This position is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division and provides direct support to the Chief Law Enforcement Ranger. Please visit find a park for additional park information.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/22/2025-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 FACTOR: This position performs law enforcement and investigative work under a secondary administrative position and the selective factors described below are required. Candidates who do not meet the requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. National Park Service Type I Law Enforcement Commission: Must currently possess or previously held (within the past three years), a National Park Service (NPS) Type I Law Enforcement Commission. Previous Law Enforcement Experience: Prior law enforcement experience, gained by substantial service as a primary law enforcement position in the Federal government, or equivalent experience outside the Federal government, is a mandatory prerequisite/selective factor of this position. - AND - EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have 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). This experience includes activities such as: (1) managing or leading a law enforcement and resource protection program; (2) evaluating law enforcement program activities based on funding to determine objectives, amount and location of work, as well as type of resources needed for the program; (3) interpreting regulations and policy directives related to law enforcement and natural resource protection; (4) reviewing law enforcement case reports to ensure compliance with policy, mutual aid agreements, cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding; and (5) performing law enforcement training/instructor responsibilities. 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). 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. 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 (which includes vision, hearing, cardiovascular, and mobility of extremities) given by an authorized government physician. You will also be required to undergo periodic medical examinations throughout employment. Prior to appointment, the people selected for these positions 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. Prior to appointment, selectees will be tested in all five components, and must pass the agility run, bench press and 1.5 mile run in the 25th percentile. 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. Time-in-Grade Requirement: 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); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year. Time-in-grade must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Lead Law Enforcement Operations: Serve as the principal advisor on all aspects of the Visitor and Resource Protection program, ensuring the park's law enforcement mission is accomplished. Manage Emergency Services: Oversee and coordinate emergency operations, including mountain rescue, search and rescue, and interagency dispatch. Support Management and Administration: Assist the Chief Ranger in planning, directing, ans supervising all facets of the Visitor and Resource Protection program. Foster Partnerships and Financial Management: Contribute to budget planning and execution and represent the Chief Ranger in negotiations with various agencies and organizations. Supervise and Develop Staff: Perform a full range of supervisory duties, including work planning, hiring, performance evaluations, and disciplinary measures. Physical Demands: Work requires considerable physical exertion including long periods of standing, walking, hiking, climbing in rough terrain, lifting or carrying equipment weighing over 50 pounds. Strenuous exertion is required in law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, medical and related emergency activities. Because of unpredictable emergency demands employee must be able to operate safely and effectively in extreme environmental conditions, sometimes for several days, in mountainous and river valley terrain. Working Conditions: Work includes both office and outdoor settings. Routine exposure to discomforts including continuous sun exposure, weather extremes of high and low temperatures, heavy rain or snow, lightning, strong winds and blowing sand, dirt, dust and pollen. Environment includes rough terrain, narrow trails, poisonous snakes, stinging/biting insects, poison ivy, animals and insects that carry diseases and thorny plants. Patrol and emergency response operations may require prolonged exposure to hazardous conditions, high-risk situations and/or expose the employee to dangerous persons requiring use of a wide range of personal protective gear. Communications may be poor. Work assignments will involve periods of low activity and sitting interrupted by sudden periods of high intensity and very physical activity. Work is performed at various hours of the day and night and for prolonged periods during emergency situations, subject to call 24 hours per day. May be required to operate motor vehicles of various types, including 4-wheel drive trucks, SUVs and utility all-terrain vehicles, through deep mud or snow. Adherence to specific risk management principles, safety procedures, and other precautions is required at all times.