Park Ranger 1 (Millersylvania Area) Multiple Parks

JOB
Job Title: Park Ranger 1 Location: Multiple locations, Millersylvania AreaCompensation: $3,999.00 - $5,370.00 monthlyCloses: March 4, 2025, at 11:59pm___________________________Come join Washington State Parks as a PARK RANGER 1 where you're responsible for preserving and enhancing our state parks and natural resources. This recruitment will be used to fill multiple seasonal Park Ranger 1 positions located throughout the Millersylvania Area: Rainbow Falls State Park - The expected duration of this 8-month, seasonal appointment is April 1, 2025, through November 30, 2025. Park Housing is available for this position at a subsidized cost. Tolmie State Park - The expected duration of this 6-month, seasonal appointment is May 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025. Park Housing is not available for this position.Rainbow Falls State Park - (Lewis County) is a 130-acre camping park with 3,400 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Chehalis River. Constructed in 1935 in the heart of old-growth forest, this wooded park is known for its rainbow-crowned waterfall, which gives the park its name. Staff for Rainbow Falls also cares for the Willapa Hills Trails, a 56-mile multi-use rail trail from Chehalis to South Bend.Tolmie State Park - (Thurston County) is a 154-acre marine day-use park with 1,800 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound. This forested park is on Nisqually Reach a few miles from Olympia, the state's capital city. The park offers beach access and multiple forested trails. The park also features a saltwater marsh, a forest, and abundant wildlife.As a Park Ranger 1, you will have the ability to work outdoors in a beautiful and scenic environment, while being part of a team that supports one of the most diverse state park systems in the nation. If you are a hard worker that enjoys serving the public, then Washington State Parks may be the place for you. We believe that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, so we encourage candidates from all identities and backgrounds to apply! For more information on Washington State Parks, click here.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
The Park Ranger 1 independently performs a variety of duties defined by the Program Manager and Area Manager. This position provides day-to-day customer service, supports rule compliance, inspects trails for needed work, designs and conducts interpretive programs, and provides routine maintenance services that support the operation of the park area. Further, this 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 duties of rule and regulation compliance for the park areaEducates park visitors on rules and regulations that govern activities within the park area, including Discover Pass enforcement.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.Cleans restrooms and other park facilities.Provides registration and customer service functionsDirects public contact providing general information, rules & regulations, services, emergency information and assistance, and area specific information.Performs administrative dutiesAccurately and timely completes new employee hiring paperwork.Completes park's Cash Receipt Transmittals (CRTs).Supervises lower-level staffSupervises and provides oversight and instruction to staff, work groups, and volunteers.Follows all Agency policies and procedures, statewide rules and regulations and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
To ensure consideration you must complete the online job application at Parks.wa.gov/jobs AND include all of the required information and attachments.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.Cover LetterFIVE (5) names of professional references including phone numbers and email addresses. We will be contacting your current/previous supervisors. You do NOT need to attach letters of recommendation; we will be contacting them. 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.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/membersPLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION: We recommend that you carefully review your entire application before submitting it, including looking at our 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.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.Diversity Policy StatementThe Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to build a workplace culture that is welcoming and inclusive in which all employees feel respected and empowered to bring their unique ideas to the agency. At State Parks, we believe that embracing diverse backgrounds and experiences is essential to growing a strong workforce. We encourage applicants underrepresented in natural resources and outdoor recreation fields to apply, including but not limited to women, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, disabled and Vietnam era veterans, persons over 40 years of age, and individuals who identify as a part of the 2SLGBTQ community.Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the human resources office at (360) 902-8565. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388. For information about this recruitment or Parks hiring process, please contact Nikki Williams at Nikki.Williams@parks.wa.gov or (360) 902-8678.