Park Ranger

6 days ago

Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, United States National Park Service Full time

Prepare interpretive and educational media such as video, flyers, digital bulletin boards and maintains park's website, social media sites, and app.

Use software programs such as PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe Creative Suite2, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Adobe Premier Pro and Illustrator, about park resources and the rules for park usage, employing appropriate interpretive techniques and devices geared to the characteristics and interests of audiences.

Duties may be performed on or off-site at locations designated by the park, e.g., visitor centers, campgrounds, historical sites, auditoriums, etc.

Suggest new topics, revisions, and other changes or improvements in the overall interpretive program.

Observe and report on the use of various resources, such as lands and shoreline, including leased land, buildings and other structures, concessions, docks, roads, and contract work performed.

As assigned (or independently), advise adjacent landowners, special use permittees, and lessees on problems such as encroachment, violations of lease agreements, and noncompliance with permits or licenses.

Inform visitors about the life habits and behavior of Park fauna, with emphasis on behavior that may be potentially dangerous to visitors.

Check on the measures campers and hikers take to avoid attracting or provoking dangerous animals.

Educate visitors regarding activities that impact upon the preservation of natural and cultural resources, including issues dealing with visitor safety.

May serve as a member of all-risk operations, e.g., search and rescue, wildland, and structural fires, etc. Perform emergency medical services. Perform various administrative duties, e.g., scheduling, gathering routine information for reports, compilation of statistical data, etc.

Train, provide guidance, and direct the work of seasonal and volunteer staff members in tasks that support visitor services and interpretive/education programs of an organization.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.


Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.


Physical Demands:

The work requires some physical exertion and can involve extensive periods of standing and walking, in some cases over rough surfaces or inclines outdoors or in caves, and carrying backpacks, tools, rescue equipment, or other loads.

Some employees may engage in firefighting, search and rescue, and other strenuous activities; these employees may be required to lift or carry equipment weighing more than 50 pounds over long distances.

Employees who participate in all-risk operations will be required to meet fitness requirements on a continuing basis.

Working Conditions:

The work can include moderate risks or discomforts that require safety precautions (e.g., exposure to extreme temperatures, climates, rough terrain, wild animals, pests, and/or insects).

The incumbent may be required to use protective clothing or gear, such as masks, boots, gloves, etc.

Some employees may be engaged in all-risk operations and be exposed to high risk and potentially dangerous situations which required a range of safety and other precautions.

The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans.

Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources.

Park ranger - interpreters connect people to parks.

They play a key role in ensuring that visitors have a meaningful, satisfying, and safe park experience, help visitors decide how to spend their time in the park, and inform them about the wonders that await their discovery.

Park ranger - interpreters are specially trained to engage the public so that each park visitor can find a personal connection with the meanings and values found in the places and stories of that park.

They help visitors explore the many dimensions of parks by introducing them to a variety of perspectives.

By providing the opportunity for visitors to care about the places they visit, they promote stewardship and the opportunity for those visitors to care for park resources.

National parks are among the most remarkable places in America for recreation, learning, and inspiration.

The work done by park ranger-interpreters through effective interpretive and educational programs encourages the development of a personal stewardship ethic and broadens public support for preserving and protecting park resources, so that they may be enjoyed by present and future generations.

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