Senior Park Ranger Job San Diego area,California USA,Government

The County of San Diego is currently accepting job applications for Senior Park Ranger.

Senior Park Ranger

Interviews will take place the week of November 16, 2026. Job offers will be made the week of November 23, 2026.

Selected candidates will be hired at Step 1 $ 64,896.00 of the salary range. County employees are subject to the County Promotion Rule for Step Placement in Accordance with Compensation Ordinance 1.3.5.

Future Salary Increase

** June 2027 – 5.07% increase to base pay (3% Across-the
- Board + 2.07% Market Adjustment)

The following additional pay incentive and premium is available:

Classification Premium Pay - 3% above the employee's base pay.

The Department maintains and enhances the quality of life in San Diego County by providing parks and recreational opportunities for residents and visitors. This department is nationally accredited and has an award-winning system that includes local and regional parks, campgrounds, 350 miles of trails, fishing lakes, state-of-the-art recreation centers and sports complexes, ecological preserves, and open space preserves. This department offers hundreds of programs, ranging from an award-winning Outdoor Adventure Program to cutting edge activities that contribute to healthy communities and lifestyles.

Departmental facilities cover more than 50,000 acres, are open year-round, and are operated and maintained by County staff, volunteers, and service contracts. For additional information about this department, please visit The Department of Parks and Recreation.

Position

Senior Park Ranger is a lead level class responsible for overseeing and directing specific programs or activities within large regional camping parks and high volume regional day-use parks; or, responsible for smaller low volume regional day-use parks or open space preserves.

Please read the Senior Park Ranger job description for more information.

Hiring Process and Timeline

i. Job Offer and Background Process begins:
Shortly after the interviews.

Note:

Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
ii. Pre-employment Medical Screening:
Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
iii. Anticipated

Start Date:

Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.

If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in parks and recreation management, natural resource management, cultural resource management, anthropology, history, biology, archaeology, public administration, business administration, recreation administration, or a closely related field, AND, one (1) year of full-time paid experience as a Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area;

OR,

Sixty (60) semester units of college-level coursework from an accredited U.S. college or university, or certified foreign studies equivalency toward a four-year degree in one of the fields described above, AND, two (2) years of full-time experience at the level of a Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area; OR,

Three (3) years full-time paid experience as a Park Ranger in a park, forest, natural recreational, or historical area.

Blind Applicant Screening

The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all new recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, will hide a candidate’s personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age and race. This…