Summary
You will serve as a Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation), Chief of Interpretation, Education, and Visitor Services for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks with the National Park Service. Arches National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Canyonlands National Park (U.S. National Park Service) First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 11:59 (EST) on CLOSE DATE whichever comes first.
Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serving as the interpretation, education, and visitor services expert and member of the parks' management team to develop and implement management strategies. Monitors and evaluates interpretation and visitor services programs affecting park operations to ensure compliance with, and application of, approved management direction. Performing supervisory duties at least 25% of the time. Recruits, hires, trains, assigns work to, evaluates, awards, resolves conflicts between, and disciplines employees of the Division of Interpretation and Visitor Services. Provides for a safe and healthy work environment. Location Information: Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are part of the Southeast Utah Group headquarters in Moab, Utah. A town of approximately 5,000 residents sitting at a 4,000-foot elevation, Moab provides all basic amenities including doctors, dentists, hospital, schools (K-12), churches, and shopping. Temperatures in spring and fall are mild, but summer temperatures are hot and often exceed 100°F. Opportunities to hike, bike, river raft, rock climb, cycle, and motor-recreate are numerous and varied
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. 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. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You may be required to travel overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime. Probationary Period: 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. 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.
Education
This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
How you will be evaluated
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Administration and Management Creative Thinking Influencing/Negotiating Managing Human Resources Technical Competence To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a Subject Matter Expert (SME) resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). To be considered under CTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.