Park Ranger (Protection) - Law Enforcement Instructor

Major Duties of the Park Ranger (Protection) - Law Enforcement Instructor position include, but are not limited to the following: Instruct law enforcement and criminal investigation trainees from various federal agencies using classroom, practical, and virtual training methods. Design, update, and evaluate training courses and materials, ensuring they align with current law enforcement practices and agency standards. Perform law enforcement assignments, including investigations, incident response, and enforcement of federal laws, while maintaining a Type I NPS commission.

Collaborate with DHS, other federal agencies, and academic institutions to ensure training consistency, resolve curriculum issues, and support joint training initiatives. Conduct research on training topics, develop best practices, write instructional content, and contribute to agency-wide training policies and standards.

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 wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.

You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month.

You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

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 submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Probationary Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. *Additional Requirements located under qualifications*

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly.

If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted.

You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided. Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire.

Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies: Decision Making Oral Communication Partnering Technical Competence In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.

In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessments, including a panel resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years.

Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available.

Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Physical Demands: Work includes both general classroom work under controlled environment conditions, & outdoors in all kinds of climatic weather conditions. May be required to assist with field practical exercises that require moderate physical exertion. This work requires walking, standing, bending, sitting & carrying small packages/containers.

May travel to field locations to coordinate training activities. May also involve considerable physical exertion while demonstrating a variety of law enforcement techniques & methods. If assigned to the Physical Techniques Division (PTD), the work environment includes highly strenuous work both inside & outside.

Work in the PTD requires a significant amount of running, physical exertion, exercising, weightlifting & the demonstration & employment of physical defense tactics with students. Law Enforcement/Criminal Investigative assignments require long hours conducting surveillance, investigations, apprehension, transport of prisoner, etc, is required by the incumbent. Carrying of heavy objects is a normal requirement for the position.

Incumbent is subject to hostile environment & is subject to injury. Duties involve performing physical rigorous assignment, often in isolated outdoor environments, frequently exposed to severe weather conditions. Dangerous persons must be physically confronted, subdued & apprehended; many of who are known to carry weapons.

Prisoners must be kept under physical restraint during transport & processing. Criminal investigations & emergency incidents often must be managed without regard to fixed work schedules, days off, or opportunities from proper rest or nutrition. Physical fitness requirements must be met prior to & on continuing basis.

Position is required to meet & continuously maintain the physical/medical standards as set forth in the requirements of D.O. #57; & successfully participate in the physical efficiency battery test. There is a high stress component to much of the incumbent's work assignments. Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office/classroom setting, some of the work is performed outdoors in all kinds of weather & climatic conditions.

Work is performed at various hours of the day & night & for prolonged periods of time, sometimes during emergency situations. The incumbent is frequently exposed to high risk & potentially dangerous situations in law enforcement & emergency types of situations requiring use of a wide range of personal protective gear (some which may be uncomfortable, hot, or inconvenient to wear). Adherence to specific safety procedures & other precautions is required.

Incumbent is required to obtain & maintain a valid state operator's license in order to operate required motorized vehicles. May be required to fly in either fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft &/or may be required to operate &/or ride in all types of watercraft. Emergency law enforcement operations will require entry into hazardous environments, exposure to dangerous persons, animals, substances, & potential exposure to infectious diseases.

To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/04/2026.

You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information.

Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES. Select Apply.

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note: The eligibility section of the application process is designed to allow you to choose how you wish to be considered for this vacancy announcement.

You will ONLY be considered for the appointment eligibilities that you select.

You must provide the supporting documentation to support your claim. Please review the list of documentation provided in the eligibilities language to ensure you provide the appropriate information.

You may choose more than one eligibility.

The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/04/2026. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year format, and indicate hours worked per week. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.

Your resume must clearly show how long your have held each grade in a federal position.

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible.

All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications Complete All Required Assessments. Merit Promotion Eligibility Documentation such as: Federal employees or former federal employees must submit a copy of their latest or last SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" reflecting career or career-conditional status in the competitive service, shows position title, series, grade and an additional SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held, if not reflected on your latest SF-50.

Examples of acceptable SF-50s include: Promotion, Within Rate Increases (WRI/WGI), or Appointment SF-50s. Do not submit an Award SF-50. Time in grade will be determined by reviewing your resume and required SF-50s.

Your last Federal performance appraisal plan for your last position must reflect a rating of Fully Successful or equivalent. If the SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess the one-year time-in-grade, as required by this announcement. In this instance, your resume must clearly show that you held that grade for one-year Veterans Preference Documentation (e.g.

DD-214, SF-15, VA Letter as appropriate) Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for EACH appointment as well as ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed. Performance Appraisals and Awards: All applicants must submit their most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor. If submitting a performance appraisal not dated within the last 18 months, a statement as to why it is the most recent must be submitted.

If no performance appraisal is available, applicants must submit a statement as to why it is not available (including if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level). Documentation that you meet Selective Factors. Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area.

You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.

It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.