Park Ranger (Part-Time)
About The Position
POSITION SUMMARY: Park Rangers are responsible for enforcing park ordinances and associated regulations, providing park visitors with information and directions, protecting park resources, and ensuring a positive visitor experience. The Park Ranger is responsible for all safety, security, visitor, and resource protection in the parks. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential Functions Conducts individual patrols by vehicle, utility vehicle, bicycle, and on foot in various weather conditions. Educates the public about park ordinances and associated regulations, issuing warnings as necessary. Issuing warnings or tickets/citations for serious or continuous violations. Preparing for patrol, calling on, obtaining log sheets and any information from the office, gathering necessary equipment, cleaning off and fueling vehicles, and completing all logs, reports, and hours sheets. Present environmental education programming to varied groups of park visitors. Non-Essential Functions Miscellaneous tasks or duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or (GED).
- One year of job-related experience and/or training (i.e., parks & recreation, law enforcement, resource management, education, emergency medicine, and/or customer service).
- Possession of a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license is required.
- Must possess or can possess current CPR/First Aid certification.
- Experience with departmental equipment.
- Required to wear a department-issued ballistic vest while on patrol.
- Excellent positive public relations and customer service skills.
- Knowledge or the ability to become familiar with the PA Criminal Code, Vehicle Code, Parks Code, Civil Law, Labor Law relations, PA Fish and Boat Code, and PA Game Laws
- Knowledge of EMS, MSDS, fire safety, and environmental issues is an asset.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and grammatically.
- Ability to recognize liabilities for the County and take immediate action.
- Adaptability to changing departmental needs and priorities.
- Ability to deal with potentially dangerous individuals, criminal behavior, resistant individuals, and persons with varying mental or physical abilities.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Basic IBM-compatible skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to handle stress.
- Physical Presence is required.
- Ability to work extended hours – sometimes 12-16 hours.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs., bend, stoop, climb, and reach.
- Walking, hiking, and bicycling at various intervals
- Ability to aid or lift people in need.
Nice To Haves
- Previous Police, Ranger, or Security experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Enforcing park ordinances and associated regulations
- Providing park visitors with information and directions
- Protecting park resources
- Ensuring a positive visitor experience
- Conducts individual patrols by vehicle, utility vehicle, bicycle, and on foot in various weather conditions.
- Educates the public about park ordinances and associated regulations, issuing warnings as necessary.
- Issuing warnings or tickets/citations for serious or continuous violations.
- Preparing for patrol, calling on, obtaining log sheets and any information from the office, gathering necessary equipment, cleaning off and fueling vehicles, and completing all logs, reports, and hours sheets.
- Present environmental education programming to varied groups of park visitors.
- Miscellaneous tasks or duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
