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FUL-Park Ranger Interpretation (Seasonal)
National Park Service · Posted 123 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in Rock Creek Park for a non-supervisory Park Ranger (Seasonal) who performs a variety of tasks associated ith the use and management of park resources. This position description is generic in nature and is not intended to include every duty found at every park throughout the system. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 06/17/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
What You'll Do
- →The major duties of the Seasonal Park Ranger (Interpretation) position include, but are not limited to, the following: Research, develop, and present interpretive programs on subjects including Washington DC, area history, the Civil War, civil rights, natural history, astronomy, ecology, and the history of technology.
- →Create, facilitate, and support opportunities for audiences to understand national significance and personal relevance through intellectual and emotional connections to resource meanings and their current context.
- →Develop interpretive media (i.e. audiovisual and digital materials, website content, bulletins, brochures, signs, exhibits, etc.).
- →Apply resourcefulness, judgment, and ingenuity, as well as a variety of interpretive skills, techniques and tools, to resolve diverse program issues and complete a wide variety of interpretive projects and assignments.
- →Duties may include caring for live animals and plants, operating a water powered grist mill, and operating a planetarium.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
- ✓Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
- ✓You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards.
- ✓A uniform allowance will be provided.
- ✓You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- ✓Special working conditions: May work with turtle, with working grist mill, outside in inclement weather.
- ✓A valid state driver's license is required.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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