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This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) full-time, permanent, Park Ranger 1 position for the Salish Foothills Area located at Cama Beach State Park in Island County, Washington. Housing is not available for this position.
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Duties
This position serves as a Park Ranger 1 for the Salish Foothills Area. This position independently performs a variety of duties defined by the Operations and Area Manager. This position provides the day to day customer service, rule compliance, employee supervision and direction, and routine maintenance services that support the operation of the park area. Further, the position protects, preserves, and enhances the park and natural resources, while ensuring the safety and welfare of the park visitors to the park area.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Performs rule and regulation compliance for the park area
- Educates the park visitors on rules and regulations that govern activities within the park area, including Discover Pass enforcement.
- Provide shift enforcement and compliance coverage within jurisdictional parameters: rule enforcement; visitor education and protection.
- Educates park concessionaires on park rules and regulations, oversees activities to ensure compliance with park rules and concession agreements
- Maintain limited Law Enforcement Commission, completing and required annual training as outlined in Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Complete Incident Reports as needed.
- Provides routine maintenance and stewardship functions within the park area
- Supervises and completes lower level maintenance projects for park area, where journey level skills are not required.
- Completes, assigns and schedules routine grounds and facilities maintenance and upkeep duties.
- Ensures priorities are adhered to and identified standards for cleanliness and sanitation are met for routine ground and facilities maintenance and upkeep.
- Inspects lower level maintenance projects within the park area for compliance with identified standards.
- Provides registration and customer service functions
- Directs public contact providing general information, rules & regulations, services, emergency information and assistance, and area specific information.
- Performs administrative duties
- Accurately and timely completes new employee hiring paperwork.
- Reviews and approves employee timesheets.
- Completes reports and other paperwork related to rule compliance.
- Supervises lower level staff and volunteers
- Supervise and provide oversight and instruction to staff, work groups, and volunteers.
Qualifications
- High school graduation or GED.
- United States citizen or legal to work in the U.S.
- A valid unrestricted driver’s license (other than corrective lenses)
- Must be 21 years old
- Two (2) years of college (Military experience, Commissioned law enforcement experience, Natural Resource, or Recreation field experience will substitute year for year for education).
**Military experience or work in a Natural Resource or Outdoor Recreation field will substitute year for year for education.**
JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.
• Ability to complete forms and reports accurately and timely.
• Ability to consistently enforce and follow governmental laws, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to focus on educating and influencing park users for voluntary compliance.
• Ability to interpret and represent agency policies, procedures, direction, and mission.
• Ability to maintain tools and keep workspaces organized.
• Ability to make independent decisions that achieve desired results.
• Ability to verbally communicate effectively with individuals.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office.
• Ability to use the ArcGIS program.
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly.
• Knowledge of interpretive methods and techniques.
• Skilled in using logic and proven methods when facing challenges.
WORK CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
• Possess sufficient physical stamina and dexterity to work arduous manual tasks over extended periods.
• Willing to work weekends, holidays and long and/or irregular hours.
• Willing to work in inclement weather conditions.
• Must not have a driving record that indicates a disregard for rules and regulations. Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, hit and run, reckless driving, or an accumulation of driving violations will be evaluated.
• Must possess a valid First Aid and CPR certification.
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING:
Park Ranger 1’s will be required to attend and successfully pass a mandatory one-week training. This training will include a curriculum of defensive tactics certifications, basic first aid and adult/infant CPR (w/AED), radio communications, legal update, and other duties and responsibilities specific to the role of a Park Ranger 1, such as:
- Chain-of-command structure
- Supervision of non-permanent employees/volunteers
- Role & authority
- Discover Pass enforcement
- Issuing of infractions
- Crime recognition and incident reporting
- Lawful and effective use of pepper spray
- Tactical communications
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS (Validated through polygraph examination):
1. No criminal activity while working in the criminal justice system.
2. No use of illegal drugs in the last three years.
3. No possession of illegal drugs in the last ten years.
4. No crime committed as an adult, prosecutable under the statute of limitations.
5. No intentional deception in any stage of the testing process.
6. No intentional deception in the selection process of any law enforcement agency.
7. No domestic violence convictions.
8. No driving under the influence within the last five years.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Applicants will be required to successfully complete a polygraph examination and background investigation which may include, but is not limited to: driving record, fingerprint, criminal history and employment. Applicants will be required to sign releases of information and shall not have access to any investigative materials and files. Background investigations are part of the pre-employment selection process and are not a commitment to employment.
Candidates are hired on a conditional basis; contingent upon showing the ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. As well, candidates must show they are capable to perform defensive tactics to the standards prescribed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
Supplemental Information
To be considered, your application package must include ALL of the following:
- Complete online application that includes all past work history (including current and previous supervisors’ names and phone numbers) and education, going back at least ten (10) years.
- Letter of Interest.
- Current resume in chronological order.
- FIVE (5) professional references including current phone numbers and email addresses. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or enough professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.
- Abstract of your driving record for any states you have held a driver’s license in, for the past ten (10) years. The abstract MUST be dated no more than 30 days before submittal.
- WA State candidates: The driving record can be obtained from any Washington Department of Licensing agency or online for a $13 fee. The only acceptable version is the “FULL” choice listed on the request for abstract of driving record form.
- Out of state candidates: You must provide an abstract or driving record from any state where your driver’s license has been issued within the past 10 years.
- Complete Supplemental Questionnaire – The answers to your supplemental questions will be initially reviewed by subject matter experts to ensure you meet our Park Ranger law enforcement standards. Throughout the process, your answers will continue to be reviewed along with your law enforcement tests results to verify your answers. Responses not supported in your application, will disqualify you for consideration of employment from this recruitment. If you are currently a WSPRC employee, it could also affect your current or future employment with the agency. Bottom line – take your time answering these questions, and remember absolute honesty is essential!
- Veterans – Candidates with prior military experience must submit a member 4 copy of their DD214, DD256, or NGB22.
- Transcripts – Candidates with college education/credits must attach unofficial copies of all college and university transcripts that show the degree received and credits completed. International transcripts must include a foreign transcript evaluation. For a list of approved credential evaluation services visit: http://naces.org/members
PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION:
- We recommend that you carefully review your entire application before submitting it, including looking at the required qualifications and standards for law enforcement. Some past actions could immediately disqualify you. Be honest when applying – it’s better to disclose all information up front than have it discovered halfway through the hiring process.
- Your application information and answers to your supplemental questions will be verified through a polygraph examination.
- The information provided in your application must support your selected answers and responses to the supplemental questionnaire.
- Any deception found during the process will disqualify you.
- The initial screening will be solely based on the contents and completeness of all the contents in your application package, including the completeness of answers in the supplemental questions.
- A resume will NOT substitute for completing the Work or Education section of your application. Ensure each section is fully completed.
The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the application questions. Answers will be verified and documentation may be required. Responses not supported in your application will disqualify you for consideration of employment from this recruitment.
This position is included in the non-supervisory bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/
- Diversity strengthens the workforce in competence and ability;
- Celebrating diversity appreciates and values individual differences;
- Diversity serves an increasingly heterogeneous society;
- Diversity helps ensure the relevance of a state park system, its mission, properties, and programs to the people of this state today and in the future; and
- Diversity is crucial to our ability to serve all citizens.
For information or questions about the recruitment, qualifications, or waiver process please contact Amy Zurfluh at Amy.Zurfluh@parks.wa.gov or (360) 902-8569.