Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection)

This GS-0025-12 Supervisory Park Ranger (Protection) position is located at in Springdale, Utah, and will serve as the Deputy Chief Ranger within the Division of Resource & Visitor Protection. This is a Required Occupancy position.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

  05/24/2025 to 06/06/2025

  
  
• Salary

  $88,621 – $115,213 per year

• Pay scale & grade
  

  GS 12

• Location

  1 vacancy in the following location:

  • Zion National Park Springdale, UT
  
  
• Remote job
  

  No

• Telework eligible
  

  No

• Travel Required

  Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

  
  
• Relocation expenses reimbursed

  Yes-You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.

• Appointment type
  

  Permanent

• Work schedule
  

  Full-time

• Service
  

  Competitive

• Promotion potential
  

  None

• Job family (Series)
• Supervisory status
  

  Yes

• Security clearance
• Drug test
  

  Yes

• Position sensitivity and risk
• Trust determination process
• Financial disclosure
• Bargaining unit status
• Announcement number

  IM-1539-ZION-25-12737989IMP

  
  
• Control number
  

  837581200

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

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Duties

• Serves as the Deputy Chief Ranger within the Division of Resource & Visitor Protection.
• Supervision and mentorship of field law enforcement staff, both permanent and seasonal.
• Detection, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution under applicable laws, rules, and regulations enacted to insure the protection and safe use of National Park resources.
• Educate, interpret, and inform visitors about resources, conservation, laws, and regulations.
• Provide training in law enforcement disciplines, both formal and informal.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a first level supervisor of commissioned law enforcement positions within Zion National Park. The position also serves as the park’s Law Enforcement Specialist with three main functional areas: court liaison and legal subject matter expert, law enforcement training, and law enforcement standards and commission management.

This is a secondary-administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U. S. C. 8412 (d) (FERS). PLEASE NOTE: Applicants may meet qualification requirements but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage. Please see the “Additional Information” section for more information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work includes long periods of standing, hiking, and climbing in uneven, steep, rough, slippery, and rugged terrain. Strenuous exertion is frequently required in law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, medical, and related emergency activities. Lifting or carrying equipment weighing over 50 pounds such as firefighting or search and rescue equipment is required. Duties involve performing physically rigorous assignments in isolated outdoor environments while exposed to severe weather conditions. Physical fitness requirements must be met on a continuing basis. There is a physical, mental, and emotional high-stress component to much of the employee’s work assignment. The employee will be required to participate in the NPS physical fitness program.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The employee works in a southern desert park with temperatures ranging from 115+ degrees Fahrenheit in the summer to 0 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months. Elevation ranges from 4,500 to 8,000 feet. The employee must be able to work under the most stressful of circumstances for long periods of time and be able to assist and coach other personnel to cope with sustained periods of intense stress.
Long periods of surveillance work may be required in cramped or unpleasant locations and under stressful conditions. Shift work is often required. Employee is required to operate motor vehicles of various types, fly in small fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, and operate or ride snowmobiles and 4WD vehicles. Law enforcement and other emergency operations will require entry into hazardous environments, exposure to dangerous persona, animals, substances, and potential exposure to infectious diseases. Employee will be required to utilize personal protective equipment pursuant to agency and OSHA guidelines/regulations.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Subject to pre-employment physical and drug testing. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• Must possess a Type I Law Enforcement Commission.
• FIREARM PROFICIENCY: Selectee will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties and maintain firearm proficiency.
• REQUIRED OCCUPANCY: Occupancy of government quarters is required.
• DIRECT DEPOSIT: Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG): Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement.
• DRIVER’S LICENSE: You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver’s license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator’s License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
• You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
• UNIFORM: You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• WORK SCHEDULE: You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, & shift work.
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• TRAVEL: You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

CONTINUED BELOW IN THE “QUALIFICATIONS” SECTION

Qualifications

CONTINUED FROM “REQUIREMENTS” SECTION ABOVE

• PHYSICAL FITNESS: Prior to appointment you must be determined physically fit by an authorized government physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties and also pass a medical examination (includes vision, hearing, cardiovascular, & mobility of extremities) given by an authorized government physician. You will also be required to undergo periodic medical examinations throughout employment.
• PHYSCIAL EFFICIENCY BATTERY (PEB): Incumbents must be determined physically fit by an authorized physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties, pass a medical examination, and pass the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB). The PEB is a fitness test consisting of five different components: 1) agility run – measures the ability to get up from the ground and sprint while changing directions; 2) bench press – measures upper body strength for one repetition; 3) 1.5 mile run – measures cardio/respiratory fitness; 4) sit and reach – measures flexibility in the lower back, legs and shoulders; and 5) body composition – measures body fat.
• Selectee must be free of any domestic violence convictions. Appointment will be subject to successful completion of background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

QUALIFICATIONS

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either “full-time” (or “40 hours a week”) or “part-time” with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

SELECTIVE FACTORS : Applicants must meet ALL of the following to qualify:

