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Open: July 28, 2026 — Closes: August 6, 2026
Summary
This position is located at Virgin Islands National Park, in the Division of Interpretation. Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) rate of 11.88% is authorized.
Major Duties
The incumbent will be an integral part of the interpretive team at Virgin Islands National Park. Major duties include staffing the Visitor Center, roving beaches and making visitors contacts, and conducting interpretive programing for the public. All interpretive products produced by VIIS are based on 21st century interpretive skills and encourage audience input, engagement, and participation. Main programs include a Reef Bay Hike, Network to Freedom Trail/Annaberg Sugar Plantation, Cinnamon Bay Loop, Biweekly Night Sky program, and a monthly Ram Head hike. Some additional major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Collaborates with interpretive team to develop and present interpretive programs to the public based on current research and scholarship from multiple sources and incorporating community engagement and tribal consultation when appropriate. Similar methods may be used to develop education programs for schools. Plans and manages volunteer program and develops and implements recruitment, retention, and recognition programs for volunteers. Assist with planning for special events and program for community engagement. Assist with planning and leading Youth Summer Programing. Tracks and reports statistics including visitor use, volunteer, and interpretive programs. Mentors and trains volunteers and seasonal visitor services staff. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. 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.