Park Ranger (I), GS-0025-07 at Medora

JOB SUMMARY:

Experience your America and build a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service. Become a part of our mission to unite our past, our cultures and our special places, to establish important connections to the present and build a rich and lasting legacy for future generations. For more information about the National Park Service, click: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

This is a full-time term, time-limited appointment with an initial duration no less than 13 months and can be extended up to a total of 4 years. The duty location for this position is Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, North Dakota.

Review the complete job announcement to assure you have submitted all requested documentation.  Failure to submit ALL application materials may result in a low or ineligible rating.

Who May Apply:  This position is open to all US citizens.

Number of Vacancies: One position will be filled from this job opportunity announcement.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• US citizenship
• Appt contingent on background investigation and favorable adjudication
• Must have a valid state drivers license
• Must be able to work holidays, evenings and weekends
• Must wear a NPS uniform and comply with NPS uniform standards
• Government housing maybe available

DUTIES:Back to top

The selectee works with the Chief of Interpretation and interpretive staff and interfaces with other park divisions, partners, and contractors to assist in developing new wayside exhibits using the parks major interpretive themes, as identified in the Long Range Interpretive Plan, for a wide and varied audience. The selectee writes and edits interpretive text for exhibits, uses photographic database to find appropriate photos, takes professional grade photographs, creates illustrations, and produces graphic layouts. The selectee possesses and maintains a sufficient working knowledge of interpretive writing, graphic design, principles of photography, new and emerging technologies, and interpretive techniques.

In addition, the selectee conducts independent research and presents interpretive programs, develops and plans multi-media presentations and exhibits, provides various other programs orally and/or in writing and via new technologies, about park resources and the rules for park use. The selectee employs appropriate interpretive techniques and devices geared to the characteristics and interests of particular audiences. Duties may be performed on or off-site at locations designated by the park, e.g., visitor centers, campgrounds, auditoriums, trails, and special events. The selectee provides visitor services at visitor centers, including park orientation and trip planning, and educates visitors regarding activities that impact the preservation of natural and cultural resources, including issues dealing with visitor safety and emerging resource issues.

Area Information: Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in the badlands of western North Dakota, and includes the Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness Area. The park consists of three separate units: South Unit, Elkhorn Ranch Unit, and North Unit. The colorful Little Missouri River badlands provide a scenic backdrop to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which is home to a variety of plants and abundant wildlife, including bison, elk, wild horses, longhorn steers and bighorn sheep.

This position is duty stationed at the headquarters area of the park (South Unit) in Medora, ND (population 100). This is a seasonal town with a variety of services available from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Complete services and a university are located in Dickinson (population 25,000), 35 miles to the east. Summers are warm and sunny with temperatures occasionally reaching above 100 degrees F. Afternoon thunderstorms are common. Winters are invigorating, with temperatures sometimes reaching -35 degrees F. Skies are usually sunny. Snow is sporadic in the relatively dry climate, but heavy snow and blizzards are possible. For more information about the park, go to www.nps.gov/thro. For information about Dickinson, ND, go to www.dickinsonnd.com and/or www.dickinsoncvb.com, and for information about Medora, ND, go to http://www.medorand.com/.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement Tuesday, July 02, 2013 Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors.  Additional information on the qualification requirement is outlined in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0000/gs0025.pdf

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying specialized experience for this position include, but are not limited to, the following: park guide or tour leader, work in a park, recreation or conservation area, environmental education, history and/or cultural resources education, and natural sciences education.  Work will include independent research and presentation; OR

Education: One full academic year of graduate education related to the occupation.  One year of full time graduate education is defined as 18 semester hours; OR

Combination of Experience and Education: Appropriate combination of education and experience that is typically specified in the individual occupational requirements. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation. The combination of education and experience must equal at least 100 percent of the requirement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.  In order 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 number of hours worked per week.  

ARE YOU USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?   You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.  Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course.  All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- 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.

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.  Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.

Foreign Education:  You can receive credit for education received outside the United States if you provide evidence that it is comparable to an accredited education institution in the United States when you apply. For further information visit:

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  Work may require extended periods of standing, sitting, walking, vehicular travel, moderate lifting, and speaking. Work will be with constantly changing audiences, such as school groups ranging in age from pre-school to high school, and is physically and intellectually demanding. Travel up to 100 miles from park headquarters is required on a regular basis.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  Work is performed both inside and outside and is subject to variables including snow, rain, high winds, sleet, temperature extremes, and hazardous plants and animals. 

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Applicants will be rated according to responses to the occupational questionnaire. A review of the resume and other supporting documentation of the highest scoring applicants will be conducted and compared against the responses to the occupational questionnaire.  The score, based on responses to the questionnaire, is a measure of the degree to which an applicants background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position.  If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that qualifications and/or experience have been inflated, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities.  Please follow all instructions carefully.  Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information  may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.

Best Qualified, applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who 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 who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job. 

Minimally Qualified, applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.VETERANS PREFERENCE: Veterans preference applies to category rating.  Within each quality category, veterans preference eligibles are listed first, including CP, CPS, XP, and TP.  In addition, veterans who have a 10% or more service-connected disability, (CP or CPS) are placed at the top of the highest quality category.  Applicants referred are listed on the selection certificate (veterans preference eligibles before non-veterans) without scores.

The occupational questionnaire is designed to measure your ability in the following areas needed to successfully perform the duties of this position:

- Minimum Qualifications - Screen Out

- Selective Factor: Use Adobe Creative Suite Software Programs - Screen Out

- Utilize professional standards of graphic design and the NPS graphic identity program

- Independently produce high-qualify still photography from existing databases

- Produce original art and graphic illustrations

- Communicate effectively in writing

- Independently research, design and conduct original programs

- Conduct informal interpretation and operate visitor center

Country: USA, State: North Dakota, City: Medora, Company: National Park Service.