Description du poste
You will serve as a Park Ranger (Interpretation) with the National Park Service. This is a career-seasonal position. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. In this position, you will work from approximately January 10, 2027 -December 25, 2027 and you will be in a non-pay status for one pay period of the year.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
As a Park Ranger (Interpretation), you will perform the following duties: Develops and conducts interpretive programs. Guides visitors on established tours and design new tour options. Coordinates special events and interpretive programming. Produces content for social media channels and website. Provides public orientation of surrounding areas of interest and local events. Assists the public in planning visits to and recommends activities in the area. Provides visitors information related to the cultural, historical, and/or natural resources of interest of the park, area, facility, etc. Guides both small and large groups during train rides and throughout the museum complex, providing an engaging and informative experience. Trains staff and volunteers in interpretive principles and park operations to ensure a cohesive and knowledgeable team. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES :
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-07 level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience that may have been in technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park-related work. Examples of specialized experience could include park guide or tour leader; law enforcement or investigative work; archeological or historical preservation research work; forestry and/or fire management work in a park, recreation, or conservation area; management, assistant, or program specialist work involving the development and/or implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations. You must include hours per week worked in your resume. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate education in a major study such as natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, law enforcement/police science, social sciences, museum sciences, business administration, public administration, behavioral sciences, soci
À propos de National Park Service
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