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Open: March 26, 2026 — Closes: April 8, 2026
Summary
This position is located in Canyon De Chelly National Monument, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division.
Major Duties
This is a Required Occupancy Position. Major Duties: This position is located at Canyon de Chelly National Monument as serves as the Chief Ranger & Senior Law Enforcement Officer for the Southern Four Corners Group which also includes Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site and Navajo National Monument. These are areas with complex jurisdictional issues and deep connections to the tribal communities they are located within. This is a supervisory position and the incumbent serves as a law enforcement program manager responsible for implementing a cooperative law enforcement program and providing law enforcement program guidance to the superintendent's office. Incumbent also serves as a liaison with tribal, state, and local law enforcement to develop and maintain law enforcement agreements. Also coordinates with regional and national NPS law enforcement managers to ensure compliance with policy. This position requires advanced knowledge of law enforcement management and practices gained from significant experience in one or more primary law enforcement positions, either within the National Park Service or in an agency performing an equivalent law enforcement mission. Such experience is a mandatory prerequisite for an incumbent of this position. The incumbent serves as the Senior Law Enforcement Officer (SLEO) with responsibilities for planning and executing visitor and resource protection strategies at all three units. The incumbent plans and implements strategies to provide for visitor safety, and protection of natural and cultural resources, and museum collections. This includes physical security planning and implementation of physical security measures. The incumbent accomplishes law enforcement objectives in coordination with other NPS areas, surrounding non-NPS agencies, and NPS regional and national offices. As a Type I commissioned law enforcement officer the incumbent also conducts investigations and enforces both federal and state laws when appropriate. The incumbent develops or updates general agreements with other agencies to allow for mutual support and accomplishment of overall public safety and resource protection goals. Incumbent will respond and assist local law enforcement agencies with law enforcement, emergency services and fire and rescue related calls within the park boundaries at all three park locations. EMT certification preferred, but not required. Area Information: Canyon de Chelly National Monument is located 3 miles east from Chinle, Arizona, population 5,000. Chinle has gas stations, supermarkets, motels, churches, etc. however, medical facilities are 40 miles away. Elementary through high school and Dine College are within commuting distances. The climate is semi-arid to mountainous; park headquarters is at an elevation of 5,500 feet. 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.