Salary: $19.21 per hour
POSITION SUMMARY:
Park Rangers are responsible for enforcing park ordinances and associated regulations, providing park visitors with information and directions, protecting park resources, and ensuring a positive visitor experience. The Park Ranger is responsible for all safety, security, visitor, and resource protection in the parks.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential Functions
The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- Conducts individual patrols by vehicle, utility vehicle, bicycle, and on foot in various weather conditions.
- Educates the public about park ordinances and associated regulations, issuing warnings as necessary.
- Issuing warnings or tickets/citations for serious or continuous violations.
- Preparing for patrol, calling on, obtaining log sheets and any information from the office, gathering necessary equipment, cleaning off and fueling vehicles, and completing all logs, reports, and hours sheets.
- Present environmental education programming to varied groups of park visitors.
- Miscellaneous tasks or duties as assigned
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- High School Diploma or (GED).
- Minimum age of 18 years old
- Preferred one year of job-related experience and/or training (i.e., parks & recreation, law enforcement, resource management, education, emergency medicine, and/or customer service).
- Previous Police, Ranger, or Security experience preferred.
- Possession of a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license is required.
- Must possess or can possess current CPR/First Aid certification.
- Experience with departmental equipment.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent positive public relations and customer service skills.
- Knowledge or the ability to become familiar with the PA Criminal Code, Vehicle Code, Parks Code, Civil Law, Labor Law, PA Fish and Boat Code, and PA Game Laws
- Knowledge of EMS, MSDS, fire safety, and environmental issues is an asset.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and grammatically.
- Ability to recognize liabilities for the County and take immediate action.
- Adaptability to changing departmental needs and priorities.
- Ability to deal with potentially dangerous individuals, criminal behavior, resistant individuals, and persons with varying mental or physical abilities.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Basic IBM-compatible skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Must obtain PA Act 153 Clearances.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to work extended hours – sometimes 12-16 hours.
- Ability to lift 25 lbs., bend, stoop, climb, and reach.
- Walking, hiking, bicycling at various intervals
- Ability to aid or lift people in need.
- Required to wear a department-issued ballistic vest while on patrol.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
- Potential for working in highly hazardous situations when dealing with enforcement issues.
- Responds to calls in low- or no-light conditions and is usually working alone.
- Will be required to work outside 80 – 85% of the time (depending on the season) and will be exposed to variable weather conditions.
- Will work varied shift patterns to ensure park coverage throughout the year, including weekends, holidays, and evenings.
This position description serves as a guideline for communicating the essential functions and other information about the position to the applicant/employee. It is not intended to create a binding employment contract nor cover every detail of the position, and may be changed where appropriate.
