Park Ranger - Department Of The Interior : Job Details

Park Ranger

Department Of The Interior

Job Location : Bayfield,WI, USA

Posted on : 2024-12-13T08:25:28Z

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Summary

The primary purpose of the position is to supplement the permanent Park Ranger workforce by performing various duties designed to: (1) facilitate visitor understanding of park resources; (2) facilitate visitor enjoyment of the park and its resources; (3) facilitate and induce visitor behavior consistent with resource protection and to gain friendly compliance with the laws and rules for safe use of the park; and (4) encourage visitors to develop a sense of stewardship for park resources.

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Overview

* Accepting applications

* Open & closing dates

12/09/2024 to 12/13/2024

This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more

* Salary

$23.49 - $23.49 per hour

* Pay scale & grade

GS 7

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Location

2 vacancies in the following location:

* Bayfield, WI

* Remote job

* Telework eligible

* Travel Required

Not required

* Relocation expenses reimbursed

* Appointment type

Temporary - 1039 hours, The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is Mid-May through September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 12, 2025

* Work schedule

Full-time - You may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or shift work.

* Service

Competitive

* Promotion potential

None

* Job family (Series)

* 0025 Park Ranger

* Supervisory status

* Security clearance

Not Required

* Drug test

* Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

* Trust determination process

* Suitability/Fitness

* Financial disclosure

* Bargaining unit status

* Announcement number

MW-1542-APIS-25-12620222-DE

* Control number

821881800

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This job is open to

* The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

* Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a surplus or displaced employee.

Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens, Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)

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Duties

* Provides front line information for visitors in the daily operation & greets visitors, provides basic orientation to the site and local area, provides safety messages, responds to questions in person, operates park radios and assists with trip planning.

* May be responsible for hiking trails, sea kayaking, serving as a deckhand on 18' to 26' power boats, and patrolling parking lots, beaches, and trails to make informal visitor contacts and monitor compliance with park regulations.

* Informs visitors about safety and hazards of boating and kayaking on Lake Superior. Tracks groups using the Meyers Beach kayak launching area, and monitors CUA groups for permit violations.

* Educates visitors regarding activities that impact upon the preservation of natural and cultural resources, including issues dealing with visitor safety.

* Performs various administrative duties, e.g. gathering routine information for reports, compilation of statistical data, etc. May issue field permits for camping and educates visitors regarding the requirements for backcountry hiking and camping, the reasons for the regulations, etc.

* Assists in developing consistent safety messaging and assists in training other employees to deliver that message to visitors. Compiles data and information from other employees on permit violations.

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is located at the northern tip of the Bayfield Peninsula of Wisconsin 75 miles east of Duluth, Minnesota. APIS is a unit of the National Park system and contains 21 islands and 13 miles of the Wisconsin coastline of Lake Superior. The islands are spread over a portion of Lake Superior that is nearly 290,000 acres in size - an area larger than Rocky Mountain National Park - that is only accessible by boat. Eighty-percent of the park is with the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area.

The park is best known for its sea caves, kayaking, sailing, beaches and lighthouses. It has a very rich natural and cultural history, including exceptionally high quality old-growth forest, landscape scale Canada yew, among the most diverse coastal features and highest quality wetlands in the Great Lakes, maritime cliffs and forests, diverse wildlife, and habitat for Federally endangered piping plover and State endangered American marten and peregrine falcon. The park is home to over 5,000 years of human history, from Native peoples to fishermen, loggers, lighthouse keepers and recreationalists. The park's cultural resources include some 150 historic structures including one of the Nation's best-preserved collections of historic lighthouses; as well as over 130 archeological sites; thirteen cultural landscapes; sixty-six campsites; and over 470,000 museum objects, historical photographs, and archival records.

For additional information contact Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Chris Smith, [email protected], 715-###-#### OR Lucas Westcott, [email protected], 715-###-#### x 1302 OR the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce website:

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

* U.S. Citizenship required.

* Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.

* Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.

* Direct Deposit: Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.

* Driving: You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.

* Uniform: You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.

* Government housing may be available.

* Minimum Age: Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/13/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: 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: researching and conducting interpretative tours to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of parks, forests, historic sites, or other attractions; performing routine patrol operations; performing resource management tasks and duties supporting the mission of a park or area; providing visitor services such as explaining regulations, answering visitor questions and complaints and providing information about the weather conditions, trip planning, or leave no trace principles; assisting with car trouble, first aid or lost articles; checking special use permits, commercial use authorizations, camping permits, filming permits or similar. You must include hours per week worked.

* OR-

EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate study in a related field. Related fields include 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 applicants with the background of knowledge and skills necessary for successful job performance in the position to be filled. (One year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours). You must include transcripts.

* OR-

Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours worked per week in your resume and a copy of your 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay..

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Non-Competitive Rehire Eligibility: Temporary seasonal employees can only maintain their non-competitive rehire eligibility if they work no more than a combined total of Temporary NTE less than 1040 hours anywhere in the National Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position appropriate for temporary appointment with the same qualification requirements (5 CFR 316.402[b][7]), based on series and grade, anywhere in the major subdivision (NPS).

If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during that period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware that exceeding the limit of 1040 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility.

The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions that result in a combined total greater than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment that exceeds 1040 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM.

Employment may be terminated at any time due to fluctuations in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerations.

Physical Demands: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, driving, bending, and the incumbent must have the ability to routinely carry backpacks of up to 50 pounds over uneven terrain in adverse weather conditions. Nearly all duties are performed outdoors in all types of weather conditions.

Working Conditions: Work is done almost exclusively out-of-doors in weather ranging from lows in the spring and fall near 30o F to highs in the summer near 95o F with high humidity. The incumbent is exposed to periods of cold, heat, humidity, extreme wind chills, rain, high winds, and other adverse weather conditions. Hazards associated with being near a cold water environment will be experienced. Incumbent may be exposed to both poisonous and non-poisonous biting insects such as flies, mosquitoes, and ticks. Work surfaces may be wet, muddy, and slippery.

The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. 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 assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

* Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position

* Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job

* Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies:

* Oral Communication

* Planning and Evaluating

* Problem Solving

* Technical Competence

* Technical Documentation

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.

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* Required Documents

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The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/13/2024:

* Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.

* Complete All Required Assessments.

* Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:

* Veterans Preference Documentation:

* If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives.

* If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.

* If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-###-#### to establish proof of disability.

* College transcripts, if qualifying based on education.

* Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

* How to Apply

To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/13/2024. You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation.

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Agency contact information

MWR HR West Team

Phone 000 ### #### Email [email protected]

Address Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

415 Washington Ave

Bayfield, WI 54814

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Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.

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Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/13/2024:

* Complete All Required Assessments.

* Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:

* Veterans Preference Documentation:

* College transcripts, if qualifying based on education.

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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How to Apply

WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.

* Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account.

* Prompted to Start the Application Process by selecting Start Application.

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* Select or add the resume you want to use for this application. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS.

* Select documents you want included in this application.

* Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.

* Select if you want to include your demographic information.

* After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select Continue to Agency Site.

* Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application.

* Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.

* Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.

* Review and Submit Application.

* While logged in, you can check the status of your application by selecting + next to the job title for this position.

* You can review or revise your application at any point during the open period of the announcement.

* To update an application, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select + next to the job title for this position. Select Update Application for this job.

Agency contact information

MWR HR West Team

Phone 000 ### #### Email [email protected]

Address Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

415 Washington Ave

Bayfield, WI 54814

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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

* Criminal history inquiries

* Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

* Financial suitability

* New employee probationary period

* Privacy Act

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