Supervising Park Ranger-26634305

County of San Diego•San Diego, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The County of San Diego is currently accepting job applications for SUPERVISING PARK RANGER. This position is eligible for appointment at step 1, $72,280.00 annually. Future Salary Increases are planned for June 2026 (5.37% increase) and June 2027 (4.87% increase). Employees in this second-line supervisory job class are responsible for providing on-site management, administration, safety, rule enforcement, and maintenance of a major County park and recreational facility. The hiring process includes interviews, job offers, background checks, and pre-employment medical screening. The anticipated start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date. Blind Applicant Screening is used to remove personally identifiable information from applications to ensure a fair and equitable selection process. Qualified applicants will be placed on an employment list based on evaluation scores. Reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities. The County of San Diego is committed to veteran hiring and offers preferential credits for military service. The County's Strategic Plan focuses on a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, with values including integrity, equity, access, belonging, excellence, and sustainability. All public employees are designated as disaster service workers and are required to participate in disaster service activities as assigned. The County is committed to valuing diversity and practicing inclusion.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in parks and recreation management, natural resource management, cultural resource management, anthropology, history, biology, archaeology, public administration, business administration, recreation administration, or a closely related field; AND , one (1) year of full-time paid experience as a Senior Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area; OR , two (2) years of full-time paid experience as a Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area, one (1) year of which included responsibility for leading or supervising auxiliary or temporary staff and volunteers, or conducting special programs and activities; OR , Sixty (60) semester units of college-level coursework from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency toward a four-year degree in one of the fields listed above; AND , two (2) years of full-time paid experience as a Senior Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area; OR , three (3) years of full-time paid experience as a Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area, one (1) year of which included responsibility for leading or supervising auxiliary or temporary staff and volunteers, or conducting special programs and activities; OR , Three (3) years of full-time paid experience as a Senior Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area; OR , Four (4) years of full-time paid experience as a Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area, one (1) year of which included responsibility for leading or supervising auxiliary or temporary staff and volunteers, or conducting special programs and activities.