Park Ranger Job Description
Park ranger
provides opportunities for and actively seek volunteer participation in park maintenance and operations projects and visitor services programs.
Park Ranger Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective park ranger job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included park ranger job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Works in prescribed uniform and is responsible for general patrol and supervision of Central Park, Lake Elizabeth, recreation facilities and parks throughout Fremont
Assists with the development and delivery of environmental education/interpretative programs
Initiates and maintains community based relationships with schools and other local organizations in support of interpretive programs and park projects
Assists with developing, planning, and delivering special events with an interpretive focus such as Earth Day
Supervises and trains part-time park staff and volunteers as needed
Completes minor maintenance work on vehicles, equipment and facilities
Provides assistance and acts as a liaison to the public, responding to questions concerning park and recreation facilities, programs, policies, and rules and regulations
Demonstrates knowledge of and enforces the Fremont Municipal Code or other rules, regulations and ordinances pertaining to park operations within the City, including the issuance of citations
Investigates, collects evidence, statements and prepares reports in response to complaints, crime, injury accidents, and other park incidents
Operates bicycles, motorized boats, patrol vehicles, and two-way radios
Park Ranger Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Park Ranger
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, AED, EMT, POST, PC, PSO, II, NWCG, III
Education for Park Ranger
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the park ranger job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Education, Management, Recreation Management, Anthropology, History, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Social Sciences, Law Enforcement
Skills for Park Ranger
Desired skills for park ranger include:
Resource interpretation
Basic park resource and facility operations and maintenance
Cultural traditions
Park and facility operations and maintenance
Basic mathematics
Natural and cultural resource management
Carpentry
Historic practices and experiences
Park operations and maintenance practices
Specialized park resource and facility operations and maintenance
Desired experience for park ranger includes:
Secures Facilities, equipment and other assets
Monitors surveillance
Dispatches and responds to radio calls
Inspects building and equipment
Responsible for Access Control
Provides basic first aid to the injured
Park Ranger Examples
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Park Ranger Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a park ranger. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for park ranger
- Any other job duty as assigned
- Conducts, provides and participates in mounted Park patrols, programs, special events, ceremonial events, mutual aid, mounted unit training, and mounted search and rescue operations
- Assist, as needed, in the prevention, detection, and suppression of wild land fires
- Responds and assist park staff at major incidents, assist at special events, and occasionally assist at statewide incidents or functions
- Transports agency horses to destinations when assigned
- Assists stable staff with maintenance and cleaning in and around the stable as needed
- Cares and maintains agency horses
- Assess and maintain trails, and performs other maintenance duties as assigned
- Produce and provide other informal and formal information/educational programs, demonstrations, and materials to schools, civic groups, and general public as requested, in areas such as ranger programs, park activities and services, outdoor skills, natural and cultural history, and search and rescue
- Act as liaison to the public, and coordinate and participate in volunteer activities
Qualifications for park ranger
- Travel is required, up to five nights per month
- Selective Service Registration if applicable
- Wearing a National Park Service uniform is required
- Pre-employment drug testing is required
- Selective Placement Factor(s) Certifications, such as copy of LE Commission, EMT certification, Driver's License, First Responder certification, , if applicable
- Wrangell, AK
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of park ranger. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for park ranger
- Issues parking violations and non-criminal warnings when necessary
- Maintain an inventory of and maintain the condition of issued equipment
- Complete and maintain Bureau records, reports, files and logs
- Attend seminars, workshops, training sessions, , in order to maintain proficiencies
- Plant trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals
- Mow lawns and fields with large and small riding and power mowers, trim turf edges with hand or power tools
- Irrigate lawns, trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals with hoses, sprinklers, turf valves or automatic systems
- Prune trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and rough brush with hand and power tools
- Manually apply fertilizers and pesticides under direct supervision
- Attend and participate in crew and safety meetings and training classes
Qualifications for park ranger
- Must possess a Type I Law Enforcement Commission
- Required Occupant position
- Must possess National Registry EMT certification
- Knowledge of standard procedures and techniques that are followed in horse patrols foot, auto or other types of patrols
- Ability to stand, ride or walk for prolong periods of time
- Oologah, OK
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a park ranger. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for park ranger
- Maintain vehicles, work sites, maintenance shops, yards and storage areas in clean, safe condition
- Assist in patrolling park areas by checking for misuse, undesirable activities
- Load and unload horses from horse trailer and transports agency horses to urban and rural destinations when assigned
- Performs other maintenance duties as assigned
- Provides professional and technical assistance and advice to the superintendent
- Advises management and makes recommendations on technical matters involving law enforcement and the management of public use
- Works with federal, state, and local agencies with regard to law enforcement, resource protection and emergency response
- Participates in park planning relating to the development of strategic planning and management plans
- Establishes park guidelines, annual goals, objectives and priorities
- Gains compliance with laws and regulations
Qualifications for park ranger
- Moving expenses and temporary housing will not be provided
- Tour of duty may include occasional weekend work
- Knowledge of Basic Park Ranger Duties
- Mobridge, SD
- Incumbent must remain in good academic standing while in the program
- Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain valid driver's license
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Park Ranger Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of park ranger. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for park ranger
- Manages and directs the park's safety and occupational health program
- Serves as Incident Commander during emergencies and/or special events
- Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the park-wide Safety Management Information System (SMIS)
- Investigates incidents and accidents enforcing regulations and restrictions
- Supervises human resources and ensures the safety of employees
- Resolves disputes and problems
- Counsels, advises, and mentoring subordinates on conduct, performance, efficiency and daily activities
- Formulates develops and implements short-term and long range goals and objectives for the park in regards to law enforcement and financial plans
- Reviews request for special park uses, commercial filming and commercial use
- Provides visitor assistance by answering questions and providing information on cultural history, fish and wildlife habitats
Qualifications for park ranger
- Chinook, MT
- Subject to pre-employment physical and drug testing
- Personnel Background Investigation may be required
- Housing and Transportation expenses will not be paid
- Incumbent may be required to work weekend and holiday hours
- Ability to conduct research, develop and conduct interpretive task and guides
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Park Ranger Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of park ranger. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for park ranger
- Assists in patrolling the recreational areas and controlling vehicular traffic
- Provides routine courtesy safety inspections and collects recreational use fees
- Brings to the attention of park visitors obvious violations of rules and regulations, contacting higher graded Park Ranger, as needed
- Assists in the development, presentation and maintenance of interpretive programs
- Develops and conducts limited interpretive talks, guided tours, campfire programs, slide shows and other interpretive activities at the park project, local schools and community organizations
- Participates in resources management projects to maintain and enhance the resources
- Collects data on visitor attendance and wildlife habitats
- Identifies erosion problems
- Maintains limited wildlife habitat projects
- Builds trails, signs, foot bridges
Qualifications for park ranger
- Ability to conduct patrols and write investigative reports
- Ability to collect and record information on environmental parameters
- Ability to contribute to a positive, productive, and collaborative working environment
- Junction City, KS
- Must be at least 17 years old to operate a motor vehicle on public roadways
- May be required to pass a pre-employment examination