Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (FUL) - Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation)

National Park Service; Wyoming (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yellowstone National Park seeks a Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (FUL) - Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation) to lead interpretive programs on-site and off-site.

You will supervise permanent and temporary staff, develop training, and coordinate public programs while ensuring visitor safety. The role requires long workdays, travel, and the ability to work in extreme weather and at elevations ranging from 5,000 to 11,000 feet.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and leadership in the decision-making process for interpretive programs, both on-site and off-site.
• Supervises permanent and temporary employees performing visitor center and interpretive services, and outreach.
• Develops professional level interpretive training, coaching, and mentoring to front line interpretive staff.
• Uses knowledge of professional interpretive principles and techniques to ensure programs are properly prepared and presented, and public interactions are carried out effectively and efficiently.

Job description

This listing is a summary.

Open: September 2, 2026 — Closes: September 8, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (FUL) - Supervisory Park Ranger (Interpretation) for Yellowstone National Park .

Major Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provides guidance and leadership in the decision-making process for interpretive programs, both on-site and off-site. Provides for employee and visitor safety through ongoing implementation and development of park, Resource Education and Youth Programs, and local Safety Plans. Supervises both permanent and temporary employees performing visitor center and interpretive services, and outreach. Develops professional level interpretive training, coaching, and mentoring to front line interpretive staff. Uses knowledge of professional interpretive principles and techniques to ensure programs are properly prepared and presented, and public interactions are carried out effectively and efficiently. Physical Demands: Duties and responsibilities require long workdays and travel by ell modes of transportation. Incumbent often must lift heavy boxes and equipment, move furniture, and push or pull an 800-pound snowmobile. Work conditions include extreme heat or cold, high wind, rain, or snow. The duties of the position require mental stamina and considerable physical exertion during peak visitation periods and emergencies. The Incumbent drives sedans, light trucks, SUVs, and snowmobiles. Work Environment: The Incumbent works in a northern mountainous park with fluctuations in temperature from 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer to -50 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. Snow depths during the winter may vary from two to eight feet. Elevation ranges from 5,000 to 11,000 feet. The emotional environment Is most commonly one of high stress.