PARK RANGER - 42003014 (FOR INTERNAL AGENY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Requisition No: 851844 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: PARK RANGER - 42003014 (FOR INTERNAL AGENY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42003014 

Salary:  $39,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 04/29/2025 

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PARK RANGER

 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

***INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY—

ONLY CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED.*** 

CONTACT:

Michael Knowles, (850) 957-5726 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

A high school diploma or its equivalent.

NOTE: ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS REQUIRE POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER LICENSE.

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional to moderate travel required. 

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

NOTES: 

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

JOB DUTIES:

Responsible for oversight of one or more recreation areas, with fixed facilities such as bathhouses, swimming piers or docks, campsites, picnic tables, horse paddocks and stables, dining rooms, open-air pavilions, etc. Duties include personal contact with users and visitors to the recreation area, providing information, enforcing State Forest rules and policies, and providing for the general safety of all individuals using the area.

Responsible for maintaining assigned recreation facilities, including cleaning restrooms and stocking supplies as often as needed (sometimes more than once a day), picking up litter, making minor electrical, plumbing, and carpentry repairs, landscape maintenance including mowing and trimming, assisting with garbage pickup, posting signs and maintaining information kiosks. May work alone or as part of a group.

Responsible for collection and counting of user fees and maintaining accountable, auditable records. Responsible for maintaining a daily count of campground occupancy. May be responsible for operation of credit card payment system, processing of campsite reservations and inspection of horse health documents.

Responsible for overseeing the work of campsite Volunteers and OPS positions, which may include Lifeguards. May be required to work weekends and late shifts as needed. Also, may be required to work in multiple recreation areas (improved and unimproved) as needed.

Persons in this class perform periodic special duties such as assisting with prescribed burning on the State Forest and providing assigned support during special recreation events.

Performs operator-level maintenance on all equipment used in recreation areas, such as pickup and stake-body trucks, wheel tractors, mowers, bush-hogs, etc.

Performs other duties as assigned.

The Following 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 www.myfrs.com;)
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

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:

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.

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.