JOB SUMMARY: This position serves as the Chief of the Division of Ranger Activities at Shenandoah National Park. The Division includes operational services that support resource protection, resource education and public use management services through law enforcement, wildland fire, search and rescue. emergency medical, dispatch communications, fee collection, and other related activities. The Chief Park Ranger is responsible for the supervision and management of all personnel, funds, and assets. MAJOR DUTIES: Manage a visitor protection program that includes both public safety and resource protection, Law Enforcement (LE), Search and Rescue (SAR), and Emergency Services (EMS). Provide technical assistance and oversight to field-level personnel as they develop written reports for complex incidents involving trauma and medical emergencies, visitor fatalities, remote search and technical rescues in park Wilderness, custodial arrests, violation notices and written warnings, law enforcement reports, evidence collections, and suspect interviews in support of complex criminal investigations. Exercise the full range of supervisory duties; work with subordinate staff to execute established work plans, and establish work schedules and priorities. Prepares long range budget planning documents, staffing level requirements, and position management plans for ONPS budgets, FLREA, and other non-ONPS fund sources. Exercise tact, diplomacy, and empathy to provide information and assistance, as well as resolve conflicts, while interacting with management, staff, park partners, and the public through telephone and personal interaction. This is a secondary-administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) (CSRS) and 5 USC 8412(d) (FERS). You may meet qualification requirements, but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage. If such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under CSRS, an employee must transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under FERS, an employee must: 1) transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position, AND 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary rigorous position including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld, AND 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary rigorous position, except for any break in employment from a secondary position that began with involuntary separation (not for cause). It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your special retirement status. You must let this office know if you are in a Primary position. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
