About this role
Job SummaryYou will serve as a Park Ranger (Visitor Services Specialist)with US Fish and Wildlife Service. The Park Ranger will be responsible for day-to-day management and operational responsibilities of a large fee collection program, authorized by the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
QualificationsAll qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/11/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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. Minimum Qualification Requirements. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Experience: You must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Overseeing, coordinating, and ensuring accountability for a fee collection program; gathering information and disseminating regular visitor services updates and other communications to field staff; and serving as a liaison to community organizations, visitors, or other interest groups to provide information and respond to routine questions. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or master's equivalent degree in a major field of study in 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. You must include transcripts. -OR- A combination of education and experience as listed above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 semester hours, or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal at least 100% to qualify using this option. You must include hours per week worked and 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.
Major DutiesSome of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Recognize and institute correct procedures for collection of fees in the field and train/lead others to accomplish that task in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Handle cash, checks, and credit cards to accurately complete standard mathematical calculations and make change under stressful conditions. Operate electronic cash register, credit card machine, point of sales system, money counter, calculator, photocopy machine, typewriter, automated fee machine and computer. Review, develop and implement fee collection Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that ensure the integrity and accountability of the fee collection program. Use, maintain and analyze financial accounting software (e.g., Quicken) to track and reconcile pass sales. Maintain and control the inventory of Refuge passes, Duck Stamps and Interagency Passes. Decipher regulations and policies related to natural resource management, visitor use activities and fee collection.RequirementsMust be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.