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Park Ranger (Interpretation)
National Park Service · Posted today
About the Role
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, in Empire, Michigan. For more information on the position, please contact Merrith Baughman at merrith_baughman@nps.gov.
What You'll Do
- →Prepare and present a variety of formal and informal interpretive programs.
- →Oversee and monitor a park wide volunteer program that is in line with Department of Interior Volunteer Policy.
- →Serve as a liaison with volunteer-based park partners; and communicating across park divisions in all aspects of volunteer supervision.
- →Implement a park wide volunteer program by recruiting volunteers and interns, creating and maintaining VIP training and orientation program, managing the program's budgetary process, preparing annual reports, monitor program effectiveness, coordinate the recognition of volunteers.
- →As a Park Ranger (Interpretation), the responsibilities of this position include researching, planning, and presenting a variety of interpretive programs related to Lakeshore history, environmental education, and natural and cultural resources; coordinating special events; and assisting with the training of seasonal interpretive staff.
- →This position also serves as the park's Volunteer (VIP) Coordinator, overseeing and monitoring a dynamic program that aligns with Department of the Interior Volunteer Policy; serving as a liaison with volunteer-based park partners; and communicating across park divisions on all aspects of volunteer supervision.
- →Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis.
- →You will work from approximately 10.5 months in pay status, and you will be in a non-pay status (about a 1.5 months - Mid-November to Late-December) for the remainder of the year.
- →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.
- →Work Environment: 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.
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 will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required.
- ✓You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record.
- ✓You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- ✓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, and overtime.
- ✓You may be required to travel overnight away from home for training.
- ✓You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- ✓You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
- ✓Additional Requirements located under Qualifications - 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.
Personality Fit
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