You will serve as a Park Ranger (Permits) Seasonal for Grand Teton National Park. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty is April-May but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: April 2027. For more park(s) information, please visit find a park.
Duties include: - Issuing backcountry permits and maintains the backcountry reservation system. - Accurately describing camping areas at high elevations and remote locations. - Making visitors aware of general and specific mountain safety hazards. - Welcoming and orienting visitors to the park setting.- Responding to visitors questions concerning the full range of resources, facilities, services, and activities.
- Handling government monies associated with selling and remitting boating, entrance and backcountry reservation fees. - Ensuring accountability so that shift reports are properly filled out. Performing audits and remits. - Training new employees on the operation of permit/fee computer programs and all permits operations including issuing backcountry permits and trip planning for remote backcountry terrain.
- Patrolling the backcountry for the purpose of learning the trails, rivers and lakes to inform the public of trail and remote backcountry conditions. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: A portion of the work is sedentary, requiring long hours behind a desk or long periods of standing behind an information desk.
Field work requires hiking 10 - 15 miles in a day through rough mountainous terrain with changing elevation over rough surfaces or canoeing 4 - 5 miles and will be performed at least once every two weeks. This work will involve carrying a heavy backpack, rescue equipment etc. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Indoor work is performed in an office setting behind an information desk.
Incumbent may be required to work a variety of hours, including day shifts and evening shifts, on a rotational basis. Scheduling may include holidays and weekends and occasional unscheduled overtime. While working the Permit Desk, incumbent may not leave unless relieved by a coworker or supervisor. Outdoor work is performed under various conditions and in various terrains in which there is regular and recurring exposure to discomforts and unpleasantness, e.g.
high or low temperatures and adverse weather conditions. Canoeing the Snake River or any of the lakes from front country launches to backcountry locations (i.e., Leigh Lake) may be dynamic. Work may also be performed at elevations between 6,500 fee and 11,000 feet while hiking trails. Patrols in the backcountry require the incumbent be comfortable hiking solo in mountainous terrain. AREA INFORMATION: Located in northwestern Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park and the John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway preserve a spectacular landscape rich with majestic mountains, pristine lakes, and extraordinary wildlife. The abrupt vertical rise of the jagged Teton Range contrasts with the sage-covered valley, creating world-renowned scenery that attracts visitors from all over the world.These positions are being filled in Moose and Colter Bay, Wyoming.
Jackson (12 miles from Moose and 40 miles from Colter Bay) is a small community of 10,000 year round residents. The town caters to four million tourists every summer, has a hospital, public and private school system, grocery stores, and restaurants. Summer outdoor activities include hiking, camping, backpacking, horseback riding, boating, rafting, kayaking, hunting, cycling, mountain biking, world class fly fishing, climbing, and mountaineering.
Summer temperatures are comfortable, with highs between 65 - 80 degrees. Government housing may be available.
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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $19.52 – $25.37/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-13.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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