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.
Physical Demands: Although most of the duties do not involve unusual physical activity, the incumbent is occasionally required to exert strenuous physical effort in law enforcement activities, search and rescue, emergency services, wildland and structural fire control, etc. The employee must meet the required fitness standards for law enforcement personnel. Incumbent must be in good physical and emotional health, capable of sustained strenuous physical activity and effective decision making under extremely stressful conditions. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings, such as cliff ledges and during inclement weather events. Development and documentation of programs is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time with some walking, bending, standing and light lifting. Some assignments involve substantial outdoor work with exposure to adverse weather, the discomfort and minor hazards of manual work, and the intermittent hazards involved in firefighting, rescue, law enforcement, and low-level flying in fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Strenuous exertion is required in law enforcement, backcountry foot patrols, search and rescue, law enforcement, etc.
Working Conditions: Many duties will be performed indoors in an office setting and the employee will often be working for long periods at a desk. However, the incumbent may be called upon to work different shifts, weekends, and holidays and/or during peak visitor use periods. Trips to the field are required to maintain effective communication with subordinates and to assure compliance with established goals and objectives as set forth in the annual work programs. The work environment involves potential exposure to extreme outdoor weather/temperature conditions of all kinds and involves high risk of exposure to potentially dangerous situations such as law enforcement physical confrontations, high angle rescue hazards, fire protection on uncontrolled fires and wildlife encounters. Some work, occasionally, is performed outdoors where the incumbent may be subject to severe terrain and weather variances (including high winds and monsoonal rain, storms, and flooding and snowstorms). Law enforcement and emergency duties require exposure to potentially dangerous situations including venomous desert dwellers, prescribed or wildland fires, hostile park visitors, etc. Employee may be travelling through rough terrain. Assignments require working at altitudes between 3,000 to 6,500 feet in elevation.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.