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Open: July 24, 2026 — Closes: August 7, 2026
Summary
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, in Topeka, Kansas. This position serves as the Program Manager for Interpretation, Education, Volunteer, and Visitor Services for the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park. Responsible for short and long-range planning and general operations including all park interpretive activities.
Major Duties
Major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Serve as the principal advisor to park management on all matters related to the interpretive, visitor services, volunteer, and education programs. Manage projects from start to finish, including writing scopes of work, proposals, and budget tracking. Serve as a key member of the park management team, participating in decisions that affect all park divisions and operations. Establish long- and short-term goals for the division. Perform deliberative program analysis and prepare and complete a variety of reports. Supervise the division staff, including permanent and seasonal employees, interns, and VIPs. Represents the park in public meetings with various community and interest groups. 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.
