Career Opportunity - Park Ranger (Part-Time)
Hourly Salary: $15.00 per hour
Part-Time, NON-Exempt Position
Work Hours: Evenings and Weekends (Hours may vary depending on organizational needs)
Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Our Park Ranger position is a highly rewarding and important role!
Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Village’s Parks & Recreation Director, this position performs general work in patrolling and enforcing park rules, regulations, permit requirements, and special events in the Village of Indiantown parks. This position also performs light maintenance and cleaning of the parks when needed.
Duties may include, but are limited to, the following:
- Patrol Village of Indiantown Parks (Big Mound Park, Post Family Park and Booker Park/Sports Field).
- Enforce park rules and regulations, permits, field and pavilion reservations.
- Checks parks for damage to grounds, facility equipment and reports any issues observed or encountered along with appropriate documentation, reports, photos, etc.
- Perform light maintenance of grounds and facilities such as checking and cleaning restrooms, picking up trash and debris and emptying trash receptacles as needed.
- Performs related duties as directed.
Working Enviroment:
- Work is mostly performed in an outdoor environment; but occasionally requires travel to other locations. Subject to contact with the public, sometimes voicing objections or complaints. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to work in outside weather conditions and may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet while in the office or moderately loud when in the field.
- Frequent decision-making and multi-tasking required; occasional to frequent working alone; and occasional to frequent contact with the public and elected officials, sometimes encountering angry or upset patrons or citizens.
- Frequent standing or sitting for extended periods; frequent walking, driving and patrolling of Village of Indiantown Parks is required; occasional pushing/pulling; occasional bending, kneeling, squatting, and crawling. Occasional lifting up to 30 pounds.
- Frequent repetitive motion from writing, using a computer keyboard for extended periods of time, grasping, holding and reaching.
- Standard dexterity in the use of fingers, limbs, or body in the operation of office equipment or other restricted physical activities.
- Constant use of good overall close and distant vision.
- Frequent use of color perception; hand/eye coordination; depth perception; and peripheral vision.
- Frequent hearing/talking to others on the telephone and in person; frequent hearing of faint sounds and occasional hearing of loud sounds.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A High School Diploma or GED is required.
- One (1) year of parks, recreation, maintenance, or related experience, and one (1) year of customer service experience.
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred, but not required.
- Must possess a valid Florida driver’s license upon hire and maintain it throughout the length of employment with the Village of Indiantown.
Application Process:
Interested persons should submit a signed employment application located at the bottom of this page to jnorris [at] indiantownfl.gov.
The Village of Indiantown is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, marital status, family status, or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of services.