State Park Ranger Lead

State of Maryland•Anne Arundel, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service, is hiring a State Park Ranger Lead to serve as the Southern Region Training Officer. The position is based at the Tawes State Office Building in Annapolis, Maryland, and provides lead-level coordination of park operations, administration, information, education, interpretation, resource management, and visitor services. The employee supports the management of natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources for the public and may provide operational support to parks across the region in interpretation, maintenance, administration, personnel, and fiscal matters. The position coordinates and facilitates training for employees across classifications, including classroom logistics, lesson-plan development, and the monitoring and reporting of statewide training sessions. It plans and oversees meetings and program planning, and supports the design and implementation of park operations and resource programs. The employee maintains instructional expertise in public speaking, time management, lesson organization, and classroom management, and develops training plans and field-training requirements relevant to park operations. The role coordinates Southern Region training, including seasonal employee training, and provides direction to personnel who deliver training to classified and seasonal employees. The employee performs the full range of State Park Ranger Lead duties under general supervision, assigning, reviewing, training, and approving the work of lower-level State Park Rangers and potentially providing technical direction to park employees and seasonal personnel. The employee may also perform frontline park duties, including daily operations and maintenance of day-use and campground areas and facilities, directing full-time personnel, educating the public about resource management, and assisting visitors. Weekend and holiday work is required. This is a designated emergency-essential position requiring availability to work nights, weekends, and during adverse weather conditions. Employees may be assigned duties requiring a valid Maryland motor vehicle operator’s license and are subject to call-in, requiring them to provide a reachable phone number.

Requirements

Seven years of experience, including three years in forest or park management, recreation, natural resources management, or preparing, developing, or delivering programs that interpret natural, historical, cultural, or recreational features, and an additional four years in park management, recreation, or a natural- or cultural-resources-related field.
Candidates may substitute a bachelor's degree in park operations, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences, history, or a natural-resources- or history-related field and three years of qualifying experience for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute a master's degree in park management, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences, history, or a natural-resources-related field for five years of the required experience.
U.S. Armed Forces commissioned-officer experience in the specified management and program clerical and assistance classification or specialty codes may substitute year for year for required experience.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and during adverse weather conditions.
Provide a reachable phone number to the employing agency because the position is subject to call-in.
Possess a valid Maryland motor vehicle operator’s license if assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle.

Nice To Haves

Professional project-management experience in a training or field environment, such as event planning, curriculum development, or interpretive program development.
Two years of professional experience involving public speaking, training, interpretation, technical writing, curriculum development, or e-learning development.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with business, e-learning, and video-production software, such as Adobe Suite, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or Camtasia.
Experience in park operations, maintenance, or interpretation.
Experience with Google applications such as Blogger, Drive, Calendar, and Email.
Experience working with government agency or training partners, such as the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services, or similar organizations.
Certifications such as American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Responder or higher, American Red Cross Lifeguard, ARC Lifeguard Instructor, ARC Small Craft Safety Instructor, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Coordinate training for Southern Region parks and serve as the region’s primary trainer.
Facilitate training for employees of all classifications and coordinate training and classroom logistics.
Develop lesson plans and field-training requirements based on park operations.
Monitor and report statewide training sessions.
Plan and oversee meetings and the planning, design, and implementation of park operations and resource programs.
Provide direction to personnel delivering training to classified and seasonal employees.
Lead the development and implementation of Seasonal Employee Training.
Assign, review, train, and approve the work of lower-level State Park Rangers.
Provide technical direction to park employees and seasonal personnel as needed.
Provide operational support to parks in interpretation, maintenance, administration, personnel, and fiscal matters.
As needed, perform frontline park operations, including daily operations and maintenance of day-use and campground areas and facilities.
Direct full-time personnel and educate the public on resource management.
Assist visitors in support of managing natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources.
Work nights, weekends, holidays, and during adverse weather conditions as required.