USAJOBS · 1 month ago
Seasonal Park Ranger (Mountaineering)
Talkeetna, Alaska, USA
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Mid Level
$27.07/hr - $35.19/hrUSAJOBS is seeking a Seasonal Park Ranger (Mountaineering) at Denali National Park and Preserve. This role involves leading patrols in high-altitude terrain, performing search and rescue operations, and providing public information and safety guidance to mountaineers.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Regularly leads extended patrols, accompanied by trained Volunteers in Parks (VIP) in high altitude mountain terrain on Denali and other areas in the Alaska Range
Regularly performs or directs high-altitude technical climbing for search and rescue operations, coordination of multiple resources from numerous agencies and sources, coordination of helicopter and fixed wing aircraft, as well as including use of medical techniques
Enforce Park regulation by performing aerial and ground patrols in the backcountry. Winter and summer ground patrols require backpacking. Travel during winter conditions may involve use of skis, snow machine, or dog sled. Travel during summer conditions may involve small river craft such as pack-raft and operating rafts
Operates a visitor contact station and provides the general public information and interpretation of the park, provides expert advice and assistance to mountaineers entering the park from Talkeetna. Collaborates between the NPS, park concessionaires, and business use licensees
Provides input and feedback to supervisor regarding park operations, park needs, requirements, etc. in participation in the planning of district operations
Responsible for gathering, compiling, and reporting mountaineering and resource management data; maintains patrol reports and drafts responses to correspondences pertaining to mountaineering; investigates and prepares accident and incident reports
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship required
Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication
Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program
You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment
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 may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle
You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards
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 25 nights per month
You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority
You will be required to have a Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic (EMTP), or higher-level, medical certification and training by entrance on duty
You will be required to have an Avalanche Professional Level 1, or higher-level, Avalanche certification and training by entrance on duty
Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required
To be eligible your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration
You must have experience in high altitude mountaineering and technical climbing that includes having led or guided a minimum of two (2) mountaineering expeditions that reached 17,200 ft, or higher, one of which must have been on Denali (Mt. McKinley)
You must have a Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic (EMTP), or higher-level, medical certification and training by entrance on duty
You must have an Avalanche Professional Level 1, or higher-level, Avalanche certification and training by entrance on duty
Benefits
An additional 3% cost of living allowance (COLA) will be added to the salary above.
A uniform allowance will be provided.
Government housing is available.
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