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Park Ranger (Interpretation)
National Park Service · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
You will serve as a Park Ranger (Interpretation) with the National Park Service at Great Basin National Park: Each of three positions will lead a different program within the Division of Interpretation. 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 for approximately 11.5 months, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.
What You'll Do
- →This announcement will be used to fill three positions within the Division of Interpretation at Great Basin National Park.
- →Provide leadership and vision for the park's extensive cave and surface interpretive operations, which include two visitor centers, cave tours, evening programs, ranger talks, roves, Cave Simulator, and more.
- →Serve as a frontline leader, recruiting and leading permanent and temporary staff, interns, and volunteers, coordinate work assignments, and coach/mentor/train team members to achieve high-quality visitor services and resource interpretation.
- →Perform and coordinate day-to-day operations of visitor center, information center, ranger station, or similar facility in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- →Develop and manage digital content on NPS.gov, the NPS app, social media, and other platforms.
- →Collect and account for recreation fee revenues using the RBMS platform.
- →The Lead Astronomy Ranger will be responsible for leading the park's world-class astronomy and dark skies interpretive programming, centered around the only dedicated Astronomy Amphitheater in the National Park System: Research, develop, and present personal and non-personal audience-centered interpretive programs, products, and experiences, particularly astronomy and dark skies programming.
- →Provide leadership and vision for the park's popular dark skies interpretive programs, including the annual Great Basin Astronomy Festival and the park's unique partnership with the Great Basin Observatory.
- →Serve as a frontline leader, recruiting and leading permanent and temporary staff, interns, and volunteers, coordinate work assignments, and coach/mentor/train team members to achieve high-quality visitor services and resource interpretation.
- →Perform and coordinate day-to-day operations of visitor center, information center, ranger station, or similar facility in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- →Lead the park's digital media operations, providing oversight and strategy for digital content on NPS.gov, the NPS app, social media, and other platforms.
- →Collect and account for recreation fee revenues using the RBMS platform.
- →Serve as a subject-matter expert, providing training to staff and volunteers on how to effectively present and promote PSAR messages.
- →Serve as a frontline leader, recruiting and leading permanent and temporary staff, interns, and volunteers, coordinate work assignments, and coach/mentor/train team members to achieve high-quality preventative search and rescue services.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Direct Deposit participation required.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- ✓Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
- ✓Ranger will need to drive park vehicles as part of duties.
- ✓You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards.
- ✓A uniform allowance will be provided.
- ✓You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel authority.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.
- ✓This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
Personality Fit
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