Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation)

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

• Formulates and directs interpretive and education programs that fulfill park legislation planning documents and visitor needs across multiple National Park Service sites.
• Oversees the planning design contracting fabrication and installation of comprehensive interpretive media including exhibits waysides films publications signs and digital media. Is proficient using Artificial Intelligence systems.
• Supervises permanent seasonal and term employees and volunteers; determines staffing needs recruits and selects staff assigns work establishes performance standards provides training and coaching and evaluates employee performance.
• Develops and manages digital outreach including park websites and social media and implements accessibility standards for interpretive media and personal services.
• Manages cooperating association operations and implements the superintendents priorities for community legislative and formal and informal partner engagement agreements and collaborative programming. Serves as an Agreement Technical Representative.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• 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 possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• Must be able to obtain an Agreements Technical Representative (ATR) Certification within 6 months of employment.
• Must be able to obtain a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) Certification within 1 year of employment.
• You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

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 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 period 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.

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 - 09/28/2026-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.

Quality Ranking Factor: Proficiency in the literary works of Paul Laurence Dunbar (PLD). This includes thorough knowledge and understanding of a substantial body of literature to include 12 books of poetry 4 novels librettos plays and screenplays written by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Digesting this amount of work and forming critical associations requires multi-years of study and training.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level:
You must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing all of the following duties: (1) leading/managing interpretive and/or education programs including developing implementing and evaluating programs for multiple audiences and coordinating the work of staff partners or other stakeholders; (2) planning and delivering interpretive media or public-facing communication projects such as exhibits waysides publications audiovisual programs websites social media or other digital media including coordinating project development from initial concept through implementation; (3) developing and implementing collaborative programs or projects with multiple external partners including establishing shared goals coordinating responsibilities and schedules and successfully delivering programs or projects across organizational boundaries; (4) supervising/managing employees and volunteers including assigning and reviewing work establishing performance expectations providing training and coaching evaluating performance and making or recommending personnel actions such as recruitment selection promotion recognition or discipline; (5) developing and managing program priorities plans and resources across multiple concurrent projects including establishing priorities and schedules coordinating staff and organizational resources and completing projects within established deadlines and requirements. You must include hours per week worked.