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• Provide Emergency Medical Services in both front country and remote backcountry settings.
• Provide care as an Emergency Medical Technician or Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician.
• Utilize the Incident Command System (ICS) during emergency response efforts.
• Conduct climbing patrols, searches, and rescues in a high alpine environment. Climb un-roped in 4th and easy 5th class alpine terrain.
• Lead technical ice climbing routes at WI3/AI3 or harder and technical alpine climbing routes at 5.9 or harder.
• Respond to emergency incidents carrying equipment loads of up to 50 pounds at elevations up to 14,000 feet and perform ground searches that require hiking long distances (up to 20 miles in a day) in mountainous terrain.
• Perform technical and non-technical carry-outs of patients in backcountry settings. Work with helicopters in mountain search and rescue operations including short-haul operations.
• Provide climbing route and conditions information to visitors and issue backcountry permits and educate visitors on permit regulations, wilderness ethics and leave no trace practices.
• Manage backcountry impacts by monitoring, evaluating and mitigating potential resource degradation issues.
• Lead others during helicopter rescues and during high-angle, technical rope rescue in an alpine environment. Lead others during lost-person incidents in backcountry settings.

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.
• You may 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 complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• If selected for a position/location that requires search and rescue, emergency response, use of firearms, or watercraft operation, 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.
• If selected for a position/location 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.
• Some positions require certification to perform emergency medical response. Level of certification may vary dependent on location.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a NPS Type II Law Enforcement Commission.
• Must pass the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB) prior to start date.
• Pre-employment medical exam and drug testing are required. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• Mandatory Minimum Age Requirement: This position has a mandatory requirement that applicants must be 21 years of age or older.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/05/2023-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.

SELECTIVE FACTORS: Mandatory Climbing Skills: Applicants must have led or shared leads on at least five Grade IV 5.9 (or higher) traditional rock climbs, led or shared leads on ice climbs rated, at minimum, Water Ice 3 (WI3) or Alpine Ice 3 (AI3), and aid climbs rated Aid 2 (A2) or Clean Aid 2 (C2). To be considered for this position, you must list in your resume or other application materials the names of the climbs and the corresponding grades and ratings that satisfy the above requirements. Please list any additional technical rock, ice, and/or alpine climbing experience and your most difficult technical rock, alpine ice, or mixed climbs. (MUST SUPPORT IN RESUME OR SEPARATE ATTACHMENT OR YOU WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION)

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Mandatory Law Enforcement Commission: Applicants must meet one of the following criteria by the entrance-on-duty (EOD) date to be considered for these positions:

• Currently hold, or previously held (within the past three years), a National Park Service Seasonal (Level II) or full (Level I) law enforcement commission, or equivalent within the past three years.
• Successful completion a Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program during the last three years but have not yet received a National Park Service Seasonal (Level II) Law Enforcement Commission.
• Will successfully complete a Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program by the entrance on duty date from one of the approved participating academies found at https://www.anpr.org/sletp.php. NOTE: This is not regular police officer training.

You MUST certify in your supporting documents the possession of at least one of the above criteria. Include your commission number with expiration date, or your anticipated graduation date from an approved NPS Seasonal Law Enforcement Academy within your resume.

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Mandatory Emergency Response Certification: Applicants to the GS-5 grade level must possess an Emergency Medical Responder, First Responder, Wilderness First Responder, or Outdoor Emergency Care Certification or higher. Applicants to the GS-07 grade level must possess an Emergency Medical Technician or Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician Certification or higher.(MUST INCLUDE TYPE OF CERTIFICATION AND EXPIRATION DATE ON YOUR RESUME OR ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR CERTIFICATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION OR YOU WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION).

In addition to possessing all of the selective factors listed above, applicants must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

For the GS-05 grade level: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include but are not limited to: assisting with law enforcement or investigative work including conducting investigations, interrogating suspects, and preparing reports and legal documents; conducting wilderness patrols making visitor contacts in order to protect visitors and resources of a park or similar recreation area; educating the public on resource protection policies in order to gain compliance; working as an assistant mountain guide; or performing emergency services (emergency medical, search and rescue, emergency dispatch).
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B. A 4 year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours of related course work. One year of full time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours.
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C. Equivalent combination of education and experience. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements.

For the GS-07 grade level: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include but are not limited to the following: independently performing law enforcement or investigative work including conducting investigations, interrogating suspects, issuing citations, making arrests, and preparing reports and legal documents; conducting wilderness patrols issuing warnings or citations in order to protect visitors and resources of a park or similar recreation area; working as a mountain guide; working as a ski patroller; or participating in technical rope rescue or helicopter rescue operations in a mountainous environment.
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B. You must possess one full academic year of graduate education related to the occupation. One year of full time graduate education is defined as 18 semester hours.
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C. Meet at least one of the three requirements listed below for Superior Academic Achievement - Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree (must be in a course of study that directly reflects the job-related knowledge, skills, abilities competencies necessary to satisfy the minimum qualifications and perform the duties of the position) with Superior Academic Achievement: 1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR, 2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR, 3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies: https://www.achshonor.org/. You must include transcripts.
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D. Equivalent combination of education and experience.

See "Education" section for Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB) requirement.

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.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement.

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 will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

• Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
• Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Criminal Law
• First Response
• Forest Management
• Technical Competence

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.