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Open: July 22, 2026 — Closes: August 5, 2026
Summary
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Affton, Missouri.
Major Duties
This position serves as the Interpretation, Education, and Volunteer Program Manager (Chief of Interpretation) for Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Affton, Missouri. Oversees division activities by guiding and directing the interpretation division and assisting with the coordination, execution, management, and planning of the park's visitor services and interpretive programming. Major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Manages a complex interpretive program, including a visitor center, museum, historic home and buildings, field programs, and special events. 2. Plans and conducts a wide range of public interpretive programs throughout the year. Programs consist of walks, talks, tours, field trips, performances, and special events related to Ulysses S. Grant NHS, its resources, and issues. 3. Provides leadership, supervision, management, and training for intern, volunteer, seasonal, and permanent interpretive staff who present a variety of interpretive programs and front-line visitor services. 4. Creates, manages, and executes a budget for the Interpretation Program. 5. Builds and maintains relationships with various stakeholders, partner groups, and other agencies to advance program goals and objectives. 6. Serves on the park's leadership team and works closely with team members to plan, address, and manage issues, and provides key input from an interpretation, education, volunteer, and visitor service perspective. The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources. Park ranger - interpreters connect people to parks. They play a key role in ensuring that visitors have a meaningful, satisfying, and safe park experience, help visitors decide how to spend their time in the park, and inform them about the wonders that await their discovery. Park ranger - interpreters are specially trained to engage the public so that each park visitor can find a personal connection with the meanings and values found in the places and stories of that park. They help visitors explore the many dimensions of parks by introducing them to a variety of perspectives. By providing the opportunity for visitors to care about the places they visit, they promote stewardship and the opportunity for those visitors to care for park resources. National parks are among the most remarkable places in America for recreation, learning, and inspiration. The work done by park ranger-interpreters through effective interpretive and educational programs encourages the development of a personal stewardship ethic and broadens public support for preserving and protecting park resources, so that they may be enjoyed by present and future generations.