Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection)

These position are located in Lake Mead National Recreation Area & Golden Gate National Recreation Areas in the Visitor & Resource Protection Division.

Open to the first 101 applicants or until 09/24/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

  09/20/2024 to 09/24/2024

  
  

  This job will close when we have received 101 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.

• Salary

  $88,756 – $140,713 per year
  San Francisco Location- $108,245-140,713 & Boulder City, Nevada- $88,756-115,379

  
  
• Pay scale & grade
  

  GS 12

• Locations
• Remote job
  

  No

• Telework eligible

  Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

  50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position.

  
  
• Relocation expenses reimbursed

  Yes-You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.

• Appointment type
  

  Permanent

• Work schedule
  

  Full-time

• Service
  

  Competitive

• Promotion potential
  

  None

• Job family (Series)
• Supervisory status
  

  Yes

• Security clearance
• Drug test
  

  Yes

• Position sensitivity and risk
• Trust determination process
• Financial disclosure
  

  No

• Bargaining unit status
• Announcement number

  PW-1547-LAKE-24-12556553-ST

• Control number
  

  810774800

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

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Duties

• Manage law enforcement program through education, patrol, monitoring, apprehension, and investigation.
• Prepare and review case incident records and other law enforcement reports as required by the incident reporting system.
• Responsible for the overall management and supervision of the resource/visitor protection activities within a complex district and is involved in all phases of District planning.
• Responsible for personnel management activities within the district.
• Maintain a proactive and positive public relations program with local residents, local agencies, community groups and other Federal, State and local law enforcement officials.
• Represent National Park Service in public meetings with various community and park user groups.

1 position available. This is the District Ranger position in the Mead District of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The duty station is at Boulder Beach Ranger Station located in Boulder Beach, NV. The District Ranger directs a highly complex resource management and visitor protection program. The district is comprised of three major visitor use areas including Echo Bay, Callville Bay, Boulder Beach within the area of Lake Mead. These includes two developed areas with marinas, employee housing, Ranger stations, campgrounds, boat ramps, marina stores, restaurants, an air strip, picnic areas, trailer villages, launch ramps, a multiagency Government boat dock, maintenance areas, swim beaches, and Cabin sites. The area includes approximately 216 miles of maintained roads and approximately 100 miles of exterior boundary.

2 positions available is located within Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a National Park Service Unit in the Pacific West Region. Golden Gate National Recreation Area spans over 82,000 acres in the California counties of Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo with an annual visitation of over 19,000,000 visitors. Golden Gate NRA has exclusive, concurrent, and proprietary jurisdiction that can be extremely remote or within a densely populated urban environment. The primary duty of this position is supervising two shifts of law enforcement officers. The incumbent and their staff respond to a wide variety of law enforcement calls for service and self-initiated enforcement activity. It is not uncommon to conduct multiple felony investigations each day, often involving drugs, weapons, or victims of crime. Other emergency incidents include search and rescue, providing emergency medical care, and responding to motor vehicle collisions. The incumbent will work closely with local law enforcement, Fire/EMS and SAR agencies on a variety of incidents. The incumbent will respond and supervise security for wildland and urban fires. The incumbent will work with resource management on projects and investigations as needed in both terrestrial and marine environments. Golden Gate is a field training park. The incumbent will supervise two subordinate supervisors who each supervise one of four shifts. There are a day and night shift Sunday through Wednesday, and a day and night shift Wednesday through Saturday. The work schedule is four (4) ten-hour shifts and may work nights, holidays, and weekends. Shift start and end times do not change throughout the year. The incumbent will supervise two subordinate supervisors who each supervise approximately six law enforcement officers.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. You must be free of any domestic violence convictions. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• Subject to pre-employment physical and drug testing. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. You will also be required to undergo periodic medical examinations throughout employment.
• You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver’s license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator’s License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
• You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
• You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• Selectee will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties and required to maintain firearm proficiency and be subject to the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Must possess a Type I Law Enforcement Commission.
• For LAKE (Boulder City, Nevada) position only- required to obtain and/or maintain Structural Fire Fighter II certification within 2 years after entrance on duty.
• A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

Qualifications

Continuation of Requirements:

• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
• This is a secondary-administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U. S. C. 8412 (d) (FERS). PLEASE NOTE: Applicants may meet qualification requirements, but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage. If such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under CSRS, an employee must transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under FERS, an employee must: 1) transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position, AND 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary rigorous position including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld, AND 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary rigorous position, except for any break in employment from a secondary position that began with involuntary separation (not for cause). It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your special retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your work history or other documentation that demonstrates work history of approved covered positions). You must let this office know if you are in a Primary position.
• Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments and must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/24/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying 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 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.

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.

