Positions advertised through Glacier National Park's Human Resources Office
Park Ranger
Grades: GS-04, GS-05, GS-06, GS-07
Duties: Duties vary greatly from position to position and may include providing visitor services; interpreting park natural, historic, or archeological features through talks and guided hikes; working at an information desk; planning and implementing resource management programs, including fire control; front and backcountry patrol; performing search-and-rescue activities or providing for the public's safety through law enforcement*.
Pay rates (2005):
GS-04: $11.81 ph;
GS-05: $13.21 ph;
GS-06: $14.72 ph;
GS-07: $16.36 ph
Law Enforcement:*
GS-05: $16.29 ph;
GS-06: $17.81 ph;
GS-07: $18.54 ph
*Law Enforcement recruitment will be in December.
Laborer
Grades: WG-03
Duties: Laborers perform duties such as cleaning in buildings and campgrounds, outdoor work on trails, assisting skilled trades employees, and other maintenance type activities requiring physical labor. Applicants must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds unassisted. The application period generally opens in January.
Pay rates (2006):
$12.32 ph
Visitor Use Assistant
Grades: GS-04, GS-05, GS-06 (limited number)
Duties: Collect fees at entrance stations and campgrounds, issue backcountry permits, work in campgrounds, respond to a variety of visitor questions, and provide assistance and information to the public.
GS-5 positions are Lead Visitor Use Assistants and GS-6 positions are Supervisory.
Pay rates (2005):
GS-04: $11.81 ph;
GS-05: $13.21 ph;
GS-06: $14.72 ph
Biological Science Technician
Grades: GS-04, GS-05, GS-06
Duties: Perform and assist in the areas of vegetation/re-vegetation, wildlife and/or plant assessment and monitoring.
Pay rates (2005):
GS-04: $11.81 ph;
GS-05: $13.21 ph;
GS-06: $14.72 ph
Forestry Technician
Grades: GS-03, GS-04, GS-05, GS-06
Duties: Performs fire lookout duties, fire dispatcher duties or hazardous tree removal and eradicates exotic plant species.
Pay rates (2005):
GS-03: $10.52 ph;
GS-04: $11.81 ph;
GS-05: $13.21 ph;
GS-06: $14.72 ph
Firefighter positions will be recruited through a centralized system. To apply visit www.firejobs.doi.gov or www.nps.gov/fire. Read all instructions carefully.
Communication Technician
Grades: GS-05
Duties: Positions are located in the Communications Center of Glacier National Park. They are duty stationed in West Glacier and work rotating shifts. The Communication Center is open seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day during the summer months. Work is performed mainly in support of the field operations. These positions serve as the main point of contact for incoming phone calls and are emergency dispatch operators. Work can be stressful.
Pay rates (2005):
GS-05: $13.21 ph
Photographer
Grade: GS-05
Duties: Provides technical support (image selection, scanning, and data entry) for the park's digital image database, assists researchers accessing park photographic colledtions, and may be required to perform other miscellaneous tasks related to the park's historic photograpic collections (operation of the park's darkroom, museum cataloging, and inventory). Takes photographs and develops black and white and color film.
Pay rates (2005):
GS-05: $13.21 ph
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