Park Ranger

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 6/22/26, 7/20/26, 8/17/26, 9/21/26, 10/19/26, 11/16/26, 12/14/26

Under close supervision, the Park Ranger Recruit participates in a basic law enforcement training program including a State of California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) approved Basic Academy.

• Read and understand departmental policies, rules, instructions, laws and ordinances and general literature pertaining to the County park system and law enforcement activities
• Analyze and interpret legal codes and ordinances
• Adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action, giving due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances of each situation
• Develop keen powers of observation
• Obtain information through interview and interrogation
• Understand and follow written and oral direction
• Keep accurate records and prepare clear, concise and understandable reports
• Make arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately
• Learn the use and care of small firearms
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
• Read, write, and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance

Either:
Graduation from high school.

Or:
Satisfactory completion of an acceptable General Education Development (GED) test.

Important:
Under Gov. Code §1031(e), only U.S. accredited high school diplomas, GED tests, equivalency tests approved by the State Department of Education, or U.S. accredited college degrees are accepted. Diplomas or degrees from unaccredited or non-U.S. schools will not be accepted.

Note:

Completion of the P.O.S.T. Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB) test with a passing score is required prior to appointment to this class

• Compliance with Government Code:
  Incumbents appointed to this class shall meet the minimum standards set forth in California Government Code, Section 1031.
• Criminal History and Background Checks:
  The County shall access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82-602, Personnel Policies, and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidate’s ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist.
  
  For purposes of accessing criminal history information, the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification shall be obtained. The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks, credit history checks where authorized by Labor Code section 1024.5, Social Security Number verification, professional license/registration verification, military service information and driving history.
  
  Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection process. In obtaining such information, the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act. The background check may include a Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) examination, and shall include psychological and physical examinations conducted according to P.O.S.T. specifications.
  
  Pursuant to CA Government Code, Section 1029, the conviction of a felony is grounds for disqualification from an appointment except if…