Student Trainee (Park Ranger - Protection) job - National Park Service - Saint Croix, VI

Experience your

America and build a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service as

we prepare for a second century of Stewardship and Engagement. Become a

part of our mission to connect with our past and create important connections

to the future by building a rich and lasting legacy for the next generation of

park visitors, supporters and advocates.

The employees of the National Park Service care for the special

places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the

National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of

this country’s outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources.


This position is being filled in the excepted service under the Pathway’s Internship Program. The Pathway’s Internship Program is designed to provide students with paid work opportunities in agencies to explore Federal careers while still in school. To learn more about the Pathways Internship Program please visit https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentAndGrads .

This appointment is not to exceed 1 year (IF SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST BE A STUDENT CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ACCEPTED FOR ENROLLMENT AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT) . This appointment may be extended until the incumbent’s education program requirements have been completed (as long as the incumbent continues to meet the eligibility requirements under the Pathways Internship program).

The incumbent of this position may be converted to a term or permanent appointment upon completion of their academic program requirements. Conversion is neither mandatory nor guaranteed .

To be eligible for the Pathways Internship Program, you must meet the following requirements:


  • You must be a student accepted for enrollment or enrolled in a degree or certificate seeking program on at least a half-time basis and in good academic standing (qualifying certificate programs are post-high school programs equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum).

  • Enrollment must be with an accredited educational institution or state approved home-school. These may include high schools, colleges, universities, technical trade, vocational, or business schools, and state approved home school secondary and post-secondary programs.

  • S electees will be required to sign a Pathway’s Participant agreement and must maintain status as a student in good standing throughout the duration of the appointment.

Yu The incumbent must continue to meet the eligibility requirements for the Pathways Internship program throughout the duration of your appointment. Failure to do so may result in termination from the Program. Verification of enrollment will be required each semester.


This announcement will be used to fill full-time or part-time internship positions. However, work schedule may be changed/reduced depending on workload or funding.


Please read the entire announcement before you apply. To view the entire announcement, select “Print Preview at the right hand side of this screen. TRAVEL REQUIRED

Occasional Travel

1-5 days/month RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

No KEY REQUIREMENTS

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Pre-employment background investigation is required.

Enrolled at least half-time at a qualifying educational institution.

At least 21 years of age

All supporting documents must be received by the closing date. DUTIES: Back to top


Works with other law enforcement personnel in investigating crimes,

accidents, interviewing witnesses and interrogating suspects. Prepares appropriate reports and legal

documents. The incumbent has been

trained in and performs the tasks related to collecting, protecting, and

maintaining evidence. In conjunction with

other law enforcement personnel, the incumbent participates with Federal,

State, and local attorneys in preparation for and in conducting in-depth

criminal prosecutions, and is considered a member of the law enforcement team

for arrests and as a witness providing testimony in court proceedings.

Performs law enforcement throughout the park such as road patrols,

traffic enforcement, boundary integrity, hunting patrols, lake and waterway

patrols, backcountry and wilderness patrols, etc. Investigates motor vehicle

accidents and issues citations. Responds

to emergency calls and takes action necessary to preserve the peace, resolve

problems, protect visitors and resources, apprehend violators, and ensure

compliance with regulatory and administrative requirements. Gains compliance with laws and regulations by

using a variety of techniques extending from

verbal or written warnings through the issuance of citations, to custodial

arrests.

Monitors and inspects use of various resources, such as buildings, lands

and shoreline, including leased land, concessions, docks, roads, and contract

work performed. Advises adjacent

landowners, park users, special use permit holders, and/or lessees on problems

such as encroachment, violations of lease agreements, and noncompliance with

permits or licenses. Performs assigned

resource management and resource protection tasks

and duties supporting the mission of the park. Takes appropriate remedial action to correct

observed resource problems. For more

serious violations, recommends and participates with senior park rangers in the

development and implementation of plans to address the problem.


ADDITIONAL DUTY LOCATION INFORMATION:
Position Location: Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, VI. Please visit http://www.nps.gov/chri for park information.


QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Back to top


Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a student at least half-time at a qualifying education institution in a degree or certificate seeking program.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year equivalent to at least the GS-04 level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Park Ranger (Protection). Experience may have been in technical, administrative, or scientific work, fish and wildlife management, recreation management, law enforcement, or other park related work. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include but are not limited to the following: law enforcement or investigative work; emergency services (emergency medical, search and rescue, emergency dispatch, lifeguard); park guide or tour leader; resource management related to natural and cultural resources (museum technician, biological science technician, archeological technician, trail crew, etc.); fire management (wildland and/or structural); assist in the management, information dissemination, or the carrying out of programs in a park, conservation reserve or similar area (fee collection, entrance station, backcountry office, visitor use assistant, volunteer, visitor information desk, campground ranger).

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Four years of education above high school (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor’s degree with major study or 24 semester hours 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. Course work in fields other than those specified may be accepted if it clearly provides applicants with the background of knowledge and skills necessary for successful job performance in the position to be filled.

AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF QUALIFYING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to 1 year of specialized experience.

Selective Placement Factor (Mandatory Screen-Out): Minimum Age Requirement.

This position has a mandatory requirement the applicants must be at least 21 years of age. (MUST SUPPORT IN RESUME OR WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION)

Selective Placement Factor (Mandatory Screen-Out): Law Enforcement Commission.

A. C urrently hold, or have

previously held (within the past three years), a National Park Service Seasonal

(Level II) or full (Level I) law enforcement commission, or equivalent.


B.

S uccessfully completed a Seasonal Law Enforcement Training

Program during the last three years, but have not yet received a National Park

Service Seasonal (Level II) Law Enforcement Commission.


C. W ill successfully

complete a Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program from one of the approved

participating academies found at http://www.anpr.org/academies.htm .


NOTE: This is not regular police officer

training.

Applicants must certify in their supporting documents the possession of at least one of the above criteria. Please include in your resume your commission number with expiration date or your anticipated graduation date from an approved NPS Seasonal Law Enforcement Academy. (MUST SUPPORT IN RESUME OR WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION).

Selective Placement Factor (Mandatory Screen-Out): Driver’s License.

Possess a current valid state driver’s license in good standing. Upon tentative selection, you will be required to submit driver’s license information. If you do not meet the requirements of this selective factor, you will be rated ineligible for this position. (MUST SUPPORT IN RESUME OR WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION)


Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB)


Applicants are required to pass the

Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB) prior to entering law enforcement

positions. The duties of this position require arduous physical exertion

involving walking, running, lifting, standing, use of firearms, and exposure to

inclement weather. The Physical Efficiency Battery (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 the upper body strength for one repetition; 3) 1.5 mile run –

measures cardio/respiratory fitness; 4) sit and reach – measures the

flexibility in the lower back, legs and shoulders; and 5) body composition –

measures the body fat. Prior to appointment, applicants will be

tested in all five components, but only the agility run, bench press and 1.5

mile run will be measured for a passing score in the 25th percentile (age and

gender adjusted) of these components. These procedures will ensure

that law enforcement officers are capable of performing strenuous physical

training and law enforcement duties. Applicants shall be disqualified for

appointment if they fail to meet any physical requirements.

Probationary or seasonal employment is subject to termination for failure to

meet the 25th percentile in each of the identified components being measured.


Additional information on the qualification requirements can be viewed on the OPM web site at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications

ALL qualification

requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.


Applicants are responsible for providing documentation that the applicable educational provisions have been met. You must submit a legible copy of transcripts or a list of college courses with your name, school name, credit or semester hours, major(s), and a grade-point average or class ranking. In addition, you MUST submit proof of current school enrollment (i.e., school transcripts, acceptance letter, verification of enrollment). Official transcripts are required upon selection. If you fail to provide these requested documents, you will be rated as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered for the position.

Education must have been obtained from an accredited or re-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

For further information on creditable education, visit: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html and http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html


Your application will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic job requirements. In addition, we will evaluate your responses to the attached online Assessment Questionnaire to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for the position. To preview the Assessment questionnaire click here: View Assessment Questions


The Assessment Questionnaire is designed to measure your ability in the following competencies needed to successfully perform on the job:

Criminal Law.

Use of Force and Self Defense.

Oral Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Writing

Basis for rating: Applicants who meet the qualification requirements specified above for this position will be evaluated, and a score assigned, based upon the responses provided on the job specific questionnaire that is required as part of the application process for this position.


