National Park Service
Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation)
Summary

This position is located in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in the Interpretation, Education and Partnership Division.

Duties

This position serves as the Director of Interpretation, Education, and Partnerships for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and the Chilkoot National Historic Trail headquartered in Skagway, Alaska. The incumbent manages and directs a multi-faceted program of interpretation, education, visitor services, partnerships, and public information. This position also:

Provides consultation and assistance to the park superintendent and management team, serving as the principal advisor on interpretation, educational, partnerships, and professional matters.Develops and manages long and short-range division planning including establishing policy, guidelines, and standards; setting priorities and tracking goals and objectives; evaluating programs; and developing and monitoring organizational alignment and effectiveness.Allocates funding, staffing, and other resources to carry out the mission of the division in relation to park goals and objectives, engaging in negotiation, conflict resolution, and consensus building as needed.Provides leadership in developing, maintaining and administration of the park's partnerships including working with philanthropic partners, associations, government entities, tribal governments, colleges and universities, and youth organization.


Government housing is limited but may be available.

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.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship required.Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.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. Important: Please, do not provide a copy of your driver's license at this time. If selected for a position, you may be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record.You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.Tou may be required to occasionally work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment.


Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/02/2024-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-12 grade level, you must possess 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) demonstrating the particular knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes activities such as: Managing a complex interpretive/education operation to support mission goals. In addition, this experience would also include developing long and short-range priorities and goal; writing standard operating procedures; developing and presenting interpretive training; evaluating interpretive services; supervision of interpretive staff; coordinating with partners and external groups to accomplish mission goals.  You must include hours worked per week in your resume. 

When describing the nature of your duties (e.g., your paid or unpaid work or volunteer experience), please be extremely clear, thorough, and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here. For information on what you should leave out of your resume, click here. The following five-minute video may also be helpful for creating and updating your federal resume: click here.

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

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement.

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.

A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR

575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.


A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.

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

Physical Demands: work requires a moderate level of physical endurance, including standing, sitting, and walking for long periods of time while performing duties. Lifting moderately heavy objects up to 30 pounds may be required. Some fieldwork requires the incumbent to be in good physical health and condition to accomplish strenuous activities such as hiking in difficult terrain. Winter temperatures plunge below zero and biting insects in the summer are common.

Working Conditions: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors; The incumbent may be subjected to adverse weather conditions and terrain variance. Travel in backcountry requires individual protection from bears and natural hazards.

Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will be paid if the person selected for the position is from outside the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses under the Federal Travel Regulations.

Employer paid and reimbursed relocation expenses are considered taxable income. The NPS does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. Employees should consult professional tax, legal and accounting advisors regarding concerns about the financial implications of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS).

Alaska currently does not have a state income tax.

In the event of an accident while traveling in a government aircraft, the payable benefits of a private life insurance policy may be affected.

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

Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance consistent with your SF_50s.

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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

P O Box 517

Skagway, AK 99840

US
Skagway, AK