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Supervisory Park Ranger (P)
National Park Service · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, in the Division of Visitor and Resource Protection. Government housing is NOT available. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will be paid if the selectee lives outside of the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation.
What You'll Do
- →This position is assigned to the Visitor and Resource Protection branch of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which is the 5th most visited unit of the National Park Service.
- →Visitation at Lake Mead exceeds 7.5 million people annually, and recreational activities in Lake Mead include hiking, camping, boating, fishing, diving, waterskiing, and much more.
- →Lake Mead has an incident volume that exceeds 12,000 recorded dispatch events each year.
- →Summer high temperatures average 108° F, while winter highs average 60° F.
- →You will supervise and lead complex law enforcement, all hazard, emergency medical, and search and rescue operations as well as provide emergency medical services to park visitors and residents.
- →In addition, you will participate in all aspects of employee supervision including performance planning and appraisals, employee recognition, and employee counseling.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. 1-year probationary period is replaced with a 2-year trail period, if hired into an excepted position.
- ✓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.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Requirements U.S.
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
- ✓Subject to pre-employment physical and drug testing.
- ✓Must possess a Type I or higher Law Enforcement Commission.
- ✓New employees of the Department of the Interior must identify a financial institution for direct deposit of net pay within 30 days of entrance on duty.
- ✓Selectee(s) will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties and maintain firearm proficiency.
Benefits
- ★This is a secondary-administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.
- ★C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U.
- ★C. 8412 (d) (FERS).
- ★PLEASE NOTE: Applicants may meet qualification requirements, but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage.
- ★If such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system.
- ★To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under CSRS, an employee must transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position.
- ★It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your special retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your work history or other documentation that demonstrates work history of approved covered positions).
- ★You must let this office know if you are in a Primary position.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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