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

• 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.

Non-Essential Functions

Miscellaneous tasks or duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or (GED).
• 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.
• Required to wear a department-issued ballistic vest while on patrol.

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 relations, 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.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Physical Presence is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to work extended hours – sometimes 12-16 hours.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs., bend, stoop, climb, and reach.
• Walking, hiking, and bicycling at various intervals
• Ability to aid or lift people in need.

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.