Seasonal Park Ranger (General)

Full Job Description

These positions are located in Cape Cod National Seashore, in the Visitor & Resource Protection Division.

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Cape Cod National Seashore is June to October, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: June 2026 Open to the first 100 applicants or until 03/04/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/04/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 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-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.

Experience may have been technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park related work.

Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to, Park Guide, or tour leader; environmental educator or teacher; Law Enforcement or investigative work; archeological or historical preservation research; forestry and/or fire management work in 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 operations; or other similar work.

You must include hours per week worked.

-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hours of 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours of course work in a related field.

(Major Study - Natural resource management/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 include transcripts. -OR- 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 bachelor's degree, in excess of 60 semester hours, and divide by 60 semester hours (or equivalent).

Then take the number of months of full time 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. Major Duties:

Provides diverse visitor services to include: general information, visitor assistance, fee collection, and medical care appropriate to the level of training.

Assisting visitors with lockouts, jump starts, separated parties, etc. Explaining the park regulations and rules and otherwise assists in the management of the park.

Performs traffic counter checks, public safety callbox checks, and other minor tasks involved with park VRP operations.

These Park Ranger positions do not have the parenthetical of "Interpretation" or "Protection," as a result, this announcement has been advertised as "Park Ranger (General)." The official title is simply "Park Ranger."