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Open: July 15, 2026 — Closes: July 28, 2026
Summary
This position is located inSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 11 months, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year (4 weeks/2 pay periods from early February to early March).
Major Duties
The incumbent serves as a Dispatcher for a Public Safety Communications Center that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Center provides primary telecommunication and logistical support for day-to-day non-emergency communications and complex all-risk incidents including law enforcement, emergency medical dispatch, search and rescue, structural fire, and 9-1-1 services to the public. Such support is for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Channel Islands National Park and Pinnacles National Park. The Center also provides secondary law enforcement telecommunications, information gathering and dissemination for the other federal agencies including: US Forest Service personnel assigned to the Sequoia and Sierra National Forests, Sequoia National Monument, and Bureau of Land Management personnel assigned to the Bakersfield Field Unit and Redding Field Unit. Major Duties include: Receives and evaluates all 9-1-1 telephone calls or other public emergency calls. Determines priority of response and initiates appropriate response of law enforcement, emergency medical, search and rescue, and fire suppression personnel. Performs general Communications Center duties such as filing, typing, copying, scanning, maintaining updated weather information, shredding of designated paperwork, processing mail-in violations notices, or providing copies of case incident reports to authorized individuals or entities. Enters and accesses information in the park incident reporting system to complete required reports and assist in investigations. Safeguards confidential information. Information of this type includes criminal history information, details of investigations in progress, and details pertaining to the movement of visiting dignitaries. Ensures the security of the NCIC terminal and related documents assigned to the Communications Center in compliance with NCIC standards. Using judgment, initiative, and through training, coordinates and initiates appropriate emergency responses to emergency and non-emergency situations. Thorough knowledge of an accepted risk management system, promotes the safety of emergency and non-emergency responders and the visiting public by assessing the needs of each call for assistance individually and initiating an appropriate response to limit the severity of the situation. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Promotion Potential: Promotion to the next level (GS-06) and full performance level (GS-07) is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. For additional information about this position, please contact: Bob Das, Center Manager, Sequoia Regional Communications Center Bob_Das@nps.gov
