This position manages operations for Glacier Bay National Preserve and the Dry Bay Ranger Station and serves as the Federal Subsistence Coordinator. As a Park Ranger (P), major duties will include:
- Law Enforcement Operations: Detection, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution under applicable laws, rules, and regulations enacted to insure the protection and safe use of National Park resources.
- Public Use Management: Issue and oversee Special Use Permits, monitor permittee activities, educate, interpret, and inform permittees and visitors about resources, conservation, laws, and regulations.
- Subsistence Management: Serves at Subsistence Coordinator representing the NPS and Glacier Bay on management committees and with subsistence users.
- Supervision: Conducts all aspects of supervisory role - announcement, recruitment, hiring, performance evaluation, awards, discipline, and termination.
- Emergency Services: Responds to and/or manages emergency incidents to include law enforcement, medical/trauma, search and rescue, structure fire, wildland fire, vessel, vehicle, ORV, aviation accidents, or natural disasters.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Physical Demands: The position is required to meet and continuously maintain the physical/medical standards set forth in the requirements established by DO/RM#57. The work may require physical exertion such as regular and recurring long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, rocky surfaces; mountainous terrain; bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activity; carrying of equipment weighing 50 pounds or more; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as fire packs and rescue gear. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities of such as above average agility and dexterity. Duties involve performing physically rigorous assignments, oftentimes in isolated outdoor environments, frequently while exposed to severe weather conditions. There is a physical, mental, and emotionally high stress component to the incumbent's work assignments. This position is required to meet and continuously maintain applicable physical and medical standards.
In this position dangerous persons must be physically confronted, subdued, and apprehended, many of whom are known to carry weapons. Prisoners must be kept under physical restraint during transport and processing. Criminal investigations often must be carried out without regard to fixed work schedules, days off, or opportunities for proper rest or nutrition.
Work Environment: The work environment is field work with some office work in the summer and the opposite in the winter. Field work of the incumbent regularly includes long periods of standing, hiking and/or climbing, in many cases on uneven steep, rough, slippery, and/or rugged terrain. Strenuous exertion is frequently required in law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, and medical related emergency activities. Lifting or carrying equipment over 50 pounds such as firefighting or search and rescue equipment is required. In some situations, heavy packs may have to be carried long distances over uneven, unimproved surfaces, or snow-covered terrain.
The duties involve performing physically rigorous work in an isolated outdoor environment while exposed to severe weather conditions. Work may involve periodic exposure to high risks or discomforts such as low temperatures, high winds, adverse weather conditions, ocean water, falling limbs or trees, and similar situations. Incumbent may require special safety precautions, i.e., working around boats, aircraft, off road vehicles, moving parts, or machines; persons with contagious diseases or irritant chemicals, blood borne pathogens, dangerous animals, and substances, etc. Incumbent may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, gloves, helmets, or shields. The work is performed at various hours of the day, and night and for prolonged periods during emergency situations. Shift work is often required.
The position the incumbent is frequently exposed to high-risk and potentially dangerous situations in law enforcement and emergency types of situations requiring use of a wide range of personal protective gear, some of which may be uncomfortable, hot, or inconvenient to wear, adherence to specific safety procedures, and other precautions.
The incumbent is required to operate motor vehicles, ATVs, UTVs, and motorized watercraft and will be required to fly in small fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.
Physical Demand and Work environment for Structural firefighting are located in the Additional Information section.
Starting at $81,956 Per Year (GS 11)
