- Position Title
- Deputy Chief Ranger (Protection)
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- IM-1540-GLAC-23-12125000-MP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, September 18, 2023 to Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Eligibilities
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Are you a current career/career-conditional Department of the Interior Federal employee and meet the following Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibility:
Current Department of the Interior Federal employee with a career or career- conditional appointment in the competitive service that holds, or have held a career or career-conditional position at a lower grade level as the position being announced.
To verify your eligibility as a current Department of the Interior Federal employee, you must provide a copy of your current Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) reflecting your competitive status showing that you are a current Department of The Interior employee. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Current Department of the Interior Federal employee with a career or career- conditional appointment in the competitive service that holds, or have held a career or career-conditional position at a lower grade level as the position being announced.
To verify your eligibility as a current Department of the Interior Federal employee, you must provide a copy of your current Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) reflecting your competitive status showing that you are a current Department of The Interior employee. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
2.
Are you a current career/career-conditional employee with the Department of the Interior?
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a copy of your current Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) showing that you are a current Department of the Interior employee.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a copy of your current Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) showing that you are a current Department of the Interior employee.
3.
Are you a current or former employee of a land management agency (Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs; or Bureau of Reclamation) who:
To verify your eligibility, you must provide documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for EACH appointment as well as ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed.
For more information, review Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA).
- was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
- served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and,
- performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and,
- if no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for no more than two years, and departed that position in good standing.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for EACH appointment as well as ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed.
For more information, review Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA).
4.
Are you a current career/career-conditional Department of the Interior Federal employee and meet the following Non-competitive Merit Promotion Eligibility:
Current Department of the Interior Federal employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service that hold, or have previously held a career or career-conditional position at the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced.
To verify your eligibility as a Department of the Interior Federal employee, you must provide a copy of your current Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) reflecting your competitive status showing that you are a current Department of the Interior employee. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Current Department of the Interior Federal employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service that hold, or have previously held a career or career-conditional position at the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced.
To verify your eligibility as a Department of the Interior Federal employee, you must provide a copy of your current Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) reflecting your competitive status showing that you are a current Department of the Interior employee. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Preferences
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Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection - Deputy Chief Ranger), GS-0025-13, position at Glacier National Park. Your responses to this questionnaire in conjunction with other portions of your completed application will be evaluated to determine your qualifications. Please carefully follow all instructions before submitting your responses. You must select only ONE response for each item. If you change a response, be certain to erase (unclick) the incorrect response before you submit the application. Once you have submitted your application, items with more than one response or that are left blank will not receive credit. YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
Minimum Qualifications for GS-13
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Must possess at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Supervisory Park Ranger (LE). Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: leading a complex Visitor and Resource Protection operation encompassing front and back-country law enforcement, emergency medical services, structural fire, wildland fire, dispatch, fee collection, and permitting operations; interpreting regulations and policy directives related to law enforcement and natural resource protection that included evaluating law enforcement program activities based on funding to determine objectives, amount and location of work, as well as the type of resources needed for the program; reviewing law enforcement case reports to ensure compliance with policy; leading complex incident management teams in high-visibility public arenas; advising senior managers and implementing management actions through multiple organizational layers; collaborating with other federal agencies, local governments, and/or non-governmental organizations including through mutual aid agreements; establishing and carrying out management priorities; executing executive leadership or programmatic initiatives; budgeting and financial management of a multi-million dollar program; recruiting, hiring, motivating, and evaluating staff; and representing the National Park Service in public meetings on controversial issues. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
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This is a covered secondary law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336(c) (CSRS) and 8412(d) (FERS). Applicants for this position must possess experience gained by substantial service in a primary law enforcement position. Please select the response below that best describes how you meet this requirement.
3.
In addition to the requirements in the questions above, selectees must possess or be able to obtain a Level I Law Enforcement Commission by entrance on duty date, which requires successful completion of an approved Law Enforcement Training Program. Please select the response below that best describes your qualifications in this area. If you do not meet the requirements of this selective factor, you will be rated ineligible for these positions. Applicants must document how they meet this requirement, as indicated below, to be considered qualified for this position.
Criminal Law: Knowledge of state and federal criminal laws, including procedures, regulations, guidelines, and precedents related to admissibility of evidence and prosecution.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Apply professional knowledge of contemporary theories, principles, practices, and techniques for law enforcement and resource protection in the management of a modern law enforcement program in a park with Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction.
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Direct the work of staff investigating crimes and offenses against the United States, other law enforcement incidents, potential tort claims, and accidents that require developing innovative investigative techniques due to the nature and location of the suspected or known crimes.
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Serves as subject matter expert, consultant, and designated liaison with law enforcement officials from the National Park Service, other Federal agencies (OIG, FBI, ATF, DEA, USSS, Etc.) and/or state and local jurisdictions in the performance of detection, investigation, apprehension, prosecution, and related law enforcement activities.
7.
Liaise with U.S. Courts Federal Magistrate and Department of Justice officials to direct and administer detention and transfer of prisoners.
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Plan long range law enforcement operations to detect, investigate, apprehend, and prosecute under the provisions of applicable laws, rules, and regulations enacted to ensure the protection and safe use of national park resources considering contemporary techniques for community policing.
Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Serve as a principal advisor to park management on all aspects of ranger activities (law enforcement, natural and cultural resource protection, structural fire, wildland fire, search and rescue and emergency/all-hazard operations).
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Prepare long-range emergency response and preparedness plans for a wide range of all-hazard response.
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Lead an Incident Management Team for a major event.
12.
Establish and communicate organizational strategies, goals, objectives, and priorities.
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Provide park wide programming, planning, and operational direction for ranger activities such as law enforcement, search and rescue, and emergency medical service programs in cooperation with park's senior leadership team.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
14.
Develop strategic priorities, annual operating plans, and multi-million-dollar annual budgets for a law enforcement and emergency services program.
15.
Successfully present proposals and obtain funding from a variety of sources, including outside cooperating or support entities.
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Prepare and present reports relating to program effectiveness, budget management, or programmatic needs.
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Assess overall program quality and effectiveness, adapting operations as needed to achieve program goals.
Human Resource Management: Empowers people by sharing power and authority; develops lower levels of leadership by pushing authority downward and outward throughout the organization; shares rewards for achievement with employees; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, appraised, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Lead the work of an organization through multiple subordinate layers of supervision.
19.
Develop staffing plans and recruit, hire, and train staff to meet program requirements in accordance with diversity and inclusion objectives.
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Promote organization health and safety program and ensure staff are knowledgeable of safe work practices.
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Establish guidelines and performance expectations for staff members, provide feedback, and periodically evaluate employee performance.
Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
22.
Build and maintain relationships with officials from other Federal agencies, and/or State and local jurisdictions to share information, intelligence and other related law enforcement and emergency response activities
23.
Maintain liaison relationships with officials of Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and other organizations to include the U.S. Courts Federal Magistrate, U.S. Attorney's Office, the Office of the Solicitor, and the Department of Justice.
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Present issues and discuss overall agency policies, procedures, and guidelines for program management in meetings of regional and national NPS enforcement and emergency services managers.
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Develop plans and procedures that involve collaboration with other divisions, agencies, and outside services such as concessionaires or contractors.
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Initiate and maintain contacts with individuals, agencies, or special interest groups outside of the organization for the purpose of cultural and natural resource protection.