Park Safety Ranger

Please Note: a candidate must successfully pass a thorough background investigation, including a criminal history check for job-related convictions, fingerprinting, polygraph test, credit check, and a drug use history to be considered for this position.

Park Safety Rangers assist the public in the use of recreation facilities, protect parks and their natural resources, and patrol parks to ensure public safety. Additionally, Park Safety Rangers are tasked with supporting the Incident Management Team responsible for homeless response, clean-up and outreach services. Incumbents in the position do not carry firearms.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to park management and visitor safety and understand principles and practices of enforcement of state and municipal codes, park operations and park visitor management. The ideal candidate will communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, meet and interact with the public and others in a pleasant and effective manner, and perform calmly and respond quickly and appropriately in stressful or emergency situations.

Additionally, the ideal candidate will prepare clear, concise and complete reports.

The Park Safety Ranger provides services through the enforcement of State and municipal codes, ordinances, rules and regulations to protect park patrons, public parks including median parkways, bicycle trails and recreation facilities within city limits.

Issues citations or makes arrests for violations committed within park properties administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Park Safety Ranger does not carry firearms.

This Park Safety Ranger is a journey and lead level classification.

Positions in this classification are flexibly-staffed, and are usually filled by advancement from the lower level Park Safety Ranger Assistant classification.

The Park Safety Ranger is distinguished from the lower level classification of Park Safety Ranger Assistant in that the latter is the entry level/training classification in the series performing a limited scope of duties and responsibilities. The Park Safety Ranger is distinguished from the Park Safety Ranger Supervisor in that the latter is the classification in the series performing the full range of supervisory duties.

The Park Safety Ranger receives general supervision from the Park Safety Ranger Supervisor, or other higher level supervisory or management staff in the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Incumbents train and provide regular guidance to Park Safety Ranger Assistant staff and occasionally provide direction to other career or non-career staff engaged in various duties at special permitted park events.

• Patrols assigned park and public recreation areas on foot and/or in a vehicle; observe activity and determines if correction or intervention is required.
• Responds to calls for services from the City’s 311 Customer Service Center, Police Department Dispatch and the Special Events Section within the Department of Parks and Recreation.
• Utilizes portable devices such as a mobile personal computer, two-way radio and cellular phone to maintain daily activity logs and reports, and to respond to calls from dispatch.
• Enforces rules, regulations, codes and ordinances related to park, parkway, bicycle trails or public recreation facility use; writes and issues citations to violators.
• Provides information to the public about park use and permit requirements, resolves customer and/or park use disputes.
• Inspects public park/recreation areas for safety hazards, damage to grounds, equipment and/or facilities.
  
  Writes report of findings and provides to the appropriate city department for action.
• Writes training procedures, trains and provides lead guidance and direction to Park Safety Ranger Assistant staff.
• Provides direction to non-career or other staff during permitted park events.
• Conducts investigations, writes incident and arrest reports, compiles and tabulates data, and provides reports to the Park Safety Ranger Supervisor, Recreation Superintendent, or the Special Events section.
• Conducts or assists Police Officers with criminal investigations and area searches.
• Collects and documents evidence, books evidence independently or in conjunction with a Police Officer.
• Interviews and locates witnesses, apprehend suspects on foot, detain and/or arrest suspects until suspect can be transported by the Police…