Supervisory Park Ranger; Chief of Interpretation and Resource Management

Open: June 16, 2026 —
Closes: June 25, 2026

This position is located in Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, in the Division of Interpretation, Education, Volunteers, and Resource Management.

Major Duties:
Serves as the chief for interpretation, providing leadership, strategic direction, and oversight for all interpretation, education, outreach, and volunteer programs. Supervises division staff, establishes performance expectations, evaluates work, recommends personnel actions, and ensures employee safety, development, and adherence to National Park Service policies and operational standards. Participates as a key member of the park leadership team, participating in park-wide planning and budget development, setting program priorities, and contributing to short- and long-term operational strategies.

Acts as the park's public information officer, managing public communications, media relations, and dissemination of accurate park information. Serves as the park's resource manager, leading cultural and natural resource management activities, ensuring compliance with environmental and historic preservation requirements, and coordinating research, project planning, and resource stewardship actions. For more information about Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, please visit:
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument (U.S. National Park Service). The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources. Park ranger - interpreters connect people to parks.

They play a key role in ensuring that visitors have a meaningful, satisfying, and safe park experience, help visitors decide how to spend their time in the park, and inform them about the wonders that await their discovery. Park ranger - interpreters are specially trained to engage the public so that each park visitor can find a personal connection with the meanings and values found in the places and stories of that park.

They help visitors explore the many dimensions of parks by introducing them to a variety of perspectives. By providing the opportunity for visitors to care about the places they visit, they promote stewardship and the opportunity for those visitors to care for park resources. National parks are among the most remarkable places in America for recreation, learning, and inspiration. The work done by park ranger-interpreters through effective interpretive and educational programs encourages the development of a personal stewardship ethic and broadens public support for preserving and protecting park resources, so that they may be enjoyed by present and future generations.