• PRIMARY LAW ENFORCMENT EXPERIENCE – This is a covered secondary/administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336(c) (CSRS) and 8412(d) (FERS). Applicants for this position must possess experience gained by substantial service in a primary law enforcement position. Applicants must have documented experience (at least three years) in a primary law enforcement position in the Federal government, or equivalent experience outside the Federal government which included investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected of violating criminal laws of the United States. You must CLEARLY document this experience in your resume.
• LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION : Must currently hold, or have held within the past 3 years, a full (Type I) NPS Law Enforcement Commission or be qualified to receive a full NPS Type I Commission by closing date of this announcement based upon having completed approved NPS training as outlined by policy including: The FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program, the Natural Resource Police Training (NRPT), Land Management Police Training Program (LMPT), US Park Police Integrated (USPPI), and National Park Ranger Integrated (NPRI). More information can be found in the ‘Education’ section of this job announcement.
• NREMT CERTIFICATION : Must possess or be able to obtain a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification by entrance on duty date. Applicants must document how they meet this requirement to be considered qualified for this position.
• DRIVER’S LICENSE : A valid driver’s license is required. A Motor Vehicle Operator’s License and Driving Record must be submitted when requested (in a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), at incumbent’s expense. Includes all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver’s licenses current or past.

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : At least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is what equips applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, & abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.
Examples of specialized experience may include:

• Investigating alleged violations of laws or regulations;
• Collecting and maintaining evidence according to established procedures and professional standards;
• Collaborating with other law enforcement or emergency response agencies on investigations or emergency incidents;
• Writing a variety of investigative and/or legal documents;
• Interpreting or providing guidance to other staff on law enforcement policies, procedures, or techniques;
• Managing or supervising law enforcement, investigative work, search and rescue work, and/or fire management work in a park, recreation, or conservation area; and/or
• Managing, supervising, or leading development and implementation of policy related to protection, incident command system, or management of park emergency operations or other similar work.

You must include hours per week worked .

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement.

Additional information

is located in southwestern Utah. The climate is generally hot with daytime high temperatures ranging from 95 to 110 degrees in the summer, and 55 to 10 degrees in the winter. Nighttime lows range from 65 degrees in the summer to 10 degrees in the winter. Minimal shopping is available in Springdale, Utah, located two (2) miles from Park Headquarters. A full range of shopping, medical, dental, religious, and recreational facilities are available in Hurricane (25 miles), St. George, (45 miles), and in Cedar City, (63 miles), Utah. Elementary school (grades K-5) is available in Springdale, with bus service provided. Junior high and high school is available in Hurricane, with bus service provided. Utah Tech University is located in St. George, and Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City.

This is a Required Occupancy (RO) appointment.

Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will be paid if the selectee lives outside the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation.

Employer paid and reimbursed relocation expenses are considered taxable income. The NPS does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. Employees should consult professional tax, legal and accounting advisors regarding concerns about the financial implications of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS).

This is a secondary-administrative law enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U. S. C. 8412 (d) (FERS). PLEASE NOTE: Applicants may meet qualification requirements, but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage. If such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under CSRS, an employee must transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under FERS, an employee must: 1) transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position, AND 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary rigorous position including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld, AND 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary rigorous position, except for any break in employment from a secondary position that began with involuntary separation (not for cause). It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your special retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your work history or other documentation that demonstrates work history of approved covered positions). You must let this office know if you are in a Primary position.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

• Benefits
  

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

  
  
  

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated ‘ineligible’, ‘not qualified’, or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.

Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Firearms
• First Response
• Leadership

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of an additional assessment, a subject matter expert (SME) resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job.

PLEASE SUBMIT: 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process.

If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.

• Benefits
  

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

  
  
  

  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

  
  
  

  THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/06/2025.
  Failure to submit any of the below-mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted .

  1. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect either full-time or 40 hours per week. If a part-time work schedule is reflected, the hours must be annotated to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
  2. Complete All Required Assessments.
  3. Merit Promotion Eligibility Documentation such as:
     • Current and former federal employees must submit a copy of their latest SF-50 “Notification of Personnel Action” reflecting career or career-conditional status in the competitive service (Tenure 1 or 2), position title, series, grade and an additional SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held, if not reflected on your latest SF-50. Examples of acceptable SF-50s include: Promotion, Within Rate Increases (WRI/WGI), or Appointment SF-50s. Do not submit an Award SF-50 as it does not provide the needed information.
     • Veterans Preference Documentation (e.g. DD-214, SF-15, VA Letter as appropriate)
     • Documentation for the eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for EACH appointment as well as ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed.
     
     
  4. Performance Appraisals and Awards:
     • All applicants must submit their most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor or, if one is unavailable, a statement as to why it is not available (including if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level).
     
     
  5. Documentation that you meet Selective Factors (as listed in the “Qualifications” section)
  6. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
     • • If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the . If you don’t have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the .
       
       
     
     
  7. Documentation for consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.
  8. Noncompetitive Hiring Authority. Applicants who are eligible to be considered based on a Noncompetitive Hiring Authority must submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.
  
  

  Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials – you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

  
  
  

  Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency’s staffing offices.

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