Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (FUL) Park Ranger (Emergency Services)
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Job Summary
You will serve as a Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (FUL) - Park Ranger (Emergency Services) within the Visitor and Resource Protection Organization located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Page Arizona.
Open to the first 50 applicants or until 07/21/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
This position is a Career-Seasonal appointment. These permanent positions include the same benefits as permanent appointments but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 11 months and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:
- Provides advanced emergency medical care maintaining EMS equipment and participating in quality assurance and protocol review to enhance patient outcomes.
- Manages response readiness by overseeing ambulance and supply inventories performing regular checks addressing shortages and implementing innovations like digital records and GPS data collection to improve efficiency and safety.
- Maintains certification provides emergency response in coordination with local agencies conducts comprehensive patient assessments and treatments and operates emergency vehicles safely under all conditions.
- Coordinates EMS training and certification for all providers plans park-wide education seminars maintains instructor credentials and ensures compliance with relevant policies through chart audits and quality assurance reviews.
- Delivers preventative search and rescue messaging and wellness education to reduce injuries and improve health for visitors and staff including developing training events and instructing technical rescue skills in various environments.
Work Environment: Incumbent is often subject to arduous and hazardous conditions such as working in remote and rugged terrain working in inclement weather consecutive work shifts exceeding 16 hours frequent travel smoke and dust extreme changes in temperature and elevation. Nature of work requires use of protective clothing and equipment. Work is performed in an office setting classroom in the field on the lake or river on trails and in remote backcountry settings. Rescues and EMS work involves frequent exposure to hazardous environments hazardous boating conditions extreme temperatures and exposure to communicable diseases high winds and other life safety hazards that may cause serious injury or death.
- Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit participation required.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit may be required to work on-call evenings weekends holidays overtime and shift work.
- You may be required to travel overnight away occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
- Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
- Must possess and maintain a valid National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Advance Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT) with Parkmedic certification or higher.
- Pre-employment and random drug testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
- Required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- 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 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 automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be 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.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.
To receive credit for experience 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. If you do not provide evidence that you possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified.
To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:Experience that demonstrated the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled. 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 addition performing Emergency Service Functions including emergency medical services search and rescue technical rescue all-hazard response and/or public education/risk management. You must include hours per week worked.
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2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education. Directly-related fields include a 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. (You MUST submit a copy of transcripts. A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty if selected).
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A masters or equivalent graduate degree related to the occupation. Directly-related fields include a 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. (You MUST submit a copy of transcripts. A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty if selected).
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree in excess of 18 semester hours and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months of experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
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.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name school name grades credit hours earned major(s) grade point average or class ranking and date the degree was conferred if applicable. A typed list of courses grades semester/quarter hours GPA etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications U.S. Department of Education. information This position will be filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application. For this announcement the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is a radius of 100 miles from the official duty station (691 Scenic View Drive Page AZ 86040). Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during that period you are still welcome to apply. However please be aware that exceeding the limit of 1040 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility. The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions that result in a combined total greater than 1040 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment that exceeds 1040 hours unless granted an exception by OPM. 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.
You must provide proof of residency within the defined vicinity (e.g. mortgage or property deed lease/rental agreement utility bill insurance policy etc.). See the Required Documents section for information on how to verify current residence.
All Department of Interior (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 duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
