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Open: December 9, 2025 — Closes: May 11, 2026
Summary
This is an Open-Continuous announcement for permanent public safety positions has been opened due to an exemption to the 2025 Civilian Hiring Freeze. This is an open continuous announcement. Applicants will be referred throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions are filled or announcement reaches the closing date. The first cut-off date is 11:59 pm (EST), December 23, 2025.
Major Duties
The primary purpose of this position is to perform park ranger duties associated with preventing search and rescue incidents from occurring in park units. Work may include patrols, education, technical search and rescue, resource monitoring, emergency medical services, all-hazard incident response, outreach, and administrative support. Duties include: Coordinate the day-to-day operations of a park level PSAR organization, to include PSAR-related program areas such as patrols, education, technical search and rescue, resource monitoring, emergency medical services, all-hazard incident response, rock climbing, mountaineering, outreach, administration, and/or training. Provide advisory services to internal (e.g., staff, management) and external (e.g., visitors, community residents, commercial operators, public municipalities, Federal or state agencies) organizations regarding well-precedented matters affecting the management of PSAR. Coordinate and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations and stakeholders invested in PSAR. Under medical oversight, provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Serve as a member of an All-Hazard Incident Management Team on incidents that may range in complexity from Type 1-5. Such incidents include but are not limited to emergency medical services incidents, special law enforcement operations, or natural disasters.
