Supervisory Park Ranger - Philadelphia, United States - US National Park Service

US National Park Service

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Philadelphia, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Duties:

The Chief Ranger is a dynamic and challenging position.

The incumbent serves on the park's leadership team and is instrumental in developing and implementing strategies to further the National Park Service mission.
The Chief Ranger supports a department of approximately 36 people.
The incumbent plans, develops, manages, and leads all aspects of the park's visitor and resource protection functions (law enforcement, dispatch, physical security, and investigations).
All responsibilities are performed in concert with a myriad of public and private entities and individuals who have an interest in protecting the people and other assets of the park.

Physical Demands:
Work conditions are primarily sedentary and indoor. However, there are periods of strenuous.

physical activity including periods of standing, walking, etc. Duties involve performing physically rigorous assignments, oftentimes in isolated outdoor environments, frequently while exposed to severe weather conditions. Dangerous persons must be physically confronted, subdued, and apprehended many of whom are known to carry weapons. Prisoners must be kept under physical restraint during transport and processing.

Criminal investigations often must be carried out without regard to fixed work schedules, days off, or opportunities for proper rest or nutrition.

Duties require manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints.

Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order for incumbent to perform the duties satisfactorily.

Sufficiently good vision in both eyes, with or without glasses, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Near vision, corrected with glasses, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters.

Hearing without aid, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000 and 3000 Hz levels.

Physical fitness requirements must be met prior to and on a continuing basis during employment. There is a high-stress component to much of the incumbent's work assignments.

Working Conditions:

The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts, which require normal safety precautions typical of places such as offices, and meeting and training rooms.

Work is performed primarily indoors. However, some duties are outdoors in inclement weather and with unusual and/or long hours.

Additionally, some duties will expose the incumbent to high risks and potentially dangerous situations such as those involving enforcement of laws, fire suppression, building searches, dignitary protection, crowd control, etc.

All four park units are managed in high crime rate areas in Philadelphia, PA. Work conditions are primarily sedentary and indoor. However, there are periods of strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, etc.

For additional information regarding the area or the duties of this position, please contact Deputy Superintendent Amnesty Kochanowski at

As a Supervisory Park Ranger you will lead daily operations and direct the completion of collateral duties related to training and leadership.

You will supervise permanent and seasonal law enforcement rangers as well as non-commissioned staff and park volunteers. You will conduct and supervise the detection of criminal activity, investigation of criminal violations, and custodial arrests. You may prepare and execute warrants, interview witnesses, and detain suspects. You will ensure the completion of comprehensive written reports.

You will conduct and/or supervise gathering of law enforcement, security, and intelligence information relating to the park, its facilities, events, mission, or visitors.

You will set work goals and ensure all employees receive required training in a timely manner; identify operational requirements and make recommendations to your supervisor regarding programming, budgeting, training, administration, and evaluation of operations; and schedule patrols to maximize visitor contact with special consideration to problem areas.

You will supervise and lead complex law enforcement, all hazard, emergency medical, and search and rescue operations as well as provide emergency medical services to park visitors and residents.

In addition, you will participate in all aspects of employee supervision including performance planning and appraisals, employee recognition, and employee counseling.

Requirements:

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Law Enforcement Commission:This position requires applicants to possess, previously held (within the past three years), or be able to obtain by close of announcement a valid Type I National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Commission.

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