Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretive)

Salary: $74,678.00 to $97,087.00 Per Year

You will serve as a Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretive) with the National Park Service. This position is located in Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in the Office of the Superintendent.

Major duties

This position serves as Supervisory Park Ranger in the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (CHCH) in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. The primary purpose of this position is to function as the Supervisory Park Ranger planning, directing, and scheduling the work activities of permanent, term, and seasonal employees, and interns and volunteers. The incumbent also provides guidance and leadership in the decision-making process for interpretation, education, and visitor services programs (formal and informal programs) presented on- and off-site. In addition, the incumbent is responsible for the funding, planning, and development of interpretive and educational media products such as indoors and outdoors exhibits, films, and publications. The incumbent operates two visitor centers and serves as the park's collateral-duty public information officer, coordinating with the regional office communications office to respond to news media inquiries and manage the park website and social media platforms. For more information about Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, please visit: Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service).

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/21/2026-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 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-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes coordinating, managing or directing interpretive programs; developing long range program plans; working with park partners; developing educational programs; managing interpretive staff or other similar work. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field related to the occupation such as natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archaeology, anthropology, park and recreation management; law enforcement/police science, social sciences, museum sciences, business administration, public administration, behavioral sciences, or sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resource. You must include transcripts. -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 36 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 and hours worked on your resume. 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.