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Supervisory Park Ranger (I)
National Park Service · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in Joshua Tree National Park, in the Division of Interpretation, Resource Education and Volunteers. 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 25 pay periods annually, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.
What You'll Do
- →The major duties of the Park Ranger position include, but are not limited to: Develops and presents interpretive and educational programs (e.g., talks, tours, demonstrations, curriculum-based programs) that facilitate visitor understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of park natural, cultural, and historical resources.
- →Ranger will be able to research independently, provide training and execute any original program on park resources.
- →Conducts research on park themes and resources using primary and secondary sources to ensure accuracy and relevance in interpretive products, programs, and visitor information services.
- →Understands where to access source materials and apply cohesively.
- →Mentors newer staff on where to access solid research information.
- →Provides visitor services that support resource protection, including offering safety information, explaining rules and regulations, and promoting compliance to ensure safe use and enjoyment of the park.
- →Offers comprehensive orientation information to help visitors plan safe visits.
- →Attuned to weather changes specifically in summer months where temperatures can exceed 120 degrees.
- →Develops, maintains, and delivers informational and interpretive media, such as exhibits, written materials, digital content, and visual aids that support park communication and learning objectives.
- →Comments substantially on draft exhibit text to ensure and help direct information toward areas of primary concern.
- →Works with different park teams to ensure messaging is accurate and updated.
- →Collaborates with park divisions, partners, and community organizations to support interpretive programming, outreach efforts, and resource education initiatives.
- →Is the secondary liaison to the cooperating association, helping plan forward facing visitor offerings.
- →Works with park partners such as local astronomical societies to plan large scale public events.
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.
- ✓Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service).
- ✓Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- ✓Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve an one-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.
- ✓In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
- ✓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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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