Public Safety Dispatcher - Big Bend National Park, United States - Department Of The Interior
Description
Summary
This position is located in Big Bend National Park, in the Visitor & Resource Protection Division.
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.
Duties
GS-05/6. The full-performance grade of this position is GS-06. The incumbent performs developmental assignments under closer than normal supervision. Assignments become progressively more difficult until the full-performance level is reached.
Non-competitive promotion to the target job may be affected provided the incumbent is sufficiently experienced; meets all necessary qualification requirements for promotion to the target job; and is performing the full scope of the major duties and is functioning under the supervisory controls stated in the target job description.
As a dispatcher for the Big Bend National Park Dispatch Center, the incumbent is responsible for dispatching complex all-risk incidents.
The Center supports Law Enforcement, Structural Fire, Aviation, Intelligence, Medical, Search and Rescue, and other emergency service functions with federal, state, county, and local cooperators.
The position is located in the Dispatch Center of Park Headquarters. The Center operates typically daily every day of the year.This critical/sensitive position serves as a public safety dispatcher in a park Dispatch Center that requires shift work, seven days a week all year long.
The Dispatch Center environment is complex, working cooperatively with more than one park district, jurisdiction, and/or agency in a geographical area, requiring an extensive body of dispatch procedures knowledge:query access to National Criminal Information Network (NCIC), National Law Enforcement Communications System (NLETS), and state networks with full responsibility in public safety emergency response.
Area Info:
Big Bend National Park encompasses 801,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert with varied scenery and diversity of plant and animal life.
The park community consists of 250 people, including employees of the NPS, Concession, Border Patrol, Postal Service, School, and their families living in 4 housing areas; Panther Junction (PJ), Chisos Basin, Castalon, and Rio Grande Village.
A state-accredited elementary school (K-8) is located at Panther Junction. The park has a post office, gas stations, camper stores, restaurant, and lodge.Elevation in the park varies from 7825 to 1850 ft. The climate is generally pleasant with hot summers degrees F.) and mild winters degrees F.).
Terlingua (a small town 24 miles away from PJ) has a state-accredited high school (no bus service), lodging, restaurants, hardware store, small grocery and gift stores, churches and a bank.
Alpine, Texas (100 miles from PJ) has most necessities, including supermarkets, variety of stores, a hospital, pharmacies, churches, a movie theater, and a university.
The nearest larger cities are Midland/Odessa (225 miles) and El Paso (325 miles).Recreational opportunities include hiking, bird watching, photography, backcountry camping, bicycling, and river rafting. An active employee/ community association sponsors social events throughout the year.
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Daycare and School Information:
The San Vicente Independent School District (SVISD) and SVISD Early Learning Center (ELC), are located in Panther Junction and serve those that live in Big Bend National Park.
Terlingua (30 miles) has a state-accredited high school, rich in academics, extracurricular, and athletic opportunities for students in grades 9-12.
For more information about the Daycare and Schooling, contact Jessi Milam, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Cell:
or SVISD School Office:
Alpine, TX (100 miles) has a four-year university with in-person and online graduate programs."