PARK RANGER

Park Ranger - 42005979 The Park Ranger is responsible for the administration of the Sandy Creek State Forest recreation maintenance program. Perform routine maintenance on park structures. This includes providing customer service to visitors, maintenance and cleaning of all recreation sites and dispersed primitive campsites, monitoring and maintenance of multi-use trails, maintenance of all recreation and forest information signage. Assists with the enforcement of state forest recreation rules and regulations. This position is responsible for assigning and monitoring tasks to plan, organize and direct activities of OPS Park Rangers and Volunteers within the recreation section for Sandy Creek State Forest. Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and complaints, and providing information about the park and surrounding areas. Responsible for recreation reports and maintaining visitation tracking devices and collecting and uploading data into the system. Responsible for tracking and inputting volunteer hours in the VOLT system. Responsible for reissuing apiary lease permits, collecting fees and maintaining up-to-date records. Collects fees and issues other state forest use permits such as worm grunting and firewood collection permits. Assists with prescribed burning and other forest management activities. Assists with events promoting recreational opportunities on Sandy Creek State Forest, assist with planning and organizing public events within the park. Assists with other special events as needed. Performs other related duties as assigned. Special Benefits for this Position Include Annual Uniform Allotment Annual Boot Allotment The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: Annual and Sick Leave benefits; Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year; State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options; Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit Flexible Spending Accounts; Tuition waivers; And more! For a complete list of benefits, visit For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the "Total Compensation Estimator Tool" located above under the "Posting Closing Date." Special Notes: Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on click.appcast.io). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. Veterans' Preference. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. Location: Southport, FL, US, 32409 Florida Jobs