Seasonal Park Ranger (Interpretation)

Description:

These positions are located at Kenai Fjords National Park in the Interpretation and Education Division.

This is an excepted service appointment that does not confer competitive status.

The typical season for this position is April through September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. The anticipated entry on duty is April.

Requirements:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement, 01/16/2026, unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

ELIGIBIITY REQUIREMENTS: Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties. Applicant resumes should reflect periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration.

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To be eligible your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration. The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraph.

Areas considered "near" Kenai Fjords National Park are the communities of Seward and Moose Pass extending north the Milepost 45 of the Seward Highway, as well as to the tribal villages with documented ties. These tribal villages include the Native Village of Nanwalek and the Native Village of Port Graham on the southwestern tip of the Kenai Peninsula as well as Seldovia Village Tribe. Also included is the Community of Homer, extending north on the Sterling Highway to mile post 165 and East End Road's end.

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The following are the competencies identified for this position. Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document, but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies:

1. Ability to communicate orally to diverse groups in a variety of settings.
2. Ability to communicate in writing.
3. Ability to research, develop, and present a variety of formal, structured, and impromptu thematic interpretive programs such as talks, guided walks and off-site programs to diverse audiences.
4. Ability to communicate effectively and provide excellent customer service.
5. Skill in daily operation of a busy visitor centers/information desks, sales outlet, bookstore, or similar facility to include providing frontline information and support services.
6. Skill in operating computers, various computer programs, and office equipment.
7. Knowledge of or ability to learn about natural and cultural resources topics specific to Kenai Fjords National Park and southcentral Alaska, such as Alaska-related climate change issues, Alutiiq culture and history, southcentral Alaska geology and glaciology.