This position serves as the Senior Staff Ranger (Park Ranger (Protection)) for the National Park Service (NPS) at the Washington Support Office (WASO), NPS Headquarters. The Senior Staff Ranger reports directly to the Superintendent of the NPS Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC) and collaborates with parks and human resources to oversee the selection and placement of new law enforcement officers within the agency.
...REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED Financial Filer Requirement: 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. Minimum Age Requirement: This is a primary position covered by enhanced retirement provisions which stipulate mandatory retirement at age 57 after 20 years of service. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and must not have reached their 37th birthday upon appointment to this position. Exceptions allowed: 1) an applicant has prior Federal service in a primary covered position sufficient to complete 20 years of service on or before the mandatory retirement age of 57; 2) an applicant is a qualified veterans' preference eligible. Firearm Proficiency: Required to carry a firearm while performing duties, required to maintain firearm proficiency and must be able to testify in court without restriction. Medical Requirements: This position requires the incumbent meet the medical standards qualifications per DO/RM57, pre-employment and periodic physical examinations, and must participate in the PEB annually. QUALIFICATIONS: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/12/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. 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. Candidates who do not meet these requirements by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. Previous Law Enforcement Experience: Prior law enforcement experience, as gained by substantial service in a primary law enforcement officer position or equivalent experience outside the Federal government is a MANDATORY PREREQUISITE for the incumbent of this position. (Experience must be documented in your Resume.) Type I Law Enforcement Commission: Must currently possess or previously held (within the past three years), a FLERT issued Land Management Police Training (LMPT), full Type I Law Enforcement Commission or equivalent; or be qualified to receive a Type I Commission upon appointment. This will be based upon having completed approved NPS training as outlined by policy including Natural Resource Police Training (NRPT), Land Management Police Training Program (LMPT), US Park Police Integrated (USPPI), Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP), BIA Basic Police Officer Training Program (BIA-BPOTP), or Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP). This is required by the closing date of the announcement. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Experience at this level must include ALL of the following: (1) Identify program needs, develop short and long range plans related to operational needs, establish development operational guidelines, and set short and long range objectives; (2) Measure and evaluate program effectiveness and achievements against planned results and make program revisions and recommendations as needed; (3) Communicate orally and in writing to internal and external audiences; AND (4) Prepare or direct the preparation of reports and correspondence on administrative and law enforcement matters which often include sensitive subjects and complex issues. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. 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). 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.
Major Duties of the Senior Staff Ranger (Park Ranger (Protection)) position include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as a subject matter expert in the NPS law enforcement profession. Mentors new applicants through the process of applying to and training for NPS law enforcement positions. Maintains expertise in law enforcement position hiring processes and serves as a point of contact for parks with law enforcement staff to facilitate their hiring processes. Performs law enforcement duties pertaining to apprehension, detention, or investigation of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against criminal laws of the United States.