Summary The primary responsibilities include overseeing and conducting visitor and resource protection operations, performing and managing complex emergency service operations in law enforcement, emergency medical services, search and rescue, wildland fire, and structural fire, and supervising seasonal /career seasonal law enforcement rangers, general rangers, and VIPs. Permanent Full-Time appointment. This position is required to live in the Houghton/Hancock area in the winter. Responsibilities GS-11 As a Supervisory Park Ranger you will lead daily operations and direct the completion of collateral duties related to training and leadership. You will supervise GL-9 permanent and seasonal law enforcement rangers as well as non-commissioned staff and park volunteers. You will conduct and supervise the detection of criminal activity, investigation of criminal violations, and custodial arrests. You may prepare and execute warrants, interview witnesses, and detain suspects. You will ensure the completion of comprehensive written reports. You will conduct and/or supervise gathering of law enforcement, security, and intelligence information relating to the park, its facilities, events, mission, or visitors. You will set work goals and ensure all employees receive required training in a timely manner; identify operational requirements and make recommendations to your supervisor regarding programming, budgeting, training, administration, and evaluation of operations; and schedule patrols to maximize visitor contact with special consideration to problem areas. You will supervise and lead complex law enforcement, all hazard, emergency medical, and search and rescue operations as well as provide emergency medical services to park visitors and residents. In addition, you will participate in all aspects of employee supervision including performance planning and appraisals, employee recognition, and employee counseling. Major duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Serve as a first level emergency services supervisor and supervisory law enforcement officer excising supervisory responsibility for up to six employees and VIPs. Assign and review work. Serve as incident commander in all hazard operations. Assure National Park Service requirements are met. Ensure that the acquisition use and control of federally owned property conforms to established property management policies. Support and inform subordinates about policy programs, including labor and employee regulations, and programs. Requirements: Other licenses or certification (specify the license/certification): Emergency Medical Technician or higher, must obtain MOCC boat operator certification (training provided). Office of Government Ethics form, OGE-450. Ability to lift 50 pounds. Required occupancy government provided quarters within Isle Royale National Park during the operating season. 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 as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication of clearance or background investigation: Tier 3. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males New employees of the Department of the Interior must identify a financial institution for direct deposit of net pay within 30 days of entrance on duty. Selectee(s) must be free of any domestic violence convictions. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to three (3) nights. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. Applicants must be at least 21 years old. May be required to respond to emergency situations and other work assignments at any time and is thus subject to call-out. As a commissioned NPS law enforcement officer, incumbent is required to abide by the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics found in DO-9 and RM-9 Required to remain drug-free and contribute as appropriate to workplace improvements to advance a drug-free environment May be called at any time to serve as the Acting Senior Law Enforcement Officer, to serve on committees as a collateral duty, or to represent the park at public and private meetings. May maintain a wildland firefighter red card which includes a Wildland fire pack test. (training provided). Pre-employment and random urinalysis screening. Pre-employment and periodic physical examinations. Required to wear NPS uniform. Driver's license (ability to obtain and maintain) Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/25/2025-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: Must currently possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to obtain a valid Type I National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission, or equivalent, 08/25/2025. More information can be found in the 'Education' section of this job announcement. Required to carry a firearm while performing duties and required to maintain firearm proficiency. 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. Two exceptions are 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; or 2) an applicant is a qualified veterans' preference eligible, in which case the MEA is waived and their corresponding retirement age may be higher than 57 after completing 20 years of service. - AND GS-11 Applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one fu
