State Park Ranger Supervisor

State of Maryland•Allegany, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The State Park Ranger Supervisor is a supervisory position responsible for operating a small park facility and overseeing staff across park operations, including visitor services, resource development and protection, facilities, recreation, interpretive services, property management, revenue collection and processing, concessions, and maintenance. The role directly supervises one or more subordinate maintenance staff, State Park Rangers, and administrative assistants, and may supervise clerical staff, temporary or contractual employees, and volunteers. Managerial supervision is received from a State Park Ranger Assistant Manager, State Park Ranger Manager, or another designated higher-level manager. These positions serve as Area Managers supporting the overall operation of state park facilities. They provide site supervision, instruction, and problem resolution to full-time administrative, maintenance, and programming personnel, as well as seasonal employees and volunteers. Duties include grounds and facility maintenance, grants administration, communicating policies and procedures to the public, budget development and expense and revenue monitoring, interpretive services, revenue processing, trail design and maintenance, and monitoring recreational facilities for safe and efficient operation while preserving natural, cultural, and historical resources. Employees interpret and apply park rules and regulations to encourage voluntary compliance, coordinate forest and park programs, and inform visitors about park resources. Employees are subject to call-in and may work rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and outdoors in all types of weather. The work may require lifting objects weighing 25 pounds or more. Weekend and holiday work is required. Employees may be assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle; those employees must hold an appropriate Maryland-valid operator’s license.

Requirements

Eight years of experience, including four years in forest or park management, recreation, natural resources management, or preparing, developing, or delivering programs interpreting natural, historical, cultural, or recreational features, and an additional four years in park management, recreation, or a natural- or cultural-resources-related field.
Alternatively, a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in park operations, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences, history, or a natural resources- or history-related field, plus four years of qualifying experience.
Alternatively, a master's degree from an accredited college or university in park management, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences, or a natural-resources-related field may substitute for five years of the required experience.
Alternatively, qualifying U.S. Armed Forces commissioned officer experience in the specified management and program clerical and assistance classifications or specialty codes in the general, administrative, clerical, and office services field may substitute year-for-year for the required experience.
Employees assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle must possess an appropriate motor vehicle operator’s license valid in Maryland.
Must provide the employing agency with a reachable phone number because employees are subject to call-in.

Nice To Haves

Experience with work planning, task prioritization, project coordination, or resource scheduling in an operational setting.
Experience preparing and managing budgets, procurement, contracting, inventory, or other operational resource management activities.
Experience supervising or coordinating staff engaged in operations, maintenance, grounds, facilities, or related functions.
Experience managing workforce scheduling and resource allocation in an operational environment.
Experience handling conflict resolution and employee relations.
Experience providing daily animal care, feeding, maintaining habitat cleanliness, monitoring health and behavior, and supporting animal welfare and husbandry practices in an aviary environment.

Responsibilities

Operate a small state park facility and support the overall operation of state park facilities.
Supervise lower-level State Park Rangers and other staff, including maintenance staff and administrative assistants; may also supervise clerical staff, temporary or contractual employees, and volunteers.
Provide site supervision, instruction, and problem resolution to administrative, maintenance, and programming personnel, seasonal employees, and volunteers.
Oversee visitor services, resource development and protection, facilities, recreation, interpretive services, property management, concessions, and maintenance.
Interpret and apply park rules and regulations to ensure voluntary compliance with park standards.
Coordinate forest and park programs and inform visitors about forest and park resources.
Perform or oversee grounds, facility, and state housing maintenance.
Administer grants and communicate established procedures and policies to the public.
Develop budgets and monitor expenses and revenue.
Collect and process state park and concession revenues.
Design and maintain trails and monitor recreational facilities for safe and efficient operation.
Help preserve the natural, cultural, and historical resources of park facilities.
Be available for call-in and work weekends and holidays; rotating shifts and outdoor work in all kinds of weather may also be required.