Park Ranger (Interpretation)

You will serve as a Park Ranger (Interpretation) with National Park Service. This Temporary Promotion NTE-1-year appointment is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Region, Education/Interpretation, Alaska Regional Office, in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a temporary promotion not to exceed 1-year and can be extended up to 5 years. This temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serve as the Interpretive Specialist as part of the Division of Interpretation, Education and Partnerships in the Alaska Regional Office, (Alaska Regional Office). Lead a multidisciplinary team overseeing interpretation, education, youth programs, partnerships, and related functions across 17 national parks and two urban visitor centers. Advise parks and National Park Service partners on interpretive programs, planning, and evaluation, including compliance with the National Park Service Centennial Act. Coordinate the implementation of national and regional interpretive initiatives, administration and oversight of the regional interpretive program, and support for regional partnership initiatives. Serve as a leader of groups developing new strategies and tools to advance the profession of interpretation's purpose and accessibility. Collaborate with regional offices, partners, and tribes to protect national park treasures, educate more than 61 million annual visitors, and strengthen the National Park Service as a trusted interpreter of America's stories.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.