- Position Title
- Park Ranger (I)
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- AK-1537-AKRO-24-12160663-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023 to Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Would you accept a temporary appointment?
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience or education requirements for a Park Ranger (Interpretive), GS-0025-09 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
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 NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
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 NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
For the questions below, please select from A through E to indicate the skill level that you possess for each task listed. The questions were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to perform the work of this position. Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skill levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position (application form or resume, transcripts, list and description of training completed and/or other items you submit). If not, your score will be lowered, or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Apply leadership philosophies & skills, small group dynamics and/or interpersonal communication knowledge in the course of training, coaching and mentoring.
3.
Take the lead in modeling and promoting teamwork, healthy communication and conflict management.
4.
Work as a lead performing tasks such as problem-solving, making judgment calls, offering guidance, and giving direction.
5.
Lead others in the application of workplace policies and ethics.
6.
Provide on-the-job training and assistance to team members.
7.
Explain a portion of a project or operation to team members.
8.
Direct team members to accomplish projects and/or daily operations.
9.
Develop and formally present a training session(s) on an interpretive topic to a group of interpreters and others who work with the public.
10.
Plan and organize one or more weeks of training for seasonal interpreters in interpretive theory and techniques, local logistics, natural and cultural history, ecological principles, and orientation to local area.
11.
After observing an interpretive program, write formal feedback using guidelines of the NPS Interpretive Development Program or similar interpretive organization standards.
12.
Write clear, concise and effective instructions for a complex task.
13.
Write and compile information for a training manual or part of a training manual.
14.
Use coaching principles and guidelines of the NPS Interpretive Development Program or similar interpretive organization standards to provide guidance to others in developing interpretive programs.
15.
Perform program observations and verbally share program observations with the presenter.
16.
Assess staff capabilities and/or developmental needs.
17.
Identify guidance and/or training needed to address capability/development issues.
18.
Arrange for or provide training to address identified capability/development issues.
19.
Research, prepare and present a variety of thematic cultural and natural history interpretive programs as part of a job.
20.
Use a variety of interpretive techniques such as, but not limited to, storytelling, analogies, questioning, games, humor, and illustrations in presenting interpretive programs.
21.
Develop interpretive programs that connect tangible resources to intangible meanings and create emotional and intellectual connections using the NPS Interpretive Process or National Association for Interpretation CIG models.
22.
Communicate and handle backcountry logistics focusing on visitor safety and resource protection.
23.
Guide or train others in opening and closing procedures for an information center or place of business according to established procedures.
24.
Lead others in daily accountability reports for sales, permitting and/or shift reports.
25.
Establish and manage a complex team work schedule.
26.
Mentor team members by providing guidance and feedback.
27.
Establish task priorities for a work group and direct team members to accomplish projects and tasks.
Have you achieved certification in one or more interpretive Development Program (IDP) competencies?
28.
For this question only, select either A or B below as your response.
Have you achieved certification in one or more Interpretive Development Program (IDP) competencies?
Have you achieved certification in one or more Interpretive Development Program (IDP) competencies?
VERIFICATION STATEMENT
29.
Your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency. Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.