Park Ranger

JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in Amistad National Recreation Area, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. MAJOR DUTIES: This position will work in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. The purpose of this position is to perform a full range of Law Enforcement duties as a federal officer. and train other divisional staff in those duties. LAW ENFORCEMENT Serves as a law enforcement officer, with primary duties being apprehension, or detection of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States of America. Is highly proficient in complex advanced law enforcement planning and day to day operations in a border zone. Responsible for providing a professional level, active and creative law enforcement program. Within the scope of legal jurisdiction, enforces all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Analyzes law enforcement situations and makes or coordinates felony and misdemeanor arrests, issues citations, serves warrants, and issues written and verbal warnings as situations dictate. Presents testimony and evidence in U.S. Magistrate court, U.S. District Court, and before federal and state Grand Juries. Prepares criminal prosecutions. Participates in direct drug trafficking and UDA interdiction and apprehension operations. Especially for surveillance, interdiction and apprehension operations along the field area/Mexico border, the incumbent is relied upon on a recurring basis to participate in interagency operations and planning. Special Assignments: Incumbent may be called upon to take on assignments outside the park in a lead capacity such as fatality investigation, serious accident investigation and response. EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM LEADERSHIP Will be at a minimum an instructor level and at the highest end, an expert in at least one of the four disciplines of emergency services (law enforcement, wildland fire, emergency medicine, and search and rescue). Required to maintain proficiency in the technical aspects of at least one of the four disciplines for the purposes of instruction to fellow rangers and if appropriate, to the rest of the park staff. Develops plans and operations in furtherance of the operational goals set forth by management and the organization's strategic plan. This position requires a high degree of diligence to maintain proficiency with ever changing, developmental, and emerging technologies as applied to our goals and mission. The incumbent will be expected to independently select and apply the appropriate technologies to carry out long term plans and support the goal of border security and visitor safety. The incumbent must be an instructor in areas such as: Firearms or Control Tactics instructor. May include Taser, non-lethal training, use of force instructor. BSAR or PSAR level instructor who can instruct basic search and rescue, preventative search and rescue to staff. Red carded as a firefighter with an instructor level set of skills capable of leading the parks emergency and fire suppression program to include on-site inspections. DOI MOCC instructor Incident command system, Operational leadership, or other specialty courses of instruction that are required. EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS Ensures a high level of emergency preparedness and response capability in emergency medical services, search and rescue, wildland fire operations, and all risk incident management, to include mass-casualty, ground and air transport accidents and complex special events. Responsible for supporting a professional level emergency medical services program, in full compliance with NPS-51 and park policies. Coordinates initial response in the park and personally maintains pre-hospital care credentials at the Emergency Medical Technician- Basic level or higher. Responsible for providing an active and on-going search and rescue capability, able to properly manage complex searches, and technical rescues within area of responsibility. Responsible for coordinating initial response and size-up of wildland, aircraft, vehicle, and structural fires in area of responsibility. Participates as a member of in-park incident management teams assembled to manage emergency incidents and special events. May serve as an instructor in areas of functional expertise or responsibility. INTERAGENCY LIASON Works closely with cooperating agencies to include; U.S. Border Patrol, Val Verde County Sheriff's Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Del Rio Police Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and other Federal, State and Local agencies as required. The nature of the cooperation will include intelligence sharing, joint planning, joint operations, coordinating and sharing of resources, and in general maintaining a positive working relationship. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.