A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR 575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.
A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Physical Demands: The position places a variety of strenuous physical demands upon the incumbent. Surveillance, drug interdiction, and UDA apprehension operations require long periods of standing, crawling, crouching, etc. often in restrictive areas where significant movement is contra-indicated. Interdiction operations as well as SAR, EMS and wildland fire operations entail strenuous hours of arduous work, standing, climbing, walking, running, etc. Law Enforcement work requires the ability to defend from and stop physical assaults and controlling hostile or non-compliant people. Dangerous persons, many of whom are known to carry weapons, must be physically confronted, subdued, and apprehended. It also requires the ability to hike long distances, nm and work out of-doors for long periods of time, often while carrying heavy loads in excess of 60lbs.
A Type I Law Enforcement Commission is required and the incumbent must meet physical fitness standards to maintain commission. The duties of the position arc so rigorous that employment opportunities are limited to young and physically vigorous individuals.
Working Conditions: Work is performed in an extremely rugged and rocky terrain containing mostly mountainous areas encompassing almost 4000 feet of elevation change. Temperatures range from below freezing to over 105 degrees F.
There are three geographically separate Parks in the SEAZ group; however, all three share similar physical characteristics.
The incumbent is expected to perform duties in steep, rugged terrain complicated by the significant presence of cacti, cholla, mesquite and animals and insects that bite and sting. Temperatures vary from sub-zero to 100+ degrees; and work must often be performed in extreme or adverse weather conditions to include heavy rain, snow. high winds, etc. Exposure to these environmental conditions are regular and recurring, especially in surveillance and interdiction operations. Additionally, the nature of drug interdiction work exposes the incumbent to potentially dangerous situations. Other emergency services operations sometimes result in dangerous exposures to a wide variety of hazards. Incumbent must often work long and/or irregular hours, at night. on weekends, and assignments and work hours are subject to change without notice.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are not suitable for telework.