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State of Arizona
PARK RANGER SENIOR
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What they do
A Park Ranger leads informational programs for park visitors about the history and environmental features of public parks, and promote awareness of protecting park land. Welcomes and provides assistance to park visitors, assists with educational programs, oversees park events and activities and patrols park land.
$63,180 / year median in Arizona
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Job No:
543366Work Type:
Full-time Location:
ORACLE Categories:
Forestry/Wildland Fire/Natural ResourcesARIZONA STATE PARKS AND TRAILS
Arizona State Parks and Trails is the leader in sustainable outdoor recreation for current and future generations. To learn more about Arizona State Parks and Trails, visit our web site at azstateparks.com. Arizona State Parks and Trails protect and preserves more than 30 state parks and natural areas. The agency also includes the statewide trails program, outdoor-related grants program, the State Historic Preservation Office, as well as the Off-Highway Vehicle Program, and more. With parks located across the state, the agency strives to make outdoor recreation accessible and available to everyone.PARK RANGER SENIOR ORACLE STATE PARK TRAILS
This position must be able to work weekends and holidays.- Duties include but are not limited to performing, coordinating, leading facility maintenance and repairs, landscaping, and other projects within the park while following maintenance standards.
- Operates and maintains trucks, various common grounds, and equipment maintenance tools. Including consistent cleaning of equipment and vehicles.
- Leads and participates in various custodial duties.
- Manages repairs to UTVs, Tractors, implements, and fleet vehicles.
- Coordinate irrigation operations and monitoring at the historical ranch house garden.
- Coordinates with contractors when needed for facility and fleet repairs.
- In addition, performs all purchasing related to these maintenance projects.
- Maintenance of facility and fleet/tractor/UTVs vehicles.
- Operation of UTVs, and Tractor with multiple attachments.
- Plumbing, electrical, landscaping.
Customer Service:
- Provides customer service by phone and in-person and responds to public inquiries about park hours, accommodations, reservations, etc.
Cash Handling:
- Performs cashier duties at Contact Station/Gift Shop;
- Collects and accounts for park fees and store purchases.
- Cash collection.
Public & Staff Safety:
- Promotes the safety of park visitors, enforces Park rules and protects Park resources;
- Confers with local officials and law enforcement officers; participates in rescues and helps manage emergency situations.
- Completes all necessary reports concerning incidents. Enforcing park rules. Purchasing supplies and materials for maintenance Water Distribution and testing Other duties as assigned as related to the position.
- ADEQ compliance in Water Distribution and be able to obtain a certification if not already certified
- Basic construction
- electrical, carpentry, and plumbing.
- Vehicle operation and maintenance.
- Basic use of hand tools and power tools including but not limited to saws and drills
- Landscaping/Trail Maintenance
- Consistent and effective custodial function.
- Basic first aid.
- Park rules and regulations.
- Computer fundamentals (e.g., word processing, data-entry, web-base reservation, etc.).
- Chainsaw safety and tree hazard.
Candidates must have skills in:
- Basic plumbing, electrical, and carpentry.
- Driving, operating and servicing motorized and automotive equipment including but not limited to UTVs, tractors, and trailers.
- Effective public contact.
- Oral and written communication.
- Interpersonal relationships.
- Assigning and working with volunteer work crews. Candidates must have the ability to:
- Uniformly and consistently interpret and enforce agency rules and regulations.
- Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Work with groups of people while maintaining a courteous and professional manner.
- Work weekends, holidays and night shifts.
- Work independently and as a member of a team.
- Obtain and maintain an Arizona drivers license.
- Drive and operate park equipment and power tools in a safe and effective manner during the day and at night.
- Respond to occasional park emergencies such as power failures, water line breaks and medical assistance.
- Understand and utilize a web-based reservation system.
- Up to 12 weeks per year pid leave for newborns or newly placed foster/adopted child. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (480) 604
- 7331.