Assistant Park Ranger

Full Time
York, SC
Posted
Job description
ABOUT US
York County is located in the Piedmont region, between the Broad River and the Catawba River. Its diverse landscape is home to family-friendly towns/cities, a progressive urban region and lakefront communities. We are excited that you want to join our team and recognize that our employees are the foundation for our success.

Mission Statement - York County provides quality public services in an open, efficient, and responsive manner.
Vision Statement - York County provides an environment where all citizens and businesses can thrive and succeed.
About our Parks - York County"s Ebenezer Park is a 26-acre park located north of Rock Hill on the shores of Lake Wylie"s 13,443-acre lake that borders both North and South Carolina offering a wide variety of day use recreational opportunities and overnight stays in one of our 66 campsites. ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY
We invite you to apply to join our team as an Assistant Park Ranger within our Parks and Recreation Department. We are currently seeking to fill one part-time (up to 29 hours) position and one full-time (40 hours) position. The purpose of these positions is to assist in planning parks and projects while overseeing park operations; to patrol park and enforce rules and regulations for the protection of the parks, visitors, and wildlife. Driving is an essential function of this position as Park Rangers must operate a county vehicle off-site when purchasing park supplies and work between multiple parks as needed per operations.
Location: Ebenezer Park and Allison Creek Park

Benefits and Perks:
Part -Time: participation in the South Carolina Retirement System, sick, vacation and holiday pay and uniforms.
Full-Time: participation in the South Carolina Retirement System, comprehensive medical benefits, sick, vacation and holiday pay and uniforms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists in traffic control during summer weekends and special events.
Controls Park access, including opening, closing, and monitoring traffic through the park gates.
Performs routine maintenance and housekeeping duties in the campground area and restrooms to include trash collection and disposal.
Aids and works to maintain a safe environment for park visitors through the enforcement of park rules, regulations and policies.
Requires assisting with traffic control on weekends while park is busy.

Other Duties:
Assist with operational activities to include specific areas such as registering park campers, retail sales, and day use area/shelter rentals; collects and records all revenue; maintains records of park attendance and permits issued.
Stocks and maintains proper inventory.
Performs general clerical duties, including but not limited to answering the telephone, entering, and retrieving computer data, and copying and filing documents.
Assists in daily close-out procedures throughout the park, including within the point of sale and reservation systems.

ABOUT YOU

ABOUT YOU - Experience, Education and License Requirements:
Completion of a high school diploma/GED equivalency.
Must possess valid state driver"s license.

Applicants with equivalent experience and/or education may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities/Attributes:
Knowledge of facilities maintenance and cleaning.
Knowledge of or the ability to learn the Campground Reservation Software.
Knowledge of park rules.
Customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to problem solve.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical and Dexterity Requirements:
Requires work involving: sitting and talking or hearing over 2/3 of the time; standing and walking 1/3 to 2/3 of the time; and sitting, gripping or feeling with hands, reaching with hands and arms, climbing or balancing and stooping, and kneeling, crouching, or crawling less than 1/3 of the time. Requires lifting up to 10 pounds over 2/3 of the time; and up to 50 pounds under 1/3 of the time.

Vision Requirements:
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors); Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up or down or to the left and right when vision is fixed on a given point); Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Potential Environmental Conditions/Hazards:
The job may risk exposure to indoor environment, outdoor environment, noise, extreme temperatures, moisture and/or humidity, dust and fumes. JOB DESCRIPTION
2213 Assistant Park Ranger.docx Disclaimer
York County is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to achieving excellence and strength through diversity. The County seeks a wide range of applicants for its positions so that one of our core values, a qualified and diverse workforce, will be affirmed. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance requires the County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

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