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The incumbent serves as the Chief Ranger over the Division of Visitor and Resource Protection. The Chief Ranger is responsible for the leadership and management of the division and is a key member of the park's leadership team. The incumbent directs all law enforcement, dispatch, search and rescue, dive, fee, permits, lifeguard, and visitor protection functions of the park.
Learn more about this agency09/19/2023 to 10/02/2023
$115,118 - $149,651 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - 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. Government Charge Card: You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time - You may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
Competitive
None
Yes
Yes
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Current federal employees of this agency.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Former Public Land Corp (PLC) Members. Current Permanent DOI Employees with competitive status.
The Chief Ranger is responsible for providing leadership, and management of the park's Visitor and Resource Protection Division and is a key member of the park's senior leadership team. The position directs all law enforcement, physical security, dispatch, search and rescue, high-angle rescue, dive, aviation, lifeguard, fee collection, and special use permit programs. The position serves as a subject matter expert, and an advisor to the superintendent and deputy superintendent, and the park's leadership team, regarding law enforcement, resource protection, fee operations, physical security, and emergency operations.
As the Senior Law Enforcement Officer, the incumbent works closely with senior law enforcement officers within the surrounding area as well as the Northeast Regional Chief Ranger, and Law Enforcement Specialist. Coordination with local law enforcement, emergency services, and other cooperators is critical to cultivating and maintaining partnerships with the surrounding municipal, county, and State agencies that have co-jurisdiction and provide, or assist with, emergency response within the boundaries of the Park. The Chief Ranger also provides specialized guidance linked to complex investigations both within the NPS as well as coordination with other federal, State, and local partners.
This position serves as part of the park's senior leadership team, that uses collaborative decision-making to solve complex issues and achieve common goals. In addition, this position directly supervises one Deputy Chief Ranger (GS-12), one Telecommunications Manager (GS-11), one Fee Manager (GS-11) and one Permits Coordinator (GS-09) and indirectly supervises, three Supervisory Park Rangers (GS-11), seven Public Safety Dispatchers (GS-7); 12 Park Rangers (GL-9 or GS-11), which includes six rangers in Field Training Ranger/Senior Ranger positions; and six seaonal Fee Collectors (GS-5).
Law Enforcement Commission: This position requires applicants to possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to possess by 10/02/2023 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.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.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 who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
You will be evaluated on the following competencies:
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/02/2023.
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 10/02/2023. 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.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/749951600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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