Assistant Forest Ranger Jobs in Florida (NOW HIRING)

Requisition No: 880228 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: PARK RANGER - 42005979

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42005979 

Salary:  $41,000.18 - $45,500.00 

Posting Closing Date: 08/06/2026 

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PARK RANGER

 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY*** 

CONTACT:

Charley Ferrer, (850) 691-0805

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

A high school diploma or its equivalent.

NOTE: ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS REQUIRE POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER LICENSE.

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional to moderate travel required. 

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

NOTES:

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate's use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

JOB DUTIES:

The Park Ranger is responsible for the administration of the Sandy Creek State Forest recreation maintenance program. Perform routine maintenance on park structures. This includes providing customer service to visitors, maintenance and cleaning of all recreation sites and dispersed primitive campsites, monitoring and maintenance of multi-use trials, maintenance of all recreation and forest information signage. Assists with the enforcement of state forest recreation rules and regulations. 

This position is responsible for assigning and monitoring tasks to plan, organize and direct activities of OPS Park Rangers and Volunteers within the recreation section for Sandy Creek State Forest.  Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and complaints, and providing information about the park and surrounding areas.  Responsible for recreation reports and maintaining visitation tracking devices and collecting and uploading data into the system.  Responsible for tracking and inputting volunteer hours in the VOLT system.  

Responsible for reissuing apiary lease permits, collecting fees and maintaining up-to-date records. Collects fees and issues other state forest use permits such as worm grunting and firewood collection permits. Assists with prescribed burning and other forest management activities. 

Assists with events promoting recreational opportunities on Sandy Creek State Forest, assist with planning and organizing public events within the park. Assists with other special events as needed.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

             The Following Special Benefits for this Position Include  

• Annual Uniform Allotment
• Annual Boot Allotment

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck.  The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit www.myfrs.com;)
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the "Total Compensation Estimator Tool" located above under the "Posting Closing Date."

SPECIAL NOTES:

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.