Park Ranger
PARK RANGER (INTERPRETATION)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Walla Walla District, Ice Harbor Project
Who May Apply: US Citizens
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Competitive Service Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Ice Harbor Project is a multi-purpose hydropower project with missions that include facility operations and maintenance for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, navigation locks, fish facility with two fish ladders, recreation and natural resources management.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience administering natural resources and/or outdoor recreation programs and experience in park operations, such as campground reservations, fee collection; park maintenance, such as fire ring maintenance, campground cleaning; and park rules enforcement. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
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Education: At least 1 full year of graduate education related to the occupation and a bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours of related course work 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. -OR- I have a bachelor's degree as described above with Superior Academic Achievement based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcript.)
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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts for verification purposes.)