Ops Park Ranger - 37970588

State of Florida • Lakeland, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is hiring an OPS Park Ranger at Colt Creek State Park in Lakeland, Florida. The position provides visitor services, supports park resource management, maintains park facilities and grounds, performs administrative tasks, and helps protect the park and its visitors. The successful applicant should have good visitor-service and administrative skills, work independently, and perform a variety of skilled trade tasks using assorted equipment and tools. The role requires rotating shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and includes outdoor work and physical labor.

The position is designated as a Position of Special Trust and requires successful background screening, including fingerprinting. The employee must maintain a valid driver’s license, properly wear the uniform, and comply with applicable grooming and body-art restrictions. Pay is $15 per hour. The posting identifies the position as OPS and notes that benefits eligibility and specific benefit access depend on OPS eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license.
• Successful completion of a background and fingerprint check.
• Knowledge of Florida's natural and cultural resources and good public relations.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and prepare reports accurately.
• Ability to interact professionally, tactfully, and courteously with internal and external customers and the public.
• Ability to clean park facilities, including restrooms, and pick up trash.
• Ability to perform grounds and building maintenance, including mowing, weed eating, pressure washing, and painting.
• Ability to use power tools, including chainsaws and drills.
• Ability to perform basic plumbing repairs, including hose bib and waterline repairs.
• Ability to perform basic electrical work, including replacing outlets and circuit breakers.
• Ability to maintain gas-powered lawn, farm, and marine equipment.
• Ability to perform basic carpentry, including boardwalk and fence repairs.
• Ability to use a computer and software such as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to participate in resource-management tasks, follow verbal and written directions, work independently with minimal supervision, and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to speak in public; understand and apply rules, directives, policies, laws, and regulations; and conduct routine inspections and identify and investigate problems.
• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather and perform physical labor; lift 40 pounds and assist in transporting items or supplies weighing 100 pounds or more.
• Ability and willingness to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to wear the uniform properly and comply with male and female hair-grooming standards and body-art and piercing restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Explain park facilities and services; answer visitor questions and provide accurate information and directions; attempt to resolve complaints while maintaining good public relations.
• Observe, maintain, and protect the park’s natural, cultural, historic, and archaeological resources; assist with species control using natural and chemical methods.
• Maintain park structures, facilities, equipment, and grounds through routine, preventive, and corrective maintenance; inspect for maintenance standards and clean restrooms and park areas.
• Prepare forms and reports; answer telephones; operate park radios, computers, and office equipment; collect fees, operate point-of-sale systems, reconcile receipts, and order, sell, and inventory resale merchandise.
• Conduct routine patrols and security checks; follow the Park Protection Plan; open or secure facilities; interpret and enforce park rules; and safeguard cash funds.
• Participate in resource-management tasks such as prescribed fire activities and non-native plant removal, which may include herbicide application.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Comply with the processing requirements of Chapter 215.422, Florida Statutes.

Benefits

• Eligible OPS employees may participate in state group insurance, subject to eligibility requirements.
• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan, a tax-deferred retirement savings plan, for eligible OPS employees.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed