Park Ranger (Interpretation)

National Park Service; Kula (HI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service at Haleakalā National Park seeks a Park Ranger (Interpretation) to interpret resources, connect visitors with learning, and manage heritage resources. The incumbent will deliver education programs, create interpretive content, and coordinate park outreach activities with the public and partners.

This role requires meeting education and experience requirements for GS-07/09, including graduate education or equivalent experience, with hours per week documented.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating, delivering, and evaluating interpretive or educational programs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop long-range plans for park education and outreach.
• Willingness to assist with training and mentoring staff in interpretive duties.

Responsibilities

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Skills

Interpretive program coordination

Education program delivery

Public speaking

Community engagement

Education

Graduate education in natural resources or related field

Job description

You will serve as a Park Ranger (Interpretation)with National Park Service, Haleakala National Park. This position interprets resources, connect visitors, support learning, and manage heritage resources.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/08/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level:

Experience:

• To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).
• Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to the following: park guide or tour leader; creating education programs; creating interpretive programs based on park themes; delivering education and interpretation programs; coordinating programs; providing virtual programs; developing training courses; or participating in community events.
• You must include hours per week worked.

-OR- Education:

• Successful completion of at least one full academic year of graduate education related to the occupation such as natural resource management, natural sciences, ecology, biology, geology, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, social sciences, museum sciences, geography, English or other languages, behavioral sciences, sociology, education, or communication (one year of full-time graduate education is defined as 18 semester hours). You must include transcripts.

-OR- Combination:

• Successful combination of experience and graduate education as described above. To combine experience and education, first take the number of months of qualifying, full-time work experience and divide by 12. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Then take the number of graduate credits completed and divide by 18. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. NOTE: Only graduate level education is creditable when combining. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

Superior Academic Achievement (SAA):

• (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years. Note: GPA will be rounded to the one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level:

Experience: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level of the federal government (obtained either in the private or public sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes coordinating, evaluating or directing interpretive programs; assisting with developing long-range program plans; coaching/mentoring interpretive, or similar, staff; and creating interpretive programs based on park themes. You must include hours per week worked. such a