Park Ranger

State of Florida

Park Ranger overseeing recreation areas for Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, ensuring safety, maintenance, and compliance of facilities while providing visitor assistance.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeFlorahome • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $15 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the oversight of one or more recreation areas including boat ramps and those areas with fixed facilities such as bathhouses, camping units, hunt camps, etc.
Duties include interacting with the persons who use the area, providing them with information regarding recreation area rules, directions, and providing for their general safety.
Explains facilities and services provided for public use.
Attempts to resolve visitor complaints while maintaining good public relations.
Responsible for the minor maintenance needs of one or more recreation areas. This may include maintenance and cleaning of all recreation sites and dispersed primitive campsites, monitoring and maintenance of multi-use trails, maintenance of all recreation and forest information signage, removing litter, performing repairs, tree maintenance and removal, mowing, fencing installation and mending.
Assists other personnel in making improvements and repairs on recreation areas.
Performs special periodic duties including enforcing recreation area rules and regulations forest wide, coordinating recreation areas for special events, and assisting with prescribed burning, etc.
Records are also kept on the number of recreation area users, including a monthly report submitted to the Recreation Coordinator.
May be required to work weekends and late shifts as needed.
May be required to work in multiple recreation areas (improved and unimproved) as needed.
Performs operator maintenance on all mechanical equipment used in recreation areas such as tractors, mowers, pickup trucks, chainsaws, power tools, etc.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A high school diploma or its equivalent
Requires a valid driver license
Occasional to moderate travel required
Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Participation in state group insurance (must meet eligibility requirements*)
Participation in the Florida Deferred Compensation Plan (457b)
State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (tax deferred Retirement Savings Plan)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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Hard Skills & Tools

maintenancecleaningrepairtree maintenancefencing installationmechanical equipment operationlitter removaltrail monitoringsignage maintenanceprescribed burning

Soft Skills

public relationsconflict resolutioncommunicationcustomer serviceinterpersonal skillsteamworkproblem-solvingorganizational skillsadaptabilityattention to detail

Certifications

high school diplomavalid driver license