Park ranger (alpine rescue and mountaineering)

Park Ranger (Alpine Rescue and Mountaineering)

Park Ranger (Alpine Rescue and Mountaineering), Mount Rainier National Park.

This position requires the mastery of a broad array of special technical skills, as well as leadership attributes in high-risk operations, with less than weekly oversight provided by a GS-11 supervisor. Incumbents are expected to enter on duty with a professional level of climbing and winter mountaineering background and experience. Major duties include:

* Staffing high camps and performing climbing patrols on Mount Rainier.
* Conducting training and teaching advanced mountaineering techniques.
* Performing alpine rescues, conducting emergency medical services, as well as a broad array of aviation/helicopter insertion and extraction techniques including Human External Cargo (short haul) operations.
* Overseeing daily operations of up to 10 rangers and mentoring individual rangers.
* Duties related to visitor services and resource protection make up a third of the position. The incumbent makes visitor contacts and ensures that visitors are complying with park regulations.

A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

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