Park Ranger (Wilderness)
Serve as wilderness park rangers with a wide variety of duties. These duties include staffing a wilderness information and permitting desk while collecting associated fees, providing interpretation of wilderness and Leave No Trace principles, leading both technical and nontechnical day and overnight trips through the Zion Wilderness, monitoring impacts to the Zion Wilderness and other park resources, mitigates negative impacts to park resources through manual labor, and assists teaching on and serves on a high functioning technical search and rescue team. These positions serve as a lead amongst the wilderness staff and may supervise interns, volunteers, conservation groups, etc. Incumbents will be expected to perform these duties in extreme, rugged, and technical environments that can exceed 110 degrees, and drop to 10 degrees. Hiking is required up to 15 miles per day, requiring confidence in route finding, and wilderness survival. Incumbents will be required to camp in the Zion Wilderness. The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources. Park ranger - interpreters connect people to parks. They play a key role in ensuring that visitors have a meaningful, satisfying, and safe park experience, help visitors decide how to spend their time in the park, and inform them about the wonders that await their discovery. Park ranger - interpreters are specially trained to engage the public so that each park visitor can find a personal connection with the meanings and values found in the places and stories of that park. They help visitors explore the many dimensions of parks by introducing them to a variety of perspectives. By providing the opportunity for visitors to care about the places they visit, they promote stewardship and the opportunity for those visitors to care for park resources. National parks are among the most remarkable places in America for recreation, learning, and inspiration. The work done by park ranger-interpreters through effective interpretive and educational programs encourages the development of a personal stewardship ethic and broadens public support for preserving and protecting park resources, so that they may be enjoyed by present and future generations. To qualify for this position at the GS-07/09 grade levels, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
SELECTIVE FACTOR:
This position performs technical rope skills used in canyoneering, climbing or mountaineering. Incumbent must have the skills to independently; complete and lead canyoneering or climbing routes, ascend and descend ropes, create and evaluate anchors. Sufficient experience must be included in your resume to evaluate this requirement. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by the close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. - AND -
Experience:
For GS-07:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
assisting in the duties of a wilderness/permits ranger, environmental educator or natural resource preservation research work involving visitor contact, issuing special use permits for a park, recreation, or conservation area for the protection, conservation, use, and management of natural and/or cultural resources that involved protecting visitors and resources. You must include hours per week worked. For GS-09:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
performing the duties of a wilderness/permits ranger, environmental educator or natural resource preservation research work involving visitor contact, issuing special use permits for a park, recreation, or conservation area for the protection, conservation, use, and management of natural and/or cultural resources that involved protecting visitors and resources. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
For GS-07:
Successful completion of at least one full academic year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of graduate education in a related field of study. -OR-Superior academic achievement is based on one of the following:
(1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society member. For a detailed description of Superior Academic Achievement, please visit the Superior Academic Achievement website. You must include transcripts. For GS-09:
Successful completion of at least two full academic years (36 semester/54 quarter hours) of progressively higher level graduate education or a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study. You must include transcripts. Related fields of study include natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archaeology, 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. -OR- COMBINATION:
Education and experience may be combined to meet the specialized experience requirement. 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as varies.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
SELECTIVE FACTOR:
This position performs technical rope skills used in canyoneering, climbing or mountaineering. Incumbent must have the skills to independently; complete and lead canyoneering or climbing routes, ascend and descend ropes, create and evaluate anchors. Sufficient experience must be included in your resume to evaluate this requirement. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by the close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. - AND -
Experience:
For GS-07:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
assisting in the duties of a wilderness/permits ranger, environmental educator or natural resource preservation research work involving visitor contact, issuing special use permits for a park, recreation, or conservation area for the protection, conservation, use, and management of natural and/or cultural resources that involved protecting visitors and resources. You must include hours per week worked. For GS-09:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
performing the duties of a wilderness/permits ranger, environmental educator or natural resource preservation research work involving visitor contact, issuing special use permits for a park, recreation, or conservation area for the protection, conservation, use, and management of natural and/or cultural resources that involved protecting visitors and resources. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
For GS-07:
Successful completion of at least one full academic year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of graduate education in a related field of study. -OR-Superior academic achievement is based on one of the following:
(1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society member. For a detailed description of Superior Academic Achievement, please visit the Superior Academic Achievement website. You must include transcripts. For GS-09:
Successful completion of at least two full academic years (36 semester/54 quarter hours) of progressively higher level graduate education or a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study. You must include transcripts. Related fields of study include natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archaeology, 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. -OR- COMBINATION:
Education and experience may be combined to meet the specialized experience requirement. 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as varies.
- Department:
0025 Park Ranger - Salary Range:
$42,053 to $66,868 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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