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SeasonalPark Ranger (I)
National Park Service · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
These positions are located in Biscayne National Park and Everglades National Park, in the Resource Education and Interpretation Division. The typical seasonal period for these parks is October - July but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: Mid-October through early November depending on location. Likely entry on duty: October- December 2026.
What You'll Do
- →Please see the "Education" section of this announcement for additional information regarding these positions.
- →Major Duties: Rangers deliver curriculum-based education programs for K-12 students from October through April, managing groups of up to 70 participants from diverse backgrounds and learning abilities.
- →Programs include ecological and historical explorations, hands-on scientific data collection, and plant and animal identification.
- →Rangers lead physically demanding activities, which may include walking through knee-to-thigh deep water in swamps, enduring heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and rugged terrain.
- →Responsibilities include presenting pre-trip classroom lessons, ensuring group safety and time management, maintaining educational equipment and supplies, and assisting with teacher workshops.
- →Rangers also develop lesson plans, activities, videos, and web content that align with state and national education standards while working closely with volunteers, interns, and staff.
- →Rangers also conduct outreach by researching, developing, and presenting interpretive programs for adult special interest groups, both within the parks and in nearby communities.
- →These programs may include wet walks, canoeing and kayaking excursions, biking tours, boardwalk hikes, dark sky programs, snorkeling trips, history talks, field science activities, and multi-day camping experiences.
- →Rangers represent the parks at festivals and events, partner with environmental organizations, create interpretive media such as exhibits and program flyers, and assist in training new staff, interns, and volunteers.
- →Additional duties include handling visitor inquiries, submitting program statistics, assisting visitor centers, maintaining government vehicles, and identifying and reporting safety issues.
- →The role requires knowledge of paddling, water safety, and natural resource management, as well as the ability to work in physically demanding environments.
- →Area Descriptions: These positions are located in Biscayne National Park, and Everglades National Park.
- →These NPS units boast subtropical climates with mild, pleasant winters and hot, rainy, and buggy summers.
- →Winter temperatures seldom drop below 40 degrees and only for short periods.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Males must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement.
- ✓Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓Government housing may be available but is not guaranteed.
- ✓Use find a park to contact specific parks for more information on government housing.
- ✓You may 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/or shift work.
- ✓You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
- ✓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.
- ✓ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9fd1dcab-b398-495c-ba4b-ee6c8b4259fa
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