Summary The position located in Moab, Utah serves as the Deputy Chief Ranger of Law Enforcement operations and reports directly to and is supervised by the GS-13 Chief Ranger of the four parks of the Southeastern Utah Group or SEUG (Arches, Canyonlands, Hovenweep and Natural Bridges). This position is one of the Chief Ranger's key staff members and has the full authority of the Chief Ranger in their absence and may commit the Division to new or modified courses of action. Responsibilities Assumes overall responsibility for planning, developing, managing, and leading a law enforcement program for Southeastern Utah Group. Supervises and manages staff in law enforcement operations for visitor and resource protection, including patrol by vehicle, foot, bicycle, and boat/raft. Cites, apprehends, detains, and/or transports violators. Investigates and prosecutes crimes. Assess skills of law enforcement personnel and ensures recurring training standards are met by all personnel. Leads search and rescue/recovery, and emergency medical services in the park. Participates in wildland fire fighting. Performs after-action reviews of major incidents to critique group and individual performance and provide feedback to improve future performance. Supports mutual aid agreements among Federal, State, and local law enforcement and emergency services organizations including non-governmental cooperators. Maintains critical and sensitive relationships with representative of surrounding law enforcement and EMS jurisdictions. Serves on regional and national teams for law enforcement planning and training. Supervises staff spread across a large geographic area, including recruiting, hiring, and evaluation. Provides emergency medical services to the sick and injured. The position is targeted to be an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) or higher. The government will train the employee to this level and once trained, the employee will operate at and maintain a current National Registry certification. Is responsible for the care of patients within the Southeast Utah Group, and areas surrounding the park, during transportation to an appropriate medical facility, and may assist in patient care within a hospital. 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. Physical Demands: Duties and responsibilities require long workdays and extensive travel. Ability to work out of doors for long periods of time in hot, dry, desert temperatures which range up to 115 degrees Fin the summer and in cold snowy conditions which may reach 0 degrees F in the winter. Must have the ability to respond, in an alert manner, to emergency situations which can occur at any time of the day or night. Must be capable of arduous hiking up to I 2 miles in a day over steep, rocky, canyon terrain which ranges in altitude from 3,500 to I 0,000 feet above sea level. The incumbent is occasionally required to perform physically rigorous assignments. Mandatory physical fitness and medical standards apply to the incumbent of the position. Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office environment and occasionally in the field directing emergency operations or special events or providing operational oversight. The field environment is characterized by extreme variations in elevation and temperature. Incumbent must occasionally travel by helicopter, fixed wing aircraft, horse or mule, or canoe or whitewater vessel. The emotional environment is most commonly one of high stress. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Subject to pre-employment physical and drug testing. Selectee(s) will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties and maintain firearm proficiency. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. 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. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. You may be required to be fitted for a Respirator (Respirator Fit Test). You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. 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 on occasion be required to travel overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment. Applicants must be at least 21 years old. Qualifications Requirements - Conditions of Employment Continued: 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. Selectee 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. 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. In addition to law enforcement duties, positions may perform wildland or structural firefighting. Wildland firefighting and other forms of field work demand a high level of fitness to safely perform arduous, day-long work in difficult environmental conditions, including steep terrain, extreme temperatures, altitude, and smoke, and to meet unforeseen emergencies. This requires that you pass a Pack Test, a job-related test of the capacity for arduous work. It consists of a 3-mile hike with a 45-pound pack over level terrain. A time of 45 minutes, the passing score for the test, approximates an aerobic fitness score of 45, the established standard for firefighters. Applicants shall be disqualified for appointment if they fail to meet any physical requirement. Probationary or seasonal employment is subject to termination for failure to meet the 25th percentile in each of the identified component being measured. Selective Factors: Applicants must meet ALL of the following to qualify: National Park Service Type I Law Enforcement Commission: Must currently possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to obtain a valid Type I or higher National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission, or equivalent, by close of this announcement. (You must indicate your commission number and date, location and date of your last 40-hour refresher training, and the date of your last established proficiency in the use of firearms in your resume). Previous Law Enforcement Experience: In addition, for positions covered under 6(c) as Primary/Rigorous (Law Enforcement), has certified that a MANDATORY PREREQUISITE exists -- prior experience in a primary law enforcement position or equivalent experience outside the Federal Government, is a mandatory prerequisite. (Experience must be documented in resume.) - AND -Applicants must possess 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include but is not limited to conducting law enforcement patrols in front- and backcountry areas; investigating crimes and citing, apprehending, detaining, and/or transporting violators; analyzing law enforcement program activities based on funding to balance objectives, amount and location of work, and type of resources needed for the program; reviewing accident reports and law enforcement, EMS, and SAR case reports to ensure compliance with policy; leading incident management teams; making recommendations to senior managers and implementing management action through multiple organizational layers; collaborating with other federal agencies, local governments, and/or non-governmental organizations and individuals including through mutual aid agreements; contributing to and carrying out management priorities; budgeting and financial management; and human resource management including recruiting, hiring, supervising, motivating, evaluating, and disciplining staff as appropriate. You must include hours worked each week. 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. 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. Education There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information Open to the first 50 applicants or until 01/29/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Government housing is not available for this position The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster. 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. AREA INFORMATION: The Southeast Utah Group is comprised of two parks and two national monuments: Canyonlands National Park (including Island in the Sky mesa), Arches National Park, Hovenweep National Monument, and Natural Bridges National Monument. Headquarters offices for Canyonlands and Arches National Parks are located in Moab, Utah. A town of approximately 6,000 residents sitting at a 4,000 foot elevation, Moab provides all basic amenities including doctors, dentists, hospital, schools (K-12), churches, and shopping.