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This position is located in Mount Rainier National Park, Division of Visitor and Resource Protection, west half of the Wilderness District.
CTAP/ICTAP; Current Department of Interior Federal employee with a career or career- conditional appointment in the competitive service; Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act eligibles.
Open to the first 50 applicants or 12/13/2021 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
11/30/2021 to 12/13/2021
$60,486 - $78,045 per year
GL 9
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
No
Yes
PW-1545-MORA-22-11284488-MP
624124200
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
CTAP/ICTAP; Current Department of Interior Federal employee with a career or career- conditional appointment in the Competitive Service; and Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibles.
Mount Rainier National Park is America's fifth oldest national park and an icon of the Pacific Northwest. Located approximately two hours south of Seattle, the park is 97% designated wilderness. Complete shopping and medical facilities are available in Tacoma and Puyallup, approximately 35 miles away. Homes are available for rent and/or purchase. Washington has no state income tax. Outdoor recreational opportunities abound: hiking, climbing, skiing, boating, biking, and fishing among others. The climate is considered moderate at lower elevations, but is frequently overcast and rainy during fall, winter and spring. Summers are normally sunny and pleasant with daytime temperatures ranging from the low 70's to low 80's and low humidity. You may visit our website at http://www.nps.gov/mora for more information.
This is a non-supervisory law enforcement position in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. As a Commissioned Ranger, you will be responsible for performing law enforcement duties including detection, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution under applicable laws, rules, and regulations enacted to insure the protection and safe use of National park resources. You will also educate, interpret, and inform visitors about resources, conservation, laws, and regulations. Collateral duties may include: field training, emergency medical services, special response, technical rescue, swift water rescue, and helicopter rescue.
This position serves as the field operations lead in the west half of the Wilderness District. Duties include:
Independently conducts the full range of law enforcement activities, including front country and back country patrol, detecting and investigating violations of law, and apprehending violators. As a full performance Type 1 Law Enforcement ranger, provides training, guidance, and mentoring to seasonal and less experienced law enforcement staff. Provides advanced law enforcement training commensurate with qualifications.
Investigates misdemeanor and felony crimes by securing evidence, interviewing subjects, performing surveillance, developing intelligence, etc.; prepares complex cases for prosecution and testifies in court.
Conducts the full range of all-hazard responsibilities, including, emergency medical services, search and rescue, wildland and structural fire according to qualifications. Initiates, directs, and performs emergency response under the Incident Command System.
Protects natural and cultural resources by identifying, planning, and implementing wilderness stewardship projects in support of district work plans.
Plans, directs, and evaluates the work of seasonal employees and volunteers in back country patrol, visitor use management, natural resource and wilderness character monitoring, and maintenance of backcountry infrastructure.
Conducts foot patrol of backcountry trails, campsites, historic cabins and lookouts, and cross country wilderness areas, on trips lasting up to 3 days.
Exercises strong winter skills in backcountry skiing, avalanche hazard evaluation, snow travel, and winter rescue. Directs and coordinates the activities of the Mount Rainier National Ski Patrol chapter.
Detection, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution under applicable laws, rules, and regulations enacted to insure the protection and safe use of National park resources.
Educate, interpret, and inform visitors about resources, conservation, laws, and regulations.
Field training, emergency medical services, structural firefighting, special response, technical rescue, swift water rescue, and helicopter rescue.
For more information, please contact Wilderness District Ranger Dan van der Elst at Daniel_van_der_Elst@nps.gov or 360-569-6651.
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.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Physical Demands: This work regularly includes long periods of standing, hiking and/or climbing, in many cases on uneven, steep, rough, slippery, and/or rugged terrain. Strenuous exertion is frequently required in law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, medical and related emergency activities. Lifting or carrying equipment weighing over 50 pounds such as firefighting or search and rescue equipment is required. In some assignments, heavy packs may have to be carried long distances over mountainous, desert, or snow-covered terrain. Duties involve performing physically rigorous assignments, oftentimes in isolated outdoor environments, frequently while exposed to severe weather conditions. Dangerous persons must be physically confronted, subdued, and apprehended many of whom are known to carry weapons. Prisoners must be kept under physical restraint during transport and processing. Criminal investigations often must be carried out without regard to fixed work schedules, days off, or opportunities for proper rest or nutrition. Duties require manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order for incumbent to perform the duties satisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision in both eyes, with or without glasses, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Near vision, corrected with glasses, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters. Hearing without aid, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000 and 3000 Hz levels. Physical fitness requirements must be met prior to and on a continuing basis during employment. There is a high-stress component to much of the incumbent's work assignments.
Working Conditions: While some work may be performed in an office setting, most of the work is performed outdoors in all kinds of weather and climatic conditions. The work is performed at various hours of the day and night and for prolonged periods during emergency situations. Park Rangers are frequently exposed to high risk and potentially dangerous situations in law enforcement and emergency types of situations requiring use of a wide range of personal protective gear (some of which may be uncomfortable, hot, or inconvenient to wear), adherence to specific safety procedures, and other precautions. Long periods of surveillance work may be required in cramped, or unpleasant locations and under unpleasant conditions. Shift work is often required. Incumbent is required to operate motor vehicles of various types, may be required to fly in small fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, and may be required to operate and/or ride in small watercraft. Emergency law enforcement operations will require entry into hazardous environments; exposure to dangerous persons, animals, and substances; and potential exposure to infectious diseases.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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.
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your responses to the online assessments completed during the application process. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Attention to Detail, Criminal Law, Customer Service, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Oral Communication, Public Safety and Security, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork, and Technical Competence
Computer Adaptive Occupational Interaction
Occupational Reading
Occupational Reasoning Assessment
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 an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to 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.
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/13/2021.
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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement in accordance with the Department's reentry procedures provided by your Servicing Human Resources Office. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days per pay period depending upon the terms of the Department of the Interior's telework policy. Applicants may not update assessment responses after submitting an application at any time during the announcement open period, however, applicants will be able to update the other portions of the application such as eligibilities and supporting documents.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/624124200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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