Supervisory Park Ranger (I)

Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Region, Wrangell-St Elias National Park & Preserve, Copper Center, Alaska.

You will serve as a Supervisory Park Ranger (I) with the National Park Service.

Duties

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Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Defines objectives, develops methodologies, and establishes priorities. Prepares schedules and assigns work. Reviews, accepts, amends, or rejects assigned work.
• Evaluates the performance of the staff and approves or recommends awards, step increases, promotions, and reassignments.
• Hears and resolves complaints. Identifies development and training needs of the staff.
• Conducts planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Designs and implements interpretive programs integrating and focusing on cultural and natural resources and history of the park.
• Manages recreation fee program.
• Conducts outreach with visiting public, officials of local communities, local media representatives, and other internal and external partners.
• Establishes and maintains effective collaborative relationships with external stakeholders such as public officials, private and nonprofit sector, or community groups to achieve a shared cultural resource preservation, education, or visitor service goal.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment.
• Supervisory Probationary Period: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period if one has not previously been completed.
• This position requires regular and recurring weekend work.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/27/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet all of the below listed items:

To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as managing interpretive, visitor services, and/or education programs to support mission goals and includes:

1. Planning, organizing and evaluating visitor services and interpretive programs.
2. Managing recreation fee operations, including collection, remittance, accountability, and compliance.
3. Developing and delivering accurate public information through media, digital platforms, and other communication channels.
4. Building collaborative partnerships with public, private, nonprofit or community stakeholders to advance cultural resource preservation, education, or visitor service goals.
5. Providing technical expertise and guidance for the management, protection, and interpretation of natural and cultural resources.
6. Advising management and stakeholders by providing technical guidance and recommendations on program matters.
7. Supervising staff by planning and assigning work, evaluating performance, and supporting employee development.

You must include hours per week worked.

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

This position does not allow substituting education for specialized experience.

Additional information

Salary Range Information (Per Annum): GS-12, Step 1 at $101,206 to GS-12, Step 10 at $131,571.

*First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.

Pay data based off the General Schedule Salary Table 2026 for State of Alaska (AK).

In addition to hourly salary, you will receive a 3.00% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), subject to annual review and adjustment.

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

Physical Demands: Some field work requires good physical condition and health to accomplish strenuous activities such as hiking and backpacking in difficult terrain. Travel is frequently by vehicle on unpaved roads, by ski, snow mobile, ATV or fixed-wing aircraft. Winter temperatures plunge below zero and biting insects in summer are common.

Work Environment: Office and field. Field trips, auditing and emergencies require exposure to all kinds of weather and terrain for prolonged hours.

The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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