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Open: July 15, 2026 — Closes: July 22, 2026
Summary
You will serve as a Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection). You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. This position has a mixed work schedule based on the varying workload, and your work schedule is subject to change from part-time to full-time to on call as workload dictates. $114,993 Step 1 - $149,494 Step 10 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Major Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Law Enforcement - The incumbent supervises, plans and conducts investigations related to alleged or suspected violations of criminal laws, and supervises and trains staff in the investigative techniques and knowledge of laws of evidence, the rules of criminal procedure, and precedent court decisions concerning admissibility of evidence, constitutional rights, search and seizure, and related issues. Supervision - The incumbent of this position gives work assignments, monitors, and reviews the same for accuracy, quality and effectiveness, reviews and approves incident reports, scheduling and leave approval, time, and attendance, maintains law enforcement records, and provides performance evaluations for employees under the incumbent's supervision. Administration - The incumbent will oversee a major law enforcement program other than patrol including firearms, physical evidence, fleet vehicles, or patrol and training equipment. These programs have legal and policy requirements for inventory, training, and procurement. Criminal Law - Assists and participates in criminal investigations within the park and with other state, local, and federal law enforcement partners by performing detection, investigation, apprehension/arrest. Criminal investigations may lead to execution of search or arrest warrants in outside agency's jurisdictions. Management - The incumbent of this position gives work assignments, monitors, and reviews the same for accuracy, quality and effectiveness, reviews and approves incident reports, scheduling and leave approval, time, and attendance, maintains law enforcement records, and provides performance evaluations for employees under the incumbent's supervision. This is a supervisory law enforcement position. 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.
