Carries out the full scope of supervisory and personnel management responsibilities, including the recruitment, training, counseling, and evaluation of interpretive staff. Creates culture of teamwork and inclusion. Listens to and resolves complaints from employees and works with Employee Relations to address more extensive personnel matters.
Provides overall direction, goal setting, visioning, review, planning, and execution of all personal and media interpretive services. Serves as principal advisor to the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents, and park leadership team on all technical and professional matters related to interpretation.
Provides overall direction, goal setting, visioning, review, planning, and execution of all K-12 and youth education services. Serves as principal advisor to the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents, and park leadership team on all technical and professional matters related to education for children and youth, including engaging with tribal youth programs.
Represents the Division and Park in working with the park's cooperating association, partners, and concessioners, and other federal offices, educational institutions, and community-based organizations in matters related to public programming, interpretive media, K-12 curriculum-based programs, and other interpretation and education efforts.
Oversees administrative functions related to interpretive operations and programs. Seeks new funding sources, manages budget, and collects data that supports program accomplishments writes reports. Understand, collect, and distribute needed resources. Manages and implements performance management system and award programs.
Area Information:
This position is stationed at South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park located in Northern Arizona. The South Rim is approximately 60 miles north of Williams and 82 miles Northwest of Flagstaff, at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Temperatures range from approximately 90 degrees in the summer to 0 degrees in the winter. Annual precipitation averages around 13 inches.
Grand Canyon Village has schools K-12, a daycare center, post office, general store, churches, a recreation center with gym, a public library, a clinic with resident physicians, and several restaurants. The park community consists of some 2,500 people, including employees of the NPS and concessioners and their family members. There are often employment opportunities for family members in the park and surrounding areas. The park community is small enough that many employees choose to walk or bike from their homes to work. Complete shopping, educational, medical, and professional services are available in Williams and Flagstaff. Flagstaff has a population of about 75,000 and has multiple K-12 public and private schools, Northern Arizona University, and diverse community, medical and other support services. Recreational opportunities include hiking, backpacking, fishing, cross-country and downhill skiing, and golfing in nearby communities.
South Rim Housing: Permanent and Term employees with a Full Performance Level (FPL) of a GS-09 or WG-8 and above will be provided the option of accepting assigned housing, participating in the normal bid system, or accepting shared housing. Permanent and Term employees with an FPL of GS-08 or WG-7 and below may be provided the option of participating in the normal bid system or accepting shared housing. Any employee assigned to shared housing may continue to bid into non-shared housing.
Starting at $122,198 Per Year (GS 14)
