PARK RANGER - 37001297 1

State of Florida • Big Pine Key, FL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is hiring a Park Ranger at Bahia Honda State Park in Big Pine Key, Florida. The position provides visitor services and interpretive programming, supports natural resource management, maintains park facilities and grounds, and completes administrative duties such as preparing reports and maintaining operational logs. The ranger works with visitors, park resources, equipment, and facilities, including underwater park areas, and must be able to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

The position is designated as a Position of Special Trust and requires successful background screening. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and complete Ranger Academy. The role also requires safe daily work on and around water, including operating boats up to 30 feet long with an outboard motor in varied conditions.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license.
• Completion of Ranger Academy.
• Successful completion of background screening and fingerprint check.
• Ability to perform routine inspections and identify and investigate problems while maintaining facilities and equipment.
• Skill in utilizing motor vehicles.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prepare reports and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to perform physical labor using power, electrical, and gas tools and equipment for maintenance and repair.
• Ability to deal with visitor inquiries tactfully, efficiently, and courteously.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, directives, policies, laws, and regulations.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Ability to develop and conduct interpretive programs.
• Ability to handle money and balance cash receipts.
• Ability to work on and around water and safely operate boats up to 30 feet long with an outboard motor in all types of conditions on a daily basis.
• Ability to transport lumber and supplies, with a stated capacity equivalent to 50 pounds individually and 100 pounds jointly.

Responsibilities

• Explain park facilities and services, answer visitor questions, provide information and directions, and respond tactfully to complaints.
• Collect admission and tour fees and balance cash receipts.
• Develop and conduct natural and cultural history interpretive programs, guided tours, campfire programs, and recreational skills programs.
• Operate office equipment such as cash registers, adding machines, credit card machines, and computers.
• Recognize plant communities and implement restoration projects, including reforestation and erosion control.
• Implement water resources, vegetation, and wildlife management plans, using appropriate physical, natural, or chemical methods to control species.
• Construct, maintain, and repair park buildings, fences, trails, service roads, fire lanes, boardwalks, campsites, picnic sites, boat ramps, docks, and other facilities.
• Maintain cleanliness of park grounds and facilities, including underwater areas.
• Operate chainsaws, lawn mowers, weed eaters, blowers, ATVs, motor vehicles, and other equipment; obtain necessary training, licenses, and certificates.
• Transport supplies and materials, including lumber, with the stated lifting and carrying capacity.
• Prepare forms and reports covering fees, receipts, visitor use and contacts, patrols, wildlife, incidents, equipment operations, property, and purchasing.
• Answer telephone calls, operate radio equipment, and maintain logs.
• Perform routine inspections, identify and investigate problems, and maintain facilities and equipment.
• Work rotating shifts, including nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Work on and around water and safely operate boats up to 30 feet in length with an outboard motor in varied conditions.

Benefits

• Annual and sick leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
• Tuition waivers.

What This Job Offers

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