Seasonal Park Ranger

Seasonal Park Ranger Department of the

Interior Nional Park Service Kmai Nional Park and Preserve Summary NOTE:

OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039-hour season. This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season(s) reflected in this announcement. See the Additional Informion section for details. The typical season for this position is June

• October but can be variable during these months due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding.

The anticiped entry on duty is June 2026. Learn more about this agency

Summary NOTE:

OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039-hour season. This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season(s) reflected in this announcement. See the Additional Informion section for details. The typical season for this position is June

• October but can be variable during these months due to weher conditions, project needs, or funding. The anticiped entry on duty is June 2026. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/11/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $22.07
• $28.69 per hour An additional 3% cost of living allowance (COLA) added to the salary above. Pay is subject to annual review and adjustment. Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: King Salmon, AK Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• 1560 hours Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0025 Park Ranger Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

AK-1537-KATM-26-12957724-LH

Control number 868610300 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This position is being filled using the Alaska Nional Interest Lands Conservion Act (ANILCA) local hiring authority (16 USC 3198). Any U.S. Citizen who has acquired special knowledge or expertise regarding the nural or cultural resources of Kmai Nional Park and Preserve, by reason of having either lived or worked in or near the unit may apply. See Qualificions section for eligibility requirements. Duties Help Duties of the position include but are not limited to the following: Conducts research to develop interpretive programs for ors, present both formal and informal activities, such as oriention talks and environmental educion. Educe ors about park facilities and resources, assist with special events and celebrions, and opere various audiovisual equipment. Educe ors about front country and backcountry regulions. Schedule, compile reports, and gher stistical da. Conducts outreach programs outside the park to promote the agency's mission and resource conservion. Manage logistics for educion programs, maintain inventories and supplies and or centers, and coordines with other Nional Park Service offices and community organizions to facilite or inquiries and permitting services. Please find a park for additional park informion. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion. Meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirement for males. Selectee required to participe in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. You required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operor's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a Ste sealed envelope or submitted directly by the Ste authorities), and your own expense, all certified driving records from all Stes th disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. You may be required to complete training and opere a four-wheel drive vehicle. You required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays and overtime. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to five nights per month. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. Applicants must be least 18 years old. Qualificions All qualificions must be met by the closing de of this announcement 05/18/2026 unless otherwise sted in this vacancy announcement.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's nural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions th affect the work to be accomplished applied in the performance of duties.

• AND•To be eligible your applicion package must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of considerion.

The area of considerion can be found in the below paragraph: Areas considered "near" Kmai Nional Park and Preserve are Federal Subsistence Areas of Unit 17C, as well as Unit 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E, to include the communities of Naknek, King Salmon, Dillingham, Clarks Point, Ekwok, South Naknek, Koliganek, Port Alsworth, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Iliamna, Newhalen, Kokhanok, Igiugig, Levelock, Egegik, Pilot Point, Ugashik, Port Heiden, Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay.

• ALSO
• The following are the competencies identified for this position.

Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separe document, but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience reled to these competencies: Familiarity with communicion tools and techniques, including a foundional understanding of interpretion principles, public speaking, and the use of presention merials. Ability to compile reports and gher stistical da. Ability to conduct outreach programs to promote resource conservion. Ability to use various computer software. Educion There is no substitution of educion for the required special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's nural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof as outlined in this announcement. Additional informion

NOTE:

In support of Executive Order (EO) 14189 " Celebring America's 250th Birthday " and

EO 14314

" Making America Beautiful Again by Improving our Nional Parks, " the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has approved an exception to the 1039-hour time limition for this position. This approval extends the time limition to 1560 hours for this temporary seasonal appointment. 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 re of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice. This is an excepted service appointment th does not confer competitive stus. Government housing is available. All travel, transportion, and relocion expenses associed with reporting for duty in this position the sole responsibility of the selectee. Alaska currently does not have a ste income tax. Selectee may be moved between duty stions within park boundaries.

Physical Demands:

The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, driving, bending, and the incumbent must have the ability to routinely carry backpacks of up to 50 pounds in steep terrain and in adverse weher conditions.

Working Conditions:

The work is performed in a setting in which there is regular and recurring exposure to modere discomforts and unpleasantness, e.g., high or low temperures, confined spaces or adverse weher conditions. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents, responses to the questions in the assessment). If your applicion package does not clearly reflect having lived / worked within the area of considerion, does not clearly reflect special knowledge of the nural and/or cultural resources of the park or preserve, or if you fail to submit all required documention, you red 'ineligible' or 'not qualified'. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section used to determine your qualificions/eligibility and for ring purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the lest submission reviewed. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/18/2026: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Complete All Required Assessments. To be eligible, your applicion package must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the areas of considerion as described in the Qualificions section of this announcement. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:

Veterans Preference Documention :

If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials

• you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices. How to Apply Help There are multiple options for applying to this position, please see applicion options and instructions below: To apply online : You must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/18/2026. You must provide documention to support your eligibility claim. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to cree an applicion" To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12957724 Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS . Select documents you want included in this applicion. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic informion. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select " Upde Applicion " for this job.

Note:

When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So, it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion.

To apply via mail:

Mailed applicions must be postmarked by the closing de of the announcement. If applying via mail, you must include answers to the Applicion Questionnaire. The Applicion Questionnaire can be accessed via the link in the instructions above. If your applicion is postmarked by the closing de, it must be received in a sealed envelope no ler than seven calendar days after the closing de. The seven-day waiting period may be extended if weher delays mail delivery.

Applicions may be mailed to:

Nional Park Service Alaska Regional Office Attn:

Human Resources 240 W. 5th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501 Applicions must include the vacancy announcement number. If you are applying to multiple vacancy announcements, you must submit a separe applicion for each vacancy. Agency contact informion HR Assistant Phone 907-644-3828 akr_usa_staffing@nps.gov Address Alaska Regional Office 240 W 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 US Next steps If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/18/2026: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Complete All Required Assessments. To be eligible, your applicion package must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the areas of considerion as described in the Qualificions section of this announcement. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:

Veterans Preference Documention :

If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15 . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15 , and if applicable, a completed SF15 . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials

• you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices. How to Apply Help There are multiple options for applying to this position, please see applicion options and instructions below: To apply online : You must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/18/2026. You must provide documention to support your eligibility claim. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to cree an applicion" To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12957724 Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS . Select documents you want included in this applicion. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic informion. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select " Upde Applicion " for this job.

Note:

When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So, it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion.

To apply via mail:

Mailed applicions must be postmarked by the closing de of the announcement. If applying via mail, you must include answers to the Applicion Questionnaire. The Applicion Questionnaire can be accessed via the link in the instructions above. If your applicion is postmarked by the closing de, it must be received in a sealed envelope no ler than seven calendar days after the closing de. The seven-day waiting period may be extended if weher delays mail delivery.

Applicions may be mailed to:

Nional Park Service Alaska Regional Office Attn:

Human Resources 240 W. 5th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501 Applicions must include the vacancy announcement number. If you are applying to multiple vacancy announcements, you must submit a separe applicion for each vacancy. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion HR Assistant Phone 907-644-3828 akr_usa_staffing@nps.gov Address Alaska Regional Office 240 W 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 US Next steps If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/11/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $22.07

• $28.69 per hour An additional 3% cost of living allowance (COLA) added to the salary above. Pay is subject to annual review and adjustment. Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: King Salmon, AK Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• 1560 hours Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

AK-1537-KATM-26-12957724-LH

Control number 868610300