You will serve as a Park Ranger (Interpretation) with National Park Service. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) rate of 11.88% is authorized.
The incumbent will be an integral part of the interpretive team at Virgin Islands National Park. Staff the Visitor Center rove beaches and make visitors contacts and conduct interpretive programing for the public. All interpretive products produced by VIIS are based on 21st century interpretive skills and encourage audience input, engagement, and participation.
Our main programs are Reef Bay Hike, Network to Freedom Trail/Annaberg Sugar Plantation, Cinnamon Bay Loop, Night Sky program, and Ram Head hike. Some additional major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Collaborate, with interpretive team to develop and present interpretive programs to the public based on current research and scholarship from multiple sources.
Community engagment and tribal consultation should be incorportated when appropriate; similar methods would be used to develop education programs for schools. Plans and manages volunteer program: Develops and implements recruitment, retention, and recognition programs for volunteers. Assist with planning for special events and programs for community engagement. Assist with planning and leading Youth Summer Programing.
Tracks and reports statistics including visitor use, volunteer, and interpretive programs. Mentors and trains volunteers and seasonal visitor services staff.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $61722 – $80243/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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