Park Ranger ; Twenty-Five Mile Creek; Internal

Job Title: Park Ranger 1

Location: Chelan, WA

Compensation: $4,406 - $5,928 monthly

Closes: October 6, 2026, at 11:59pm PST

This opportunity is internal only and limited to current Washington State Parks employees only.

Come join Washington State Parks as a PARK RANGER 1 where you're responsible for preserving and enhancing our state parks and natural resources.

This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) career seasonal (return every year) Park Ranger 1 position at Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park.

The expected duration of this 7-month, seasonal appointment is March 16 through October 15 annually, starting in the 2027 season.

Park housing is available for this position during season at a subsidized cost.

Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park - (Chelan County) is a 235-acre camping park nestled in the midst of spectacular scenery on the forested south shore of Lake Chelan, featuring rugged, old-style tent campsites that lie along the shaded rocky shores of Twenty-five Mile Creek and RV sites upland from the creek. A modern marina offers excellent boating access to the upper reaches of Lake Chelan.

As a Park Ranger 1, you will have the ability to work outdoors in a beautiful and scenic environment, while being part of a team that supports one of the most diverse state park systems in the nation. If you are a hard worker that enjoys serving the public, then Washington State Parks may be the place for you. We believe that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, so we encourage candidates from all identities and backgrounds to apply!

This position is not eligible to telework, as physical in-office presence is required to perform essential functions.

• Performs duties of rule and regulation compliance for the park area
  • Educates park visitors on rules and regulations that govern activities within the park area, including Discover Pass enforcement.
• Provides routine maintenance and stewardship functions within the park area
  • Supervises and completes lower-level maintenance projects for park area, where journey level skills are not required.
  • Completes, assigns, and schedules routine grounds and facilities maintenance and upkeep duties.
  • Ensures priorities are adhered to and identified standards for cleanliness and sanitation are met for routine ground and facilities maintenance and upkeep.
  • Inspects lower-level maintenance projects within the park area for compliance with identified standards.
  • Cleans restrooms and other park facilities.
• Provides registration and customer service functions
  • Directs public contact providing general information, rules & regulations, services, emergency information and assistance, and area specific information.
• Performs administrative duties
  • Accurately and timely completes new employee hiring paperwork.
  • Completes park's Cash Receipt Transmittals (CRTs).
• Supervises lower-level staff
  • Supervises and provides oversight and instruction to staff, work groups, and volunteers.
  • Follows all Agency policies and procedures, statewide rules and regulations and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• High school diploma or GED.
• United States citizen or legal to work in the U.S.
• A valid driver's license (unrestricted, other than corrective lenses).
• Must be 21 years old.
• Two (2) years of college (60 semester or 90 quarter credits), military experience, commissioned law enforcement experience, natural resource, or recreation field experience.

Note:

This position requires the legal ability to operate a motor vehicle in the state of Washington. Applicants must possess a valid, unrestricted driver’s license at the time of appointment and maintain it as a condition of employment.

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take…