Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation)

Full Job Description

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and directs all aspects of the park's interpretation, public information and education programs.

The incumbent serves as an integral part of the park's senior management team, working closely with other division program managers in the establishment and execution of park policies and priorities.

This position is open to the first 75 applicants.

Requirements Continued: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be 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 service.

In 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 or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In 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.

Qualifications Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your 2 page 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.

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume.

Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes.

In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

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.

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service planning, directing, and evaluating complex interpretation, education, and public information programs for a large park or public land management organization.

This experience must include developing and implementing park-wide policies, strategic goals, and operational priorities related to visitor services, education, interpretation, and communications, while serving as a principal advisor to senior leadership on technical and policy matters affecting public engagement and resource stewardship.

Applicants must demonstrate experience managing and evaluating comprehensive interpretive and educational programs, including visitor center operations, curriculum-based education programs, community outreach initiatives, digital and print media, and interpretive facilities.

Experience must also include ensuring the effective communication of complex and sometimes controversial natural and cultural resource management issues to diverse audiences.

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:

Develop, plan, administer, evaluate and lead all aspects of the park's interpretation, public information and education programs and associated functions, operations, and facilities.

Serve as the primary technical and policy advisor to the park's management team for these functions.

Serve as key member of the park management team in development of park-wide policy, external relations, guidelines, goals and objectives, administrative procedures and controls.

Serve as the park liaison between the park and cooperating associations, educational institutions, and other park partners.

Represent the park with partner groups such as attending board meetings, guides fundraising efforts for campaigns and meeting with executive staff on park related matters.

Guide and develop long and short range planning for division to include establishing policy, guidelines and standards for a comprehensive program.

Develop innovative and effective visitor interpretive and educational programs (1.5 to 2 million visitors annually). Develop and provide oversight of a complex multi-million-dollar budget.

Directly supervise GS-11 branch chiefs, a GS-9 visual information specialist and a GS-7 budget technician, and through them, additional permanent and seasonal positions.

Other interpretive support staff includes interns, SCA interns, VIPs, and cooperating association employees.