What are the responsibilities and job description for the Park Ranger Aide position at Story County, IA?
Summary Description
One position is available for the summer of 2025. The position offers opportunities in park patrol, rule enforcement, interaction with park visitors, and general park maintenance and operations. The position will start May 19, 2025, and end approximately September 6, 2025. Accommodations may be made for school schedules.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
The Park Ranger Aide will patrol parks, visit with park users, enforce rules, and assist with other various park projects and duties as required throughout the season.
Hours may vary from 24-40 hours per week. The standard work week is a few weekdays and weekend days. Work hours will typically be afternoon and evening. Weekends, holidays, and evening work are required.
Qualifications
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a current, valid driver's license, and be able to routinely lift 50 pounds. College-level training in a natural resource field or law enforcement is preferred.
The selected candidate will undergo post-offer, pre-employment background check, and drug screening.
Mandatory safety training is scheduled for Monday, May 19, 2025.
Additional Information:
A cover letter and resume must accompany the online application. https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/storyi
E-VERIFY PROCESS:
Story County participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. All candidates who are offered a position with Story County must complete Section 1 of Form I-9 along with the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity. Please be prepared to provide required documents on the first day of employment. For additional information regarding acceptable documents for this purpose, please contact Human Resources at 515-382-7200 or go to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services web page at: http://www.uscis.gov.
Physical & Environmental Characteristics
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently requires standing and using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to vibration and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).
