Position Title: Park Ranger
Department: Park Operations
Reports To: Park Operations/Landscape Manager
Status: Full-Time
Date Revised: July 2019
Salary Grade: Level 2
Salary: $15-18 (commensurate with education and experience)
Position Scope:
The Park Ranger is responsible for keeping Shelby Farms Park clean, green and safe to ensure an excellent visitor experience every day. The Ranger is a steward of the landscapes, natural resources and wildlife in our care and is focused on creating a healthy, thriving park for people and wildlife.
Essential Functions:
- Inspects, maintains and improves grounds, landscapes, facilities, structures, and site amenities
- Provides life safety and emergency assistance to visitors; supports law enforcement, fire, EMS
- Actively engages with visitors to provide excellent hospitality and visitor experience, shares mission, park history and news and information with visitors
- Performs inspections and preventative maintenance on all systems, grounds and facilities
- Collaborates with team to support facility rentals, volunteer projects, events and programs
- Manages litter, debris and recyclable materials daily to ensure a clean park
- Opens and closes park entry gates and public buildings daily
- Communicates and enforces park rules
Knowledge, Skills & Ability Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited high school or GED
- Proven relevant work experience; outdoors, recreational, landscape management, horticulture, maintenance, wildlife, natural resource management
- Excellent organizational and project management skills; ability to manage multiple projects
- Strong verbal communication skills that balance professionalism, diplomacy and compassion
- Issues, as well as follows, oral and written instruction
- Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays as needed
- Ability to perform routine maintenance on all park equipment and features
- Ability to perform strenuous physical labor in outdoor setting, including in inclement weather
- Must be able to bend, stoop, reach and work in a constant pace; lift and carry 50 pounds; carry, climb and work on a ladder
- Can safely operate park vehicles and equipment
- Must possess a valid State of Tennessee driver’s license
- Fluency in Spanish preferred
Personal Qualities
- Demonstrates values of collaboration, accountability, authenticity, trust and learning
- Commitment to the consistent production of high quality, detailed work
- Organizes, plans, and schedules in an efficient, productive manner
- Manages stress in a fast-paced, changing organization
- Collaborates with people of different races, backgrounds, experiences and educational levels
- Elicits confidence and builds rapport
- Enthusiastic, dependable, self-motivated, and self-aware
NOTE: This document describes typical duties and responsibilities and is not intended to limit management from assigning other work as required.
Position Title: Administrative Coordinator
Department: Park Operations
Reports To: Director of Park Operations
Status: Part-Time (30 Hours)
Date Revised: February 2022
Salary Grade: Level 2
Salary: $15-17 (commensurate with education and experience)
SFPC is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, we will consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age (40+), disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under local, state, or federal law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
SFPC is taking extreme precautionary measures to ensure the safety of our team members. We provide all PPE and follow strict guidelines for sanitation.
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Public-Facing Customer Service: 1 year (Required)
- Park & Forest Rangers: 1 year (Preferred)
- Grounds Maintenance & Landscaping Occupations: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- CPR Certification (Required)
Work Location: One location