Seasonal Park Ranger

Seasonal Park Ranger

Department: Department of the Interior

Location(s): Bartlett Cove, Alaska, Denali Park, Alaska, Kantishna, Alaska, King Salmon, Alaska, Port Alsworth, Alaska, Seward, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Toklat, Alaska, Yakutat, Alaska

Salary Range: $21.85 - $35.19 Per Hour

Job Summary: These positions are temporary and may not exceed 1039 hours (six months) in a service year. Positions may not be filled at every duty station.

Major Duties:

• The parks and duty stations hiring for these positions are below, as is each park's anticipated seasonal period. The typical seasonal period may vary during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: April/May 2026. Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali Park, Kantishna and Toklat, AK. Applicants selected for Kantishna will be duty stationed at Wonder Lake, AK): April - September Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Bartlett Cove and Yakutat, AK. Applicants selected for Yakutat will be duty stationed at Dry Bay, AK): April - October Katmai National Park and Preserve (King Salmon, AK): May - September Kenai Fjords National Park (Seward, AK): April - September Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Skagway, AK): May - September Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (Port Alsworth, AK. Applicants selected for Port Alsworth may be duty stationed at Twin Lakes, Chinitna Bay and/or Silver Salmon Creek, AK.): April - September Sitka National Historical Park (Sitka, AK): April - October Selectees may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries. Government housing may be available at Denali Park, Seward, Skagway, and Sitka. Government housing is available at Kantishna (Wonder Lake), Toklat, Bartlett Cove, Yakutat (Dry Bay), King Salmon, and Port Alsworth (Twin Lakes, Chinitna Bay, Silver Salmon Creek). Please visit find a park for additional park information. You must apply to each park, duty station, and grade you are interested in working at. This position includes protection of park resources and visitors through patrols, education, and compliance checks. The individuals selected will provide information regarding regulations and explain the importance of resource preservation and protection. The individuals will contact and provide visitors information regarding Leave No Trace principles and specific hazards found throughout the park. Patrols are conducted by both motorized and non-motorized watercraft and on foot in both front country and remote areas of the park. Other duties consist of providing backcountry orientation, emergency medical services, search and rescue, environmental protection, and resource management data collection. Selectees may also perform development and delivery of Interpretive talks and tours. May require hikes up to 8 miles a day over rough, uneven terrain. Additional duties for the GS-07 position: Teaches others - provides on-the-job training, mentoring and assistance to team members by providing guidance, feedback, and direction to accomplish projects and/or daily operations. Physical Demands: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, driving, bending, etc. The work, on a regular and recurring basis, requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as climbing, hiking and lifting heavy objects. Work may be performed on uneven, steep, rough, slippery, and/or rugged terrain. Incumbents must have the ability to routinely carry backpacks of up to 50 pounds in steep terrain and in adverse weather conditions. Work Environment: The work is performed in a setting in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness, e.g., high or low temperatures, confined spaces or adverse weather conditions. The work environment regularly involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress. In addition, work may be performed in areas of extremely rough terrain with wide annual variations in climatic conditions.

Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/01/2025-unless otherwise stated in this announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the number of hours worked per week, full-time, or part-time. If you indicate part-time, you MUST indicate the number of hours worked per week so that your qualifying experience can be prorated for credit. SELECTIVE FACTOR for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) positions: Some positions require an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Certification. Certification levels required are Wilderness First Responder, Emergency Medical Responder, or higher; Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician, or higher; and Emergency Medical Technician, or higher. (If EMT level, must be National Registry.) This is not applicable if you do not want to be considered for positions that require an EMS certification. You may apply to non-Emergency Medical Services (EMS) positions that do not require EMS certification, and/or positions that require EMS certification. You must apply to the appropriate park(s), grade(s), duty station(s) and EMS level(s), based on your preferences, in order to be considered for those positions. The preferences you select when you apply will determine the positions you will be considered for. Below are the parks, grades, duty stations, and EMS levels (if any) that may be filled. Some parks have multiple EMS levels. Use this information to aid in determining which position(s) you would like to be considered for when you apply. Denali National Park & Preserve: GS-05 & GS-07 - Denali Park; WFR or higher (Backcountry Rangers) GS-07 - Denali Park, Kantishna (Wonder Lake) & Toklat; EMT or higher (General Rangers) Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve: GS-05 - Bartlett Cove; non-EMS & WFR or higher GS-05 - Yakutat (Dry Bay); WFR or higher GS-07 - Bartlett Cove; non-EMS & EMT or higher GS-07 - Yakutat (Dry Bay); EMT or higher Katmai National Park & Preserve: GS-07 - King Salmon; WFR or higher Kenai Fjords National Park: GS-05 & GS-07 - Seward; non-EMS Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: GS-05 - Skagway; WFR or higher GS-07 - Skagway; Wilderness EMT or higher Lake Clark National Park & Preserve: GS-05 & GS-07 - Port Alsworth, Twin Lakes, Chinitna Bay, Silver Salmon Creek; WFR or higher Sitka National Historical Park GS-07 - Sitka; non-EMS **To be considered for positions with an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) certification requirement, you must submit a copy of your certification with the expiration date or state the level and expiration date in your resume. If you do not currently have this certification but will have it before entrance on duty, you must include the expected level and completion date in your resume. You must maintain certification throughout your employment.** Candidates who do not meet EMS requirements will not be considered for positions with EMS requirements. To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess one of the following qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience include basic research for the purpose of conducting interpretative tours to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of parks, forests, historic sites, or other attractions; assisting with monitoring the condition of natural and/or cultural resources to protect those resources; assisting in patrols to check permits and aiding in search and rescue; providing visitor services such as explaining Leave No Trace and answering visitor questions on natural and/or cultural resources about a park or similar recreational area. You must include hours worked per week in your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Four years of education above high school (120 semester hours, 180 quarter hours, or the number your school uses to represent four years) leading to a bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours, 36 quarter hours, or the equivalent of course work in a related field. Related course work are subjects such as natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, law enforcement/police science, social sciences, museum sciences, business administration, public administration, behavioral sciences, sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. You must include hours worked per week in your resume and a copy of your transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION: To combine education and experience, first take the number of credit hours in excess of the first 60 semester hours, 90 quarter hours, or the equivalent, earned towards your degree and divide by 60 semester hours, 90 quarter hours, or the equivalent. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent in order to qualify. You must include hours worked per week in your resume and a copy of your transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience include researching and conducting interpretative tours to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of parks, forests, historic sites, or other attractions; monitoring and reporting on the condition of natural and/or cultural resources to protect those resources; performing patrols to check permits and conducting search and rescue; providing visitor services such as explaining regulations, Leave No Trace, answering complaints, and visitor questions on natural and/or cultural resources about a park or similar recreational area. You must include hours worked per week in your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: One full year of graduate study in a related field. Related fields include natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, law enforcement/police science, social sciences, museum sciences, business administration, public administration, behavioral sciences, sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. (One year of graduate education is 18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours, or the number your school uses to represent one year.) You must include hours worked per week in your resume and a copy of your transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION: To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester or quarter hours earned towards a graduate degree and divide by 18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours, or the equivalent. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours worked per week in your resume and a copy of your transcripts.

How to Apply: To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/01/2025. You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account. Prompted to Start the Application Process by selecting "Start Application." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to create an application" To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12837005 Select or add the resume you want to use for this application. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS. Select documents you want included in this application. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic information. After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Application. While logged in, you can check the status of your application by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your application at any point during the open period of the announcement. To update an application, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Update Application" for this job. Note: When you click Update Application, you will be prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first application will no longer be associated with the applicant record. So it is important that you select all documents you want to use in the re-application.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-01