Park Ranger (I)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/12/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying 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 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Possess at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (or private sector). This experience includes activities such as: Possess at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal Service performing the following duties: coordinating and managing technology, web, and social media to include planning and developing digital strategies. Manages, plans, develops, and executes trail-wide interpretive programming and media products including exhibit review and design, interpretive writing, planning, event coordination, and video, print, web, and social media. Works in collaboration internally with interpretive team, and externally with partners, stakeholders, GPO, HFC, and vendors. Researches, writes, and designs a wide variety of interpretive and designs a wide variety of interpretive and communication products such as wayside exhibits, web content, brochures, site bulletins, annual reports, communication plans and social media content. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Have successfully completed at least 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with a major study in one of the following fields-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, sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. Course work in fields other than those specified may be accepted if it clearly provides you with the background of knowledge and skills necessary for successful job performance in the position to be filled. You must include transcripts. IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE: If you are using education to qualify you must document your degree in your resume. If your degree was not in one of the directly related fields listed in this response, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or a complete list of college courses taken that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. We cannot determine eligibility without this information. (A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected). You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Have an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. For example, 6 months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and (45 semester hours or 68 quarter hours) of directly related graduate level college study in an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education). You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The purpose of this position is to provide interpretive support, visual information, guidance, planning and evaluation to the National Park Services partnership interpretive programs and provides leadership and management recommendations for interpretive media and services provided to the Trails official partners. The position will provide leadership for interpretation on a trail-wide basis and collaborates with other federal, state, and local agencies, and programs on a national level.