Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection)

You will serve as a Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection) at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve or Kenai Fjords National Park. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be offered. A 1.49% COLA is added to the Anchorage location. A 3.00% COLA is added to the Seward location. ["Two positions are being advertised: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: Incumbent of this position serves as the Chief Ranger at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The incumbent is a key team members on the park management team and has parkwide responsibility for protection of visitors, resources and employees, as well as the park aviation management. The incumbent plans, develops, directs, supervises and provides leadership in the execution of logistically complex operating programs supplementing these activities in a 4-million-acre conservation unit with diverse resources and public uses. The incumbent is a key member of the park team and participates fully in applying norms, standards, guidelines and principles to alt meetings and activities. The duty station for this position is Anchorage AK. Kenai Fjords National Park: This position serves as the Chief Ranger of Kenai Fjords National Park. The incumbent primary responsibility for a complex operation of visitor and resource protection and public use in a 600,000-acre park with diverse resources and public uses. Functions as one of 6 division chiefs on the park Leadership Team and has park-wide responsibility for protection of visitors, resources and employees. The incumbent plans, develops, directs, supervises and provides leadership in the execution of major duties. Kenai Fjords is primarily a marine based park. Duty station is Seward, AK. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: As a member of the park leadership team, this position is actively involved in developing and implementing management strategies, decisions affecting overall park management and policy, and contributing to the development and implementation of management documents. This position manages a multi-faceted organization through the management of subordinate supervisory staff, multi-year/operational budgets, and the utilization of new information technologies. Exercises the full range of supervisory duties actively supporting Equal Employment Opportunity Programs. Position ls responsible for a comprehensive safety and training program enforcing regulatory policies and mandates and eliminating at-risk behaviors. As the senior Law Enforcement Officer (LEO), provides leadership and direction for the overall park law enforcement search and rescue, emergency medical, special park use management, commercial use management, and structural fire management programs. Provides guidance and oversight for the park's aviation program. Provides guidance and oversight of the Ranger program's marine operation. For additional information please contact: Lake Clark National Park: Grant Hilderbrand at Grant_Hilderbrand@nps.gov Kenai Fjords National Park: Megan Richotte at Megan_E_Richotte@nps.gov"] Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. Pre-employment and random drug testing is required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received. A physical examination will be required, or a statement regarding physical ability will need to be completed. You must maintain physical fitness standards throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. You are required to obtain and maintain a Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC). Firearm qualification and certification are required for the role, and ongoing proficiency must be maintained You must at least 21 years old. You must be free of any domestic violence convictions. Prior to appointment, you must be determined physically fit by an authorized physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties, pass a medical examination, and pass the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB). The PEB is a fitness test consisting of five different components: 1) agility run - measures the ability to get up from the ground and sprint while changing directions; 2) bench press - measures upper body strength for one repetition; 3) 1.5 mile run - measures cardio/respiratory fitness; 4) sit and reach - measures flexibility in the lower back, legs and shoulders; and 5) body composition - measures body fat. Prior to appointment, selectees will be tested in all five components, and must pass the agility run, bench press and 1.5 mile run in the 25th percentile. *Additional Requirements located under Qualifications* Law Enforcement Commission: Must currently possess or previously held (within the past three years), a FLETC issued Land Management Police Training, full Type I Law Enforcement Commission or equivalent; or be qualified to receive a Type 1 Law Enforcement Commission upon appointment. If applying with a non NPS commission please upload your training certificate from the following: Land Management Police Training (LMPT); National Park Ranger Integrated (NPRI); U.S. Park Police Integrated (USPPI); National Resource Police Training Program (NRPT); BIA - Basic Police Officer Training Program (BIA-BPOTP); or Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP) This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Company: National Park Service | Location: Anchorage, Alaska,