Park Ranger - Elk Creek, United States - Department Of The Interior

Description

Summary

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Park Ranger. Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.
This is an OPEN CONTINIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until January 26, 2025. The first cut-off date for referral is February 9, 2024. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and referrals will be pulled as needed.


Duty Location:
Elk Creek, CA

Duties

• Provides information and answers questions about recreational activities available, historical, and cultural issue, and natural resources site information.
• Conducts regular, frequent patrols of recreation areas by vehicle, boat or on foot to assure public safety and to monitor visitor compliance and resource impacts.
• Prepares necessary reports, such as daily log sheets, recreation inventory forms, incident report, and other such documents.
• Reports accidents, vandalism, and unauthorized uses to proper authorities; evaluates potential health, safety and environmental hazards and documents when appropriate; and observes and corrects unsafe actions and/or conditions.
• Administers first aid and other emergency assistance based on certification level and as deemed appropriate.
• Assists as a member of all risk operations, i.

e., search and rescue, traffic control for emergencies and special events.

• Assists the supervisor in management of the recreational and resource programs at Stony Gorge and East Park reservoirs by providing recommendations and revisions of outdated methods, guidelines, programs, and procedures.
• Park programs and functions include Project Land and Water Patrol, Maintenance, Health and Safety, Emergency Services, Visitor Services, Resource Projects, Week abatement, Interpretative Services, Erosion Control, and other projects as assigned.
• Assists in periodically reviewing operations for quality and effectiveness, recommending, and making changes to increase efficiency.
• Assists in the planning, development, and coordination of interpretative activities with emphasis on visitor education in safety and the values and purposes of the resources.

Conducts fish and wildlife information programs.

• Keeps inventory of all capitalized property, materials and supplies, equipment, and vehicles.

Writes requisitions when supplies are needed.

• Provides direction and assigns tasks to approximately 3 6 temporary Park Ranger positions and or any additional personnel on detail, etc.

Acts for the supervisor on weekends and during other absences.