Applicants who meet the qualification requirements based on responses provided in the Applicant Assessment Questionnaire will be place in one of three categories: Best-Qualified, Well-Qualified, or Qualified . Within these categories, applicants referred to the selecting official that are eligible for Veteran’s Preference will receive selection priority over Non-Veterans must meet student eligibility requirements to be considered under this vacancy announcement.


DO NOT SEND Application materials by mail or email to the Servicing Human Resources Office.


DO NOT SEND PHOTOGRAPHS. Any resumes with these attachments cannot be forwarded to the hiring official.


YOU MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW TO APPLY. HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:


Once the basic qualifications have been met, you will be evaluated

on the quality and extent of your experience, education, and training relevant

to the duties of this position. The evaluation will be based on information you

provide in your on-line resume, your answers to the assessment questions for

this announcement, and a review of the application material requested as part

of this announcement.


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.


Please Note: Answers provided for the assessment questionnaire

must be substantiated in your application package. Upon review, if it is

determined that your work history, knowledge, skills and abilities, narrative

responses, and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, you

may be rated ineligible, not qualified or your score may be modified. Please

ensure that your work history and responses provided enough detail to support

your answers to the assessment questions.


BENEFITS: Back to top


Working for the National Park

Service offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include, in part, paid

vacation, sick leave, telework, holidays, flexible work schedule, life and

health insurance, retirement benefits, and participation in the Thrift Savings

Plan which includes a percentage of government matching contributions. The

following Web address is provided for your reference to explore the major

benefits offered to most Federal employees: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits .


Effective January 2015,

temporary, seasonal, and intermittent employees on appointments expected to

last at least 90 days, and expected to work a schedule of 130 hours or more a

calendar month, will be eligible to enroll in a Federal Employee Health Benefit

(FEHB) health plan upon notification from their employing office. Temporary,

seasonal, and intermittent employees for whom the expectation of hours of

employment changes to meet the above requirement would become eligible to

enroll in an FEHB health plan upon notification from their employing office.

Eligible employees who elect to participate will receive the same government

contribution as permanent employees and will be responsible for the employee

share of the premium while on the official agency roles; the employee share is

deducted from bi-weekly earnings.


OTHER INFORMATION:CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You must continue to meet the Pathways

Internship Program requirements throughout the duration of your appointment.

Failure to do so will result in termination of your internship.


Travel, transportation, and relocation will not

be paid by the National Park Service.


A Favorable Background

Investigation must be completed prior to Entrance on Duty.

Government housing is not available.


Pre-employment physical is required.


Overtime work may be required.

Holiday work may be required.

Weekend work may be required.


This is a drug testing designated position.


Applicants must possess a valid state driver’s license.


Wearing a uniform is required.


Travel is required. Occasional Travel 1-5 days/month.


Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective service System or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service Law.


Physical demands: Duties involve rigorous fieldwork requiring above average physical performance, endurance and superior conditioning. Work requires prolonged standing, walking over uneven ground, and recurring bending, reaching, lifting and carrying of items weighing over 50 pounds and shared lifting and carrying of heavier items, and similar strenuous activities requiring agility and dexterity.


Work environment: Duties require extended periods of outdoor work where the incumbent will be exposed to severe weather conditions including temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Investigation are conducted on foot, in four-wheel drive vehicles, or other forms of conveyance in remote backcountry settings. Emergency service and law enforcement work requires entry into hazardous environments, exposure to dangerous persons, animals, and substances, and potential exposure to infectious diseases.


Career Transition Program: This program applies to Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed, or employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet eligibility criteria for CTAP or ICTAP; 2) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility; and 3) be rated well-qualified for the position. To be well qualified, the evaluation of your resume and supporting documentation must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and you must score 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. For information on eligibility criteria and required documentation, go to http://www.opm.gov/policy- data-oversight/workforce- restructuring/employee-guide- to-career-transition/ctap_ guideline.pdf


Veteran’s

Preference – If you

are claiming Veteran’s Preference, you MUST clearly identify your claim on your

application and provide specific required evidence such as: DD-214, Certificate

of Release of Discharge from Active Duty, or Standard Form 15 (SF-15),

“Application for 10-point Veteran’s Preference” and proof requested

on the form. Failure to submit appropriate supporting documentation will result

in NOT granting Veteran’s Preference.



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