OPS-Park Services Specialist - 77905025

Requisition No: 886816 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: OPS-Park Services Specialist - 77905025

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 77905025 

Salary:  $15.00 an hour 

Posting Closing Date: 11/22/2026 

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Title: OPS Park Services Specialist

Position number: 77905025

Location: Osceola Public Shooting Range, 197 NE National Forest Road 278, Lake City, FL 32055

Broadband Code: 19-1031-01

Working Title: Range Safety Staff 

Rate of pay: $15.00 an hour 

Region: North Central

County: Columbia

Working Hours: Part Time; Rotating Shifts covering open hours Monday, Thursday, and Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM and Saturday, Sunday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Residency Requirement: Lake City Florida area

Contact Person: James Smith: for inquiries: 386-623-3780 Email: james.smith@myfwc.com

Multiple opportunities to be filled form this advertisement.

Seeking an outgoing, self-motivated individuals to serve as part-time Range Safety Staff for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at the Lewis D. Whitaker Shooting Range in the Osceola National Forest.  These are Other Personal Services Employment (OPS) positions without paid leave or retirement benefits.

Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal history record check.

Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma. Minimum age qualificationi s 21; NRA Range Safety Officer Certification - can be completed first day of employment

Agency information

Our organization: The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities and a strong economy.

Our Mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.

Every organization has an identity that is forged not only by what it does, but by how it conducts itself. The values embedded in our mission and expressed in the vision of the FWC are to make quality decisions by being dynamic, science-informed, efficient, ethical, collaborative and committed to the vitality of the state and its environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Range Safety Staff are expected to greet shooters and help them get situated at the range.
• Range Safety Staff are expected to work effectively and pleasantly in a team-setting with other staff and volunteers.
• Range Safety Staff should be able to answer any questions and assist each shooter as needed.
• Range Safety Staff are expected to keep a clean and well-maintained range which includes picking up brass, removing target faces, building target frames, replacing target frames, replacing target backers, picking up trash, cleaning restrooms, mowing/weed eating grass, and emptying trash cans.
• Range Safety Staff are expected to thoroughly understand the range rules and operational criteria that are necessary to maintain order on the range.
• Additional duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 

• Knowledge: Knowledge of firearms, firearms safety and range safety. Knowledge of operation of public address equipment.
• Skills: Skill in effective verbal communication. Must be observant. Must be able to use tact and be respectful when correcting unsafe behavior. Skills in working positively with a diverse group of people.
• Abilities: Ability to make quick, accurate decisions. Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with diverse groups (e.g., employees, public) and maintain them over time to create a safe, productive environment. Ability to communicate with diplomacy and tact, especially concerning difficult and sensitive issues when dealing with the needs, problems and/or concerns of others. Ability to work in various outdoor environments (e.g., sun, rain, wind, heat, cold) for extended periods of time. Ability to accept and learn from criticism.

Other job-related requirements for this position:

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older
• Must be able to complete range safety officer certification.
• Must have ability to hear and respond appropriately to facility commands.
• Must be able to stand continuously for long periods of time to perform job functions for a full shift with a meal break.
• Must be physically able to stand, bend stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, handle, carry and move items up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must have visual acuity corrected to perform job functions.
• Must successfully pass a background check including both criminal and a CCIS background check

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 (1-866-663-4735). 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.