The purpose of this position is to provide emergency response and to educate park visitors and others about the significance of the park resources, the rules for safe use of the park and its resources, potential hazards, the mission of-the National Park Service in preserving and interpreting the national heritage of natural and cultural resources, and the importance of environmental or historical issues in the visitor's everyday activities.

Duties

Provide emergency response and to educate park visitors and others about the significance of the park resources, the rules for safe use of the park and its resources. Educate the public regarding safe use of park resources. Prepares for, performs, and provides leadership for emergencies to include emergency medical services, search and rescue, and wildland fire in remote mountainous terrain and at any time of day or night regardless of weather conditions. Monitor Park resources and visitor use to ensure minimal impact and a safe environment. Serve as a member of all hazard operations team. Incidents can include emergency medical incidents, search and rescue (SAR) operations, hazardous material spills, floods, and natural disasters and wildland fires in or adjacent to the park. Perform complex emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue activities on land in remote and challenging conditions. Analyze emergency situations for most effective, expedient, safe and cost-conscious approach. Plans, leads and conducts patrols focused on resource protection, education opportunities and monitoring of park resources and visitor use throughout the park via foot, vehicle, and other means of transportation. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located three miles west of Keystone, South Dakota, in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota. Full service medical and dental facilities, churches of most faiths, and shopping are available in Rapid City, 25 miles northeast of Park Headquarters, and in nearby Hill City and Custer. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is 1,278 acres of rugged land within the Black Hills of South Dakota. Large and steep granite outcroppings are abundant within the park. We have a world class climbing area on the west side of the park with upkept and bolted routes for climbing. Visitation is close to 3 million visitors a year, 92% of which visit between May and October. On busy summer days, we will see between 20,000 and 25,000 visitors per day. Operations are upstaffed on Memorial Day weekend, July 4th and the 10 days during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August. Multiple opportunities for overtime exist throughout the year. We anticipate working a four - ten work week schedule. This will allow ample time to travel, explore and enjoy the numerous recreation activities provided in the area. Additional employee development opportunities, such as training and certifications, may exist as scheduling and funding allow. For additional information contact Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Les Hanson, [email protected], (605)-574-3191 Working Conditions: The incumbent will work in various environments from office buildings and Ranger Stations to the forest, streams, trails and granite outcroppings of the park. The Ranger is subjected to bad weather, insects, and other discomforts and, in some cases, hazards of rough terrain. In the field, the employee may be exposed to hot dry conditions, storms, severe cold, and wet and windy weather. There is a potential for exposure to being subjected to falls and slips on steep slopes. During emergency and all hazard operations, the work is performed at various hours of the day and night and for prolonged periods of time without rest. Rangers engaged in all-hazard operations are frequently exposed to high risk and potentially dangerous situations which require a range of safety and other precautions. However, by following safety regulations these falls are minimized. Prolonged periods of rigorous physical exertion are required when hiking trails, and responding to search and rescue, or other emergency situations. The employee uses a variety of personal protective equipment. Ranger presentations may be given indoors, in visitor centers, school classrooms or community centers or outdoors at campground or on trails, some of which are level and some of which are steep and slippery.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/16/2024-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: This position performs Emergency Medical Services and you must be a Certified Emergency Medical Technician by the National Registry. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least 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-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is experience performing management, assistant or program specialist duties involving the development and implementation of policy for the protection, conservation, use, and management of natural and/or cultural resources in park areas or similar operations. Examples may include Emergency Services (emergency medical response, search and rescue, emergency dispatch, backcountry patrols to provide visitors with information and education to ensure their safety and safe use of park resources), report and/or assist with visitor issues/problems that may involve medical concerns, monitor special use permit compliance and threats to park resources, assist with park incidents/emergencies/etc. Law Enforcement, Fire Management (wildland and/or structural) or Park Guide / Tour Leader work. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate-level education in a related field appropriate to the position such as 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 provide transcripts. C. I possess a combination of specialized experience and graduate education, as described above, that when combined equal at least 100% of the minimum qualification requirement for the GS-07 grade level. You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education. . You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include 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 Mount Rushmore National Memorial 13000 Hwy 244 BLDG31 Suite 1 Keystone, SD 57751 US
• Name: MWR HR West Team
• Email: [email protected]