Park Ranger (Other), GS-0025-07 Job in Tucson, Arizona US

Park Ranger (Other), GS-0025-07

Experience your America by building a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service. The National Park Service preserves unimpaired, the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. Do you want to work and play in the great outdoors? Become a Park Ranger for the National Park Service. Park Rangers play an essential role in managing the use of park resources and facilitating visitor enjoyment, patrol backcountry areas, provide emergency services, manage wildlife/human interactions on the roadways or in campgrounds, and encourage visitors to develop a sense of stewardship for park resources. The Seasonal Recruitment Operations Center is currently accepting applications to fill 1 temporary position at Saguaro National Park, Arizona. Appointments made under this announcement are limited to 1039 hours (six months) in a service year. Appointments may be terminated at any time and can be extended if workload and funding allow. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2012 Position is located in the Division of Visitor and Resources Protection, in the Rincon Mountain District (East) of Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona, a metropolitan area of over 900,000. All urban services are readily available within the area. Daytime temperatures range from 100+ degrees in the summer to 50 degrees in the winter. Cooler temperatures are expected at higher elevations. No government housing is available. This announcement is being advertised under delegated examining procedures and is open to all U.S. citizens. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT RECEIVE FULL CONSIDERATION. KEY REQUIREMENTS U.S. Citizenship required. Background and/or Security Investigation required. Selective Service Registration if applicable. Must possess or be able to obtain state issued driver's license. Wearing a National Park Service uniform is required. Pre-employment drug testing is required. DUTIES: Back to top The core duties of this position are a full range of Park Ranger generalist duties including back-country duties and front country patrol duties in the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park. The Ranger spends time in the field doing strenuous hiking or horseback riding, performing project work, working with trail crew, contacting visitors, and responding to all types of emergencies including wildland fires. The Ranger will serve as the Manning Camp Ranger, helping to coordinate and maintain a busy backcountry Ranger Station with a multitude of different work groups coming and going throughout the summer season. Ranger lives in backcountry during the 9 day work period, staying at Manning Camp and other backcountry campsites. Manning Camp is located near the top of the Rincon Mountains at an elevation of 8,000 feet, nearly 10 miles and over 5,000 vertical feet from the nearest road access. The Ranger will be required to maintain a first responder certification and wildland fire fighting type 2. The Ranger must be able to frequently backpack on overnight trips during inclement conditions, into the wilderness area of Saguaro National Park. Overnight stays in backcountry up to 10 consecutive nights. Requires red card-WLFF type 2, first responder. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work involves extensive periods of standing and walking, in some cases over rough surfaces or inclines, carrying backpack, tools, rescue equipment, etc. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work is performed in setting in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness, e.g., high or low temperatures, confined spaces or adverse weather conditions. Tour of Duty: 5/4-9. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Back to top To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate that you possess either the specialized experience or the education as described below. Equivalent combinations of experience and education may also be used to qualify. SELECTIVE FACTOR (SCREEN OUT): FIRST RESPONDER If you do not meet the requirements of this selective factor, you will be rated ineligible for these positions. For the GS-07 grade level A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the federal service. Specialized experience demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Experience may have been in technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park-related work. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include but are not limited to the following: park guide or tour leader; law enforcement or investigative work; archeological or historical preservation research work; forestry and/or fire management work in a park, recreation, or conservation area; management, assistant, or program specialist work involving the development and implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations. -OR- B. 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- C. Equivalent combinations of education and experience. 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 work per week. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook is available for review at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications . 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: Education completed outside the United States must have been evaluated by a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service or education that is recognized by the Secretary of Education from an accredited body http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation / All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 You must submit documentation of how you meet the selective placement factor(s) and/or quality ranking factor(s), as indicated in this vacancy announcement, to be considered qualified for this position. Applicants must possess a valid state driver's license. This position

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