State Park Ranger Lead

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Tawes State Office Building, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis MD 21401 (Anne Arundel County)

To provide the lead level of work coordinating Park operations, administration, information, education, interpretation, resource management, and visitor services in support of the management of natural, cultural, historical and recreational resources for the benefit of the public. This position contributes to the staffing needs of the Maryland Park Service in both developed and undeveloped areas of our State Parks. This position performs the full range of duties of a State Park Ranger Lead under general supervision and assigns, reviews, trains and approves the work of lower-level State Park Rangers. This employee may also provide technical direction to park employees and seasonal personnel. This position serves as the State Park Ranger Lead for a geographic region providing training support and direction for parks throughout the region. The State Park Ranger Lead coordinates training for the Western Region Parks, to include leading State Park Rangers in the development and implementation of Seasonal Employee Training. The State Park Ranger Lead functions as the primary trainer for the region, providing direction to other personnel who will be providing training to both classified and seasonal personnel. The State Park Ranger Lead also provides operational support for various parks on an as needed basis in the areas of interpretation, maintenance, administration, and personnel and fiscal matters.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Maryland Park Service, is currently accepting applications for a State Park Ranger Lead position to serve as the Western Region Training Officer. The office location for this position will be the Tawes State Office Building in Annapolis, Maryland (Anne Arundel County). This position facilitates training for all classifications of employees and coordinates training and classroom logistics. The Training Officer develops lesson plans, monitors and reports statewide training sessions, and plans and oversees meetings and program planning, design and implementation of park operations and resources. The incumbent maintains instructional expertise in public speaking, time management, lesson organization and classroom management. This position must be trained in park operations as they pertain to planning and developing training lesson plans and field training requirements for all park personnel.

Experience: Seven years of experience, three years of experience in forest or park management, recreation, or natural resources management, or preparing, developing or delivering programs that interpret natural, historical, cultural or recreational features and an additional four years of experience in park management, recreation or a natural or cultural resources related field.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the field of park operations, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences, history or a natural resources or history related field and three years of experience in forest or park management, recreation, or natural resources management, or preparing, developing or delivering programs that interpret natural, historical, cultural or recreational features for the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of     park management, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences, history or a natural resources related field for five years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in management and program clerical and assistance classification or management and program clerical and assistance specialty codes in the general, administrative, clerical, and office services field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

• Professional experience in project management in either the training environment or field environment i.e. event planning, curriculum development, interpretive program development etc.
• Two years of professional experience involving public speaking, training, interpretation, technical writing, curriculum development, e-learning development.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Experience with Business, E-Learning, and Video production software i.e. Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office(Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, etc.
• Experience in park operations, maintenance, or interpretation.
• Experience in Google Applications, Blogger, Drive, Calendar, Email, etc.
• Experience working with government agency partners, training partners, i.e. American Red Cross, American Heart Association, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services or similar organizations.
• Certifications in American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Responder or greater; American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, ARC Lifeguard Instructor Certification, ARC Small Craft Safety Instructor Certification or equivalent certifications.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Employees in this classification are subject to call-in and, therefore, will be required to provide the employing agency with a phone number where they can be reached.

Your application is part of the examination process. The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of this position. The rating will be based on the information provided on your application. Therefore, it is important you provide all the experience and education related to this position completely and accurately.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS