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This position is being advertised concurrently under Job Opportunity Announcement Number: AK-1537-YUGA-21-10989227-ST
12/17/2020 to 01/04/2021
$30.58 - $39.46 per hour
Salary range includes 4.40% cost of living allowance. All pay is subject to annual review and adjustment.
GL 9
No
50% or less - You may be expected to travel up to 10 nights per month for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Multiple Appointment Types
Full-Time
Competitive
None
No
Yes
AK-1537-YUGA-21-10989307-DE
587446500
This is a non-supervisory law enforcement position in the Visitor and Resource Protection (Ranger) Division. As a Commissioned Ranger, you will be responsible for performing law enforcement duties including detection, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution under applicable laws, rules, and regulations enacted to insure the protection and safe use of National park resources. You will also educate, interpret, and inform visitors about resources, conservation, laws, and regulations. Collateral duties may include: field training, emergency medical services, special response, technical rescue, swift water rescue, and helicopter rescue. Selectees may be moved between duty stations within the park.
This is a permanent career-seasonal position and subject to release and recall procedures. A permanent career-seasonal position includes all the benefits of permanent employment, but does not provide employment on a full year-round basis. As such, the selectee will be in a non-pay/non-duty status for at least 2 weeks to 6 months per year based on project requirements or weather conditions. The selectee is guaranteed to work at least 6 months per year but not more than 50 weeks per year, with the work schedule to be determined upon appointment.
For King Salmon/Brooks Camp, you will work approximately 10 months, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year. Non-pay status is anticipated to occur between October and November each season. Anticipated Entry on Duty: ASAP. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Selectees duty stationed at King Salmon will be working at Brooks Camp (Lake and Peninsula County) during certain months of the year.
For all other duty stations, you will work approximately6 months, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year. Non-pay status is anticipated to occur between late October through late April each season. Anticipated Entry on Duty: late April. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.
Law Enforcement Commission: This position requires applicants to possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to possess by 01/04/2021 a valid Type II (seasonal) or higher level National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission (or equivalent), which requires completing training from an accredited institution, which currently consists of over 650 class hours and lasts on average 17 weeks. Please visit the Association of National Park Rangers' Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program (SLETP) for additional information on approved training courses and equivalency for commissioning.
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.
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.
Government housing/quarters may be available.
Physical Demands: This work regularly includes long periods of standing, hiking and/or climbing, in many cases on uneven, steep, rough, slippery, and/or rugged terrain. Strenuous exertion is frequently required in law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, medical and related emergency activities. Lifting or carrying equipment weighing over 50 pounds such as firefighting or search and rescue equipment is required. In some assignments, heavy packs may have to be carried long distances over mountainous, desert, or snow-covered terrain.
Work Environment: Much of the work is performed outdoors in all kinds of weather. The work is performed at various hours of the day and night and for prolonged periods during emergency situations. The Ranger is frequently exposed to high risk and potentially dangerous situations in law enforcement and emergency types of situations which require a range of safety and other precautions.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for occasional telework during certain situations and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/04/2021:
Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs will not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, documents, etc. If your application package includes a photograph, likeness of a photograph, or other inappropriate material or content, you will not be considered for this vacancy.
Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
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.
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 01/04/2021. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
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.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/587446500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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