Park Ranger (3 Positions)

Classification Title: Park Ranger 1, C16

Working Schedule:

• AL Anderson Park
  • Wednesday – Saturday p.m. Shift; 10 Hours/ 4 days
• Weedon Island Preserve
  • Sunday - Wednesday p.m. Shift; 10 Hours/ 4 days
  • Wednesday - Saturday p.m. Shift; 10 Hours/ 4 days

Work Location:

• AL Anderson Park, 39699 U.S. Highway 19 North, Tarpon Springs, FL 34609
• Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Drive N.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Do you enjoy working outdoors? Come and work in one of Pinellas County parks throughout the County as a Park Ranger providing a safe, clean and enjoyable experience for patrons who use Pinellas County Parks Conservation Resources (PCR) facilities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: assisting the public by providing information, directions, guidance and first-aid ; performing direct public contact work in the operation, maintenance, and security of an assigned park or park facility, interpreting and enforcing rules and regulations; maintaining grounds, buildings, and appurtenances; may perform grounds and landscape maintenance tasks and facility maintenance; performing routine driving and maintenance of vehicles and uses of radio communications; enforcing rules and regulations per Chapter 90, Pinellas County Ordinances, and issuing citations for park ordinance violations per Chapter 122, Pinellas County Ordinances.

WHAT SETS US APART?

· Health, vision, prescription, dental, life insurance, and a flexible spending account (FSA) option. Click here for more benefits details.

· 9-11 paid County holidays; 2 floating holidays and 2 personal days (pro-rated); annual leave (accrue 15 days in first year)

· Florida Retirement System , Employees contribute 3% and the county contributes 6.3% for regular status employees. See contribution breakdown on FRS.

· 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

· Tuition Reimbursement

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure parking fee compliance, conduct surveys and conduct attendance counts.
• Monitor and maintain appearances, cleanliness and sanitary condition of all PCR facilities including restrooms.
• Maintain equipment necessary to perform job tasks.
• Interpret park ecology to visitors; respond to inquiries.
• Enforce Chapter 90 ordinance; issues citations as necessary.
• Performs related work as assigned or required.

Position Specific Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in general maintenance, landscaping, park operations or related direct public contact work; or
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

• Possession and maintenance of a valid State of Florida Driver’s License upon hire with eligibility based upon evaluation of a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) driving report.
• Must be able to work holidays, nights and weekends.
• Must obtain certification as a Parking Enforcement Specialist as outlined in Chapter 316, Florida Statutes within one year of employment (training provided by management).
• Must obtain within six months of hire valid certificates indicating successful completion of First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) (Training provided by management).
• Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special emergency, and/or disaster situations.

Highly Desirable

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work outside under a variety of weather conditions.
• Ability to enforce PCR rules and county ordinances.

Physical/Mental Demands

The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Visual ability: Sufficient to effectively operate office equipment including copier, computer, etc.; and to read and write reports, correspondence, instructions, etc.
• Hearing ability: Sufficient to hold a conversation with other individuals both in person and over a telephone; and to hear recording on transcription device.
• Speaking ability: Sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over a telephone.
• Mental acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

This position has supplemental questions. If unable to complete all questions, you may save your answers as a draft during the application process and return at any time prior to the closing date. Please note that the application is complete upon final submission.