Park Ranger

Arizona Department of Administration • Nogales, AZ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Arizona State Parks and Trails is hiring a Park Ranger at Patagonia Lake State Park in Nogales, Arizona. The role supports the operation and maintenance of a recreational, historic, or natural resource park and helps provide visitors with a safe, welcoming, and informative experience. The position requires working evenings, weekends, and holidays, as well as night shifts and outdoors in extreme temperatures.

The Park Ranger hosts visitors, responds to questions and concerns, provides information about park hours, accommodations, and reservations, and may conduct interpretive programs or lead guided walks and hikes. The role also involves maintaining park facilities, grounds, systems, and equipment; completing general cleaning and custodial work; and performing basic carpentry, landscaping, irrigation, trail upkeep, and repair projects.

The ranger promotes visitor and staff safety, enforces park rules, protects park resources, uses two-way radio communications, coordinates with local officials and law enforcement, and completes incident and activity reports. Duties also include cashier work and accounting for admission and store fees. The ranger may assist park management with infrastructure inspections and training implementation or development, and may lead or assist in training subordinate staff.

The position is located at 400 Patagonia Lake Road, Nogales, AZ 85621. The posted salary range is $17.50–$19.00 per hour. The posting closes November 16, 2026.

Requirements

• Possess and maintain a current Arizona driver's license appropriate to the assignment.
• Be able to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and night shifts, and work outdoors in extreme temperatures.
• Establish rapport with the public and provide interpretive education.
• Maintain park facilities, grounds, systems, and equipment.
• Use first-aid techniques and enforce rules to help keep visitors safe.
• Use oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, agency resources, and general office procedures.
• Handle cash transactions while welcoming visitors in a friendly manner.
• Adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks.
• Have basic building and vehicle maintenance skills.
• Have basic custodial techniques.
• Complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify), as required for newly hired State employees.
• Meet the stated driver’s license requirements because driving or vehicle use is an essential job function.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience equivalent to a Park Ranger Assistant.
• Three years of work experience in customer service, library, or museum work.
• A bachelor's degree in Park Management, Forestry, Natural Resources Management, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Support the operation and maintenance of a recreational, historic, or natural resource park.
• Host visitors, provide information and assistance, and respond to visitor questions, directions, guidance needs, and concerns.
• Conduct interpretive programs and potentially lead guided walks or hikes.
• Provide customer service in person and by phone, including responding to inquiries about park hours, accommodations, and reservations.
• Maintain park facilities, grounds, systems, and equipment, including performing basic carpentry, irrigation, landscaping, repair work, litter removal, and trail maintenance.
• Clean restrooms and other facilities, and maintain, inspect, or repair park buildings and infrastructure as needed.
• Promote public and staff safety, enforce park rules, protect park resources, and use a two-way radio communications system.
• Confer with local officials and law enforcement officers and complete reports concerning incidents.
• Assist park management with infrastructure maintenance and inspections, and with training implementation or development.
• Complete reports on activities, transactions, and progress for specified periods or projects.
• Perform cashier duties and collect and account for park admission fees and store purchases.
• May lead and assist in training subordinate staff.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans.
• Retirement and long-term disability plans.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first three years.
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly.
• Deferred compensation plan.
• Wellness plans.
• Up to 12 weeks per year of paid parental leave for newborns or newly placed foster or adopted children.
• Eligibility for an Arizona State Retirement System pension, with enrollment eligibility effective after 27 weeks of employment for newly hired State of Arizona employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed