Park Ranger II

Overview

Salary: $71,059.04 - $84,959.68 Annually

Are you passionate about the outdoors and ready to make a meaningful impact in your community? The Community Services Department is accepting applications to fill one full-time Park Ranger II vacancy in Santa Barbara. We are also establishing an employment list that will be used to fill current and future full-time, part-time, extra-help, and 1414 vacancies in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Lompoc.

Under general supervision, constructs, maintains, and repairs park structures, facilities, and systems, and provides visitor services, enforces rules and regulations; may lead a groundskeeping crew in maintaining County facilities; and performs related duties as required. If you’re ready to combine your love for nature with a career in public service, we encourage you to apply today!

BENEFITS: Information about the County’s benefits, including a pension plan. In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for:

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

• THE IDEAL CANDIDATE will possess:

• Park Ranger experience
• Basic grounds and landscape maintenance knowledge and experience
• Boating knowledge and experience
• Maintains composure while enforcing County codes, policies, and regulations
• Excellent customer services skills
• Cash handling experience
• Excellent communication skills (writing skills and experience in writing incident reports)
• Team-oriented; great work ethics, be dependable and honest
• Ability to tactfully handle difficult situations and/or individuals
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• CPR certification or ability to obtain prior to appointment is desired, but not a requirement
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification is desirable, but not a requirement
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is desirable, but not a requirement

• Additional duties include:
• Checks visitors into parks, collects fees, issues permits; provides park information to visitors; patrols park lands and waterways to maintain safety and security; interprets and enforces rules, regulations, and ordinances by issuing warnings or citations; requests assistance from public safety and ambulance services; may provide first aid; completes incident reports, work orders, cash handling records, and other forms.
• Repairs faucets, replaces sprinkler heads, and unclogs drains; paints structures and facilities; repairs picnic benches; pours concrete and welds; operates and maintains hand tools, power tools, and light equipment; collects and removes debris, trash, and litter; cleans walkways, cabins, yurts, restrooms, lift stations and other park facilities.
• Mows, weeds, waters, edges, and fertilizes lawns; prunes trees and bushes; identifies and reports plant problems; monitors and adjusts irrigation and water purification systems.
• Leads a crew to perform park maintenance work and related duties.
• Uses basic computer software like Microsoft Office and park reservation software.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Experience/education requirements:
• One year of experience in park operations, groundskeeping, or semi-skilled maintenance work that included public contact and customer service; OR six months of experience performing duties equivalent to Park Ranger I with Santa Barbara County and possession of a basic law enforcement (PC 832) certificate or approved equivalent; OR any combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to one of the above and provides the required knowledge and abilities.

Within six months of appointment, incumbents must successfully complete a basic law enforcement (PC 832) course certified by the California Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, or equivalent training as approved by the Director of Community Services.

Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License. Some positions may require the ability to obtain a Class A or Class B Driver’s License, a Certified Pool Operator certificate, or a California Boaters Card. Incumbents in park ranger…