in Mohave County, AZ
Job Description
Job Summary
This position is a direct line to guests of the park and will communicate daily about park rules, regulations, and expectations for behavior when in the park. Join the team at Davis Camp, one of Mohave County’s most popular outdoor destinations, welcoming over 150,000 visitors each year. As a Park Ranger, you will work in a beautiful riverside environment on the Colorado River, helping guests enjoy camping, boating, and year-round recreation. This role offers variety, community impact, and the chance to work outdoors in a dynamic, fast-paced setting with training opportunities available as part of your growth.
Working conditions include but not limited to:
- Working outdoors performing moderate to strenuous manual labor in varying weather conditions, including strong winds, extreme heat to extreme cold temperatures.
- Possible exposure to smoke and heat due to the performance of firefighting activities.
- Involves exposure to exhaust and chemical fumes, oil, grease, hazardous materials, and loud noises from equipment.
- The ability to frequently be able to lift 25lbs up to 150lbs or more.
- This position requires an equal amount of time spent standing, walking, and sitting.
- Climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, twisting, bending, climbing ladders, confined spaces, or more.
Essential Job Functions
- Patrols a designated area of the County Parks Department and outlying areas in an assigned motor vehicle to preserve law and order; to protect and ensure public safety and park security; to prevent and discover the commission of crime, vandalism, wildfires, and area misuse; and to enforce motor vehicle and park operations policies and regulations.
- Responds to and conducts preliminary investigations and determines disposition (i.e., issue citation, arrest) of calls, complaints or as a result of patrolling assigned area.
- Collects and accounts for fees and charges.
- Answers questions and provides explanations of policies and regulations to public of park use and service.
- Assists in the training of subordinates/recruits as Field Training Officer.
- As needed, performs various skilled and unskilled park maintenance activities to include, but not limited to, trash cleanup, restroom cleanup, cabin and recreational area clean up, lawn maintenance, tree trimming, electrical wiring, plumbing, and construction.
- Operates a variety of mechanical equipment and hand tools during the performance of maintenance activities.
- Assists other agencies, such as, Sheriff's Department, Department of Public Safety, City Police Departments, Fire Departments, Game and Fish, Bureau of Land Management, and other related agencies in the performance of work assignments.
- Refers individuals to appropriate agencies and authorities for assistance.
- Administers first aid.
- Prepares and maintains required reports and documentation.
- Appears in court to testify and present legally obtained evidence, to testify as a witness and to testify against accused perpetrators of crime.
- As assigned, speaks before groups, answers inquiries regarding park programs and activities, and conducts public information programs.
- Maintains certification through attendance of routine and specialized training classes and seminars of law enforcement methods and techniques, marksmanship, law, procedures, and technical subjects.
- May assist in firefighting as required.
- Conducts scheduled and special patrols of land and water areas.
- Checks usage and condition of public use area, docks, and group camps, and other recreation areas, including safety, fire, sanitation, and maintenance.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Relevant laws, rules and regulations pertaining to law enforcement in general and specifically to the park operations.
- Operational and maintenance procedures, practices and methods in operation and maintenance of parks.
- Principles, practices, methods, techniques, and equipment used in enforcement of park operations and security.
- Knowledge of emergency response policies and practices.
- First aid methods and procedures.
- Knowledge of the geographical area and points of interest.
- Knowledge of building and construction practices.
- Knowledge of safety precautions when operating equipment, or in the performance of basic maintenance or construction activities.
- Knowledge of park permit and other fee requirements.
- The safe and effective operation and maintenance of law enforcement equipment to include firearms.
- The safe operation and handling of a motor vehicle in adverse traffic conditions, weather, terrain and high-speed driving.
- Communicating and maintaining professionalism with the public, co-workers, and work contacts.
- Give and receive orders, to follow instructions, and to work as a team member in a structured working environment.
- Comprehend, retain, and recall factual information.
- Protect the public and enforce the laws in a park and outlying areas with due regard for the rights and safety of individuals, the preservation of property and the maintenance of good community and interpersonal relationships in compliance with established laws, policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Apply training, experience, and common sense to identify potentially dangerous situations, to make effective logical decisions and to exercise the appropriate measure of tact or force to resolve dangerous or emotionally charged situations with minimum injury to self and others and minimum damage to property involved.
- Demonstrate moral character, honesty, tact, fairness, lack of prejudice and desire to help when dealing with people.
- Retain control of a vehicle under emergency conditions.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associate personnel, other law enforcement agencies and the public.
- Prepare accurate, complete and legible reports and to present detailed, accurate, and objective oral statements and responses to questions.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrate and maintain proficiency in the use of firearms.
- Fulfill physical requirements of work assignments to include maintaining physical conditioning required for performance of work assignments; occasional - frequent moderate lifting of 25 - 50 pounds; and exposure to extreme hot or cold weather, various types of terrain and remote, isolated areas.
- Ability to operate a park or fee site program.
- Ability to operate two-way radio communication devices.
- Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
