Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (FUL) - Park Ranger (Emergency Services)
What you'd do
You will serve as a Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (FUL) - Park Ranger (Emergency Services) within the Visitor and Resource Protection Organization, located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, Arizona. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 07/21/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Major duties
This position is a Career-Seasonal appointment. These permanent positions include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 11 months, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provides advanced emergency medical care, maintaining EMS equipment, and participating in quality assurance and protocol review to enhance patient outcomes. Manages response readiness by overseeing ambulance and supply inventories, performing regular checks, addressing shortages, and implementing innovations like digital records and GPS data collection to improve efficiency and safety. Maintains certification, provides emergency response in coordination with local agencies, conducts comprehensive patient assessments and treatments, and operates emergency vehicles safely under all conditions. Coordinates EMS training and certification for all providers, plans park-wide education seminars, maintains instructor credentials, and ensures compliance with relevant policies through chart audits and quality assurance reviews. Delivers preventative search and rescue messaging and wellness education to reduce injuries and improve health for visitors and staff, including developing training events and instructing technical rescue skills in various environments. Physical Demands: The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as climbing, hiking, and lifting heavy objects. Work may be performed on uneven, steep, rough, slippery, and/or rugged terrain. EMS and search and rescue activities involve walking long distances over rough terrain, carrying heavy loads, and using technical rescue equipment. Going without sleep for long periods of time is a common occurrence. Incumbent must be able to ride in a motorboat or fixed wing aircraft without ill effects. The paramedic role often requires the lifting of patients (in excess of 50 pounds) and heavy equipment (in excess of 70 pounds), and can be within a confined working environment, including making access to a patient. It is also not uncommon for paramedics to defend themselves restraining a patient who is suffering from a medical or psychological emergency. Work Environment: Incumbent is often subject to arduous and hazardous conditions such as working in remote and rugged terrain, working in inclement weather, consecutive work shifts exceeding 16 hours, frequent travel, smoke and dust, extreme changes in temperature and elevation. Nature of work requires use of protective clothing and equipment. Work is performed in an office setting, classroom, in the field, on the lake or river, on trails, and in remote backcountry settings. Rescues and EMS work involves frequent exposure to hazardous environments, hazardous boating conditions, extreme temperatures, and exposure to communicable diseases, high winds, and other life safety hazards that may cause serious injury or death.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements. To receive credit for experience, 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. This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. If you do not provide evidence that you possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one 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-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Experience that demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled. 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: Park guide or tour leader; Law enforcement or investigative work; Archeological or historical preservation research work; Forestry and/or fire management work in a park, recreation, or conservation area; Management, assistant, or program specialist work involving the development and implementation of policy related to protection, conservation, or management of park areas or similar operations. In addition, performing Emergency Service Functions, including emergency medical services, search and rescue, technical rescue, all-hazard response, and/or public education/risk management. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education. Directly-related fields include a 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. (You MUST submit a copy of transcripts. A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected). -OR- A master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the occupation. Directly-related fields include a 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. (You MUST submit a copy of transcripts. A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected). -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then, take the number of months of experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. 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.
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