Seasonal Park Ranger

Full Job Description

NOTE: OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039-hour season.

This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season(s) reflected in this announcement. See the Additional Information section for details.

The typical season for this position is April - September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. The anticipated entry on duty is April 2026.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 02/18/2026 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

SELECTIVE FACTOR: You must possess and maintain a current, valid Wilderness First Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, or higher-level medical certification, prior to the anticipated entrance on duty date.

(If EMT level, the certification must be National Registry.) You must upload a copy of your certification with your application or state the level and expiration date or completion date in your resume.

If you do not currently have a valid Wilderness First Responder, Emergency Medical Technician (National Registry), or higher-level certification, but will prior to the anticipated entrance on duty date, you must include the anticipated date of obtaining the certification in your resume.

If selected and the certification was not provided at the time of application, you must provide a copy prior to the anticipated entrance on duty date.

-AND- ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required.

Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties.

-AND- To be eligible your application package must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration.

The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraphs.

Areas considered "near" Denali National Park and Preserve include only: Anderson, Cantwell, Chulitna, Clear, Curry, Denali Park, Ferry, Healy, Kantishna, Lake Minchumina, McKinley Village, Nenana, Nikolai, Petersville, Talkeetna, Tanana, Telida, and Trapper Creek.

-ALSO- The following are the competencies identified for this position.

Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies: Ability to perform a full range of responsibilities that promote resource and visitor protection and education.

Knowledge of resource management. Knowledge and skill in performing a variety of all-hazard emergency services and safety programs such as emergency medical services (EMS) and Search and Rescue (SAR).

Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse populations, user groups, and outside agencies. Ability to work and communicate with other workgroups.

Ability to work independently with little direct supervision. Major Duties:

Duties for the Park Ranger (General), GS-0025-05, include but are not limited to the following: Proactively patrol the Park Road corridor by vehicle and foot including campgrounds, formalized trails, parking areas, visitor centers, and other facilities.

Provide information regarding regulations and explain the importance of resource preservation and protection. Issues backcountry permits.

Contact and provide visitors information regarding Leave No Trace principles and specific hazards found throughout the park, campground availability and hiking trails, weather conditions, and route information.

Provide emergency medical services, preventive search and rescue, search and rescue, environmental protection and resource management data collection.

Assist specialists and/or higher-graded rangers in the performance of a variety of wildlife management duties needed to keep visitors safe from dangerous animals including crowd control.

Other patrols may be conducted by both motorized and non-motorized vehicles and on foot and can occur in remote areas of the park. Work is often performed outdoors and under adverse weather conditions.

Work requires frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, climbing and working in cramped positions. May require repeatedly lifting, pushing, pulling, and/or carrying heavy loads.

May require hikes up to 8 miles a day over rough, uneven terrain. Patrols may involve camping in the backcountry or patrol cabins 4 nights per month.

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