Park Ranger

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Park Rangers are responsible for enforcing the park ordinance and associated regulations, they provide park visitors with information and directions, protect park resources, and provide a positive visitor experience. Park Rangers aid in all facets of Department events.

**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- **Essential Functions**_
- Performs individual patrols by vehicle, utility vehicle, bicycle, and foot in a variety of weather conditions.
- Educates the public about park ordinance and associated regulations and issues warnings as necessary.
- Issuing warnings or tickets / citations for serious or continuous violations.
- Preparing for patrol, calling on, obtaining log sheet and any information from the office, gathering necessary equipment, cleaning off and fueling vehicles completing all logs, reports, and hours sheets.
- Present environmental education programming to varied groups of park visitors.

**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 valid Pennsylvania’s driver’s license required.
- Must possess or can possess current CPR/First Aid certification.
- Experience with departmental equipment.
- Required to wear 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 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 immediately act upon them.
- Adaptability to changing departmental needs and priorities.
- Ability to deal with potentially dangerous people, criminal behavior, resistant people and persons of 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 Power Point.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**:

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

**WORKING ENVIRONMENT**:

- Potential for working in extremely hazardous situations when dealing with enforcement issues.
- Responds to calls in low or no light conditions and is usually 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._

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From $17.89 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program

Schedule:

- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- High school or equivalent (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Reading, PA 19610 (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

- Reading, PA 19610: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person