uses social media and web to provide orientation, information, and interpretation to the public. Assist with planning for future operations, facility, and budget. Attend and participate in community outreach events. Recruit and mentor interns and/or volunteers. Work cooperatively with park partners and community-based organizations. Tracks and reports statistics including visitor use, volunteer, and interpretive programs. Researches park's natural and cultural resources, management, and administrative history. Educates staff, volunteers, and visitors regarding management, rules, and regulations of the park. Physical Demands: The work requires some physical exertion and can involve extensive periods of standing and walking. In some cases over rough surfaces or inclines outdoors or in caves, and carrying backpacks, tools, rescue equipment, or other loads. Some employees may engage in firefighting. search and rescue, and other strenuous activities; these employees may be required to lift or carry equipment weighing more than 50 pounds over long distances. Employees who participate in all-risk operations will be required to meet fitness requirements on a continuing basis. Working Conditions: The work can include moderate risks or discomforts that require safety precautions (e.g -. exposure to extreme temperatures, climates. rough terrain, wild animals. pests. and/or insects). The incumbent may be required to use protective clothing or gear, such as masks, boots, gloves. etc. Some employees may be engaged in all-risk operations and be exposed to high risk and potentially dangerous situations which require a range of safety and other precautions. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/11/2024-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. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement, Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for review on OPM's website at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. Specialized Experience: GS-05 level: Must possess one year of fulltime specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 level. 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 may have been in technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park-related work. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include, but are not limited to, the following: 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. OR Education: GS-05 level: Four years of education above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours of course work in a related field, (Related fields of study include 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.) OR Combination of Education and Experience Specialized Experience: GS-07 level: Must possess one year of fulltime specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level. 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 may have been in technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park-related work. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include, but are not limited to, the following: 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. OR Education: GS-07 level: One full academic year of graduate education related to this occupation OR superior academic achievement. OR Combination Education and Experience: Specialized Experience: GS-09 level: possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. 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 technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement or other park-related work. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include, but are not limited to the following: 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/or implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations; or other similar work. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of at least the GS-7 grade level in the federal service. OR Education: GS-09 level: I have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or have successfully completed 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education with major field of 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 GS-9 level Park Ranger (Interpretation). (One year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours). OR Combination Education and Experience: For example, I have 6 months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and one-half year (9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours) of directly-related graduate level college study in an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education). 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 National Staffing Office-Nez Perce National Historical Park 39063 Highway 95 Spalding, ID 83540 US
• Name: National Staffing Office
• Email: [email protected]