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Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection)
National Park Service · Posted 50 days ago
About the Role
You will serve as a Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection), National Law Enforcement Specialist (NLES), responsible for administering the law enforcement (LE) employee wellness program as well as the LE standards program (law enforcement suitability and security and commissioning). The NLES is responsible for policy oversight, developing national policies, directives, procedures and standards.
What You'll Do
- →The Incumbent serves as Chief, Division of Visitor and Resource Protection (Chief Ranger), at Big Thicket National Preserve.
- →The position is located at Preserve Headquarters north of Kountze, Texas, and reports directly to the Superintendent.
- →The Chief Ranger Is responsible for organizing, planning, directing, coordination, administration of law enforcement and visitor protection activities.
- →The Preserve contains more than 113,000 acres, divided into nine widely separated land units and six water corridors, totaling approximately 267 miles of waterways.
- →Preserve management units encompassing more than 600 miles of boundaries are situated in seven counties in southeast Texas and are dispersed over an area of 3,600 square miles.
- →As one of the first two National Preserves in the National Park System.
- →Big Thicket was established "to assure the preservation of numerous representative areas typical of the Big Thicket Region, and to protect and preserve the natural values which make this 'biological crossroads' unique In the United States.
- →Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: The incumbent serves as Chief Ranger.
- →As the chief of the division, the incumbent is responsible for planning, directing, and executing all park programs dealing with visitor and resource protection.
- →The incumbent is the principal advisor to the Superintendent relative to visitor and resource protection issues and assists the Superintendent with a variety of park management assignments.
- →Directly supervises one GS-11 Supervisory Protection Ranger, one GS-9 Park Ranger (Protection).
- →Plans work schedules and sequences of operations on a long-range basis.
- →Revises work schedules and goals to meet changes in workload, and assures coordination of work schedules and operations among subordinate units and with other divisions when activities affect the whole park.
- →Reviews resource requirements data and other material for proper determination of what staffing, equipment, space requirement, materials and other resources are needed to accomplish the mission of the division.
Requirements
- ✓Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
- ✓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..
- ✓Pre-employment and random drug testing is required.
- ✓You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
- ✓A physical examination will be required, or a statement regarding physical ability will need to be completed.
- ✓You must maintain physical fitness standards throughout employment.
- ✓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 and purchase authority.
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).
- ★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:
Job ID: 31c26af8-df4f-4da4-a5d5-9e71348a4ce4
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