Overview

  • Accepting applications
  • Open & closing dates

     01/25/2021 to 02/01/2021

  • Service

    Competitive

  • Pay scale & grade

    GS 4 – 5

  • Salary

    $31,520 to $48,927 per year

  • Appointment type

    Temporary – 1039 hours

  • Work schedule

    Full-Time

    Locations

    Many vacancies in the following locations:

    • Klamath Falls, OR
    • Medford, OR
    • North Bend, OR
    • Roseburg, OR
    • Salem, OR
    • Springfield, OR
    • Vale, OR
    • Welches, OR
    Relocation expenses reimbursed

    No

    Telework eligible

    No

    Duties

    Summary

    Explore a new career with the BLM – where our people are our greatest natural resource.

    We expect to fill many vacancies.

    This is a temporary appointment. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status and will be for a period not-to-exceed 1039 hours in a service year.

    NOTE: These are not Law Enforcement positions.

    Learn more about this agency

    Responsibilities

    • Park Rangers support the Bureau’s recreation program. In some locations the positions may have duties that focus on assisting in the performance of day-to-day operations at a visitor center or customer use areas.
    • Facilities include campgrounds, picnic areas, trails, and/or other specialized recreational sites. They may perform duties such as facility maintenance/repair, litter removal, hauling, routine trail maintenance, toilet cleaning, basic carpentry.
    • Aditional duties may include landscaping, cleaning of facilities, installing signs, or fee collection. Park Rangers may have duties that include working with the public to provide information, conduct permit compliance, and safety inspections.
    • They may respond to emergency situations, ensuring facilities and customer use areas are free of safety hazards. Park Rangers may participate in evaluating visitor use patterns, and preparing and maintaining recreation sites.
    • As well as monitoring conditions of sites and natural and cultural resources, they may aid higher level employees in ensuring protection of property from natural depredation. In some locations, Park Rangers may lead guided walks or hikes.
    • These Park Rangers may guide a variety of age groups on interactive, interpretive hikes that explore the natural and cultural history of an area. They may develop educational displays, curriculum, and staff various educational events in the area.
    • In other locations, Park Rangers may focus on interpretation. Duties for these positions focus on interacting with a variety of age groups interpreting Center resources and presenting interpretive programs. May staff information desks.
    • Programs include orientation talks, interpretive programs, environmental education, conducted walks, demonstrations, and campfire programs. Park Rangers develop and maintain interpretive materials and educational displays.

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment

    • U.S. Citizenship is required.
    • Be sure to read the How to Apply and Required Documents Sections.
    • You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
    • Direct Deposit Required.
    • Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
    • Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.

    Qualifications

    In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirement – please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.

    GS-4: 6 months of general and 6 months of specialized work experience. Examples of general experience may include working in any administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible field that provided you with a familiarity of natural or cultural history; fish or wildlife habitat characteristics; techniques of resource protection and use; recreational use of public lands and facilities; enforcement of laws, rules, or regulations; fire prevention techniques and fire suppression methods; or the practice of interpersonal relations skills in dealing with the general public. Examples of specialized experience may include working at a visitor center information desk answering visitor questions that are routine and repetitive pertaining to geographical location of campgrounds, picnic areas, boating areas and other recreational areas; serving as a lookout to detect and report fires, status of fires, and suspicious smoke; or answering visitor’s questions at an entrance station and explaining regulations covering common park use situations, such as campground reservations and rules, collection of fees and selling of permits. –OR- Successful completion of two years of education above high school with at least 12 semester hours of related course work. –OR- A combination of experience and education to meet total experience.

    GS-5: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 level. Examples of specialized experience may include explaining regulations to park visitors; providing information and advice on park activities and resources; collecting fees; issuing reservations and permits; conducting guided tour programs; maintaining recreation facilities or trails; or monitoring special recreation permits. –OR- Successful completion of four year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor’s degree with at least 24 semester hours of related course work. –OR- A combination of experience and education to meet total experience.

    Related Course Work: natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, law enforcement/police science related to the protection of public lands, social sciences, museum sciences, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources. Course work in fields other than those specified may be accepted if it clearly relates to the duties performed by a Park Ranger.

    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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

    You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

    Physical Demands/Work Environments: Work may be performed indoors or outdoors. Work may occur in steep, wet and muddy terrain, in campgrounds, recreation sites, visitor centers, offices, fee booths, bathrooms, trails or remote areas requiring extended camping. Positions may require physical exertions such as extended walking/standing, driving, stooping/crouching, digging, or lifting/carrying. Individuals should be able to work alone or with people; during day/night/weekend/holiday hours.

    Education

    If qualifying based on education you will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and you must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution See Foreign Education.