Selective Factors: Applicants must meet ALL of the following to qualify:

• Must currently possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to obtain a valid Type I National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission, or equivalent by 09/24/2024.
• This position is a covered secondary law enforcement position under the by enhanced retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) (CSRS) and 8412(d) (Federal Employees Retirement System). Applicants for this position must possess experience gained by substantial service in a primary law enforcement position. If you do not meet the requirement of this selective factor, you will be rated ineligible for this position.
• Boulder City, Nevada position only- Must currently possess and be able to maintain National Registry Emergency Medical Technician-Basic certification. Please upload certification or provide certification info on resume.

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To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: (1) leading the investigation of alleged violations of laws or regulations related to the protection, conservation, use, or management of natural/cultural resources; (2) protecting officials against threats to personal safety (3) developing and Implementing policies related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations (4) collaborating with other law enforcement agencies . You must include hours per week worked.

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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Additional information

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

Physical Demands: Boulder City Nevada- (LAKE)-The incumbent in this position must maintain good physical condition and must be able to pass the fitness and medical screening standards as described in NPS RM 57. Work demands range from periods of office work (sitting, standing, and walking), to strenuous periods of extreme physical and mental activity. Sleep deprivation may be a factor due to high incident call volumes. Work in this position involves repeated bending, stooping, stretching, heavy lifting, and moving of heavy patients and equipment. The incumbent must be able to fly in a fixed wing aircraft and must not have any unreasonable phobias with regards to heights, water, fire, or contact with the general public

San Francisco California (GOGA)– Some assignments involve basic sedentary work with some walking, bending, standing and light lifting. In other assignments there is the requirement for sustained physical stamina during prolonged emergencies such as law enforcement, wildland firefighting, search and technical cliff rescue. For these reasons, incumbent must be able to maintain required physical fitness levels as outlined in DO-57.

Working Conditions: Boulder City, Nevada (LAKE)- The work environment ranges from sedentary office work to field work with exposure to severe natural elements. Work is done in temperatures which may range from below freezing to 125- degree Fahrenheit, and may be performed in snow, rain and high winds and at elevations ranging from 500 feet to 8,000 feet above sea level. Physical hazards exist in fire control. search and rescue, law enforcement and emergency medical situations. Indoor work includes routine office work and attendance at numerous meetings, both in and out of the park. May deal with long periods of intense visitor related or administrative activities. Managerial demands occasionally require extended hours, both day and night, often with short deadlines.

San Francisco, CA (GOGA) -Some assignments are mostly indoors with no exposure to significant hazards or discomfort. Other assignments involve substantial outdoor work at all hours of the day or night with some exposure to adverse weather and poison oak, the discomfort and minor hazards of manual work, and infrequent intermittent hazards involved in such activities as fire control, technical cliff rescue, aquatic rescue, accident investigation, emergency driving and the use of law enforcement defensive equipment in possible life-threatening situations.
A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.

• Benefits
  

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

  
  
  

  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated ‘ineligible’, ‘not qualified’, or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.

Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Administration and Management
• Criminal Law
• Managing Human Resources
• Oral Communication

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessments, including a panel resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job.

Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process.

If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.

• Benefits
  

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

  
  
  

  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

  
  
  

  The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/24/2024.

  1. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect either full-time or 40 hours per week. If a part-time work schedule is reflected, the hours must be annotated to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
  2. Complete All Required Assessments.
  3. Merit Promotion Eligibility Documentation such as:
     • Current and former federal employees must submit a copy of their latest SF-50 “Notification of Personnel Action” reflecting career or career-conditional status in the competitive service (Tenure 1 or 2), position title, series, grade and an additional SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held, if not reflected on your latest SF-50. Examples of acceptable SF-50s include: Promotion, Within Rate Increases (WRI/WGI), or Appointment SF-50s. Do not submit an Award SF-50 as it does not provide the needed information.
     • Veterans Preference Documentation (e.g. DD-214, SF-15, VA Letter as appropriate)
     • Documentation for the eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for EACH appointment as well as ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed.
     
     
  4. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
     • • If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the . If you don’t have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the .
       • If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.
       • If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the , and if applicable, a completed . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.
       
       
     • Performance Appraisals and Awards:
       • All applicants must submit their most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor or, if one is unavailable, a statement as to why it is not available (including if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level).
       • Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
       
       
     
     
  5. Documentation you meet the selective factors.
  6. College transcripts, if qualifying based on education.
  7. Documentation for consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.
  8. Noncompetitive or Special Hiring Authority. Applicants who are eligible to be considered based on a Noncompetitive or Special Hiring Authority (i.e. Schedule A, VRA, Peace Corps, Americorp Vista, former PLC member, certain Military Spouses, 30% or More Disabled Veterans, Pathways Interns who have met the eligibility requirements for noncompetitive conversion, etc.) must submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.
  
  

  Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials – you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

  
  
  

  Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency’s staffing offices.

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  
  
  

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from .

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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