Seasonal - Park Ranger (Gate Attendant)

Full Job Description

This position is a Park Ranger (Gate Attendant), GS- 0025-4 working in Newburyport Massachusetts at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

This is a seasonal NTE (not to exceed) 1039 hours position. Only experience and education obtained by 02/27/2026 will be considered.

In order to qualify for this position you must possess the Minimum Qualification.

Minimum Qualification [GS-4] General Experience: 6 months general experience in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work that provided a familiarity with natural or cultural history; fish or wildlife habitat characteristics; techniques of resource protection and use; recreational use of public lands and facilities; enforcement of laws, rules, or regulations; fire prevention techniques and fire suppression methods; or the practice of interpersonal relations skills in dealing with the general public.

AND Specialized Experience: 6 months specialized 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.

OR Education: Successfully completed 2 year of study above the high school level at an accredited college or university that included at least 12 semester hours in any of the following courses: 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 OR Combination: A combination of education and experience as described in 1 and 2 above which together equals 100% of the requirement 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. Major Duties:

This is a temporary appointment intended for seasonal work that is less than 6 months or 1040 hours from the date of appointment/service year.

It is expected this position will be terminated upon completion of the seasons work.

The agency may non-competitively rehire an eligible temporary seasonal worker in subsequent years who works less than 6 months or 1040 hours in their service year.

As a Seasonal - Park Ranger (Gate Attendant) your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Staffs the refuge entrance fee booth.

Ensures validity of federal passports of visitors on entry to refuge.

Provides good customer relations with refuge visitors, distributes refuge leaflets, explains refuge regulations, provides information about recent wildlife observations, and responds to a variety of other inquiries from the public.

Collects entry fees from refuge visitors. Safeguards and balances collected funds. Performs vehicle checks/equipment checks all-drive on vehicles.

Based on inspection, uses own judgment to issue or reject permit requests.