Parks - Park Ranger

Shawano County is organized according to Chapter 59 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

The following is the County's Mission Statement and Policy on Quality: "The primary mission of Shawano County is to provide all County citizens with cost-effective, prompt and high-quality County services.

Quality is the extent to which a product or service conforms to requirements and meets or exceeds customer expectations." * It is the policy of Shawano County to recruit and select the most qualified persons for positions in the County's service.

Recruitment and selection shall be conducted in an affirmative manner which ensures open competition and provides equal employment opportunity as protected by state or federal law.

If you need any accommodations during the recruitment or employment process because of a disability, please notify Human Resources to ensure appropriate accommodations can be made.

Shawano County is pleased to offer our full-time employees (30+ hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package including: * Paid Time Off - Earn just under 5 weeks in your first year when working 40 hours/week * Nine (9) Paid Holidays * Health Insurance including vision coverage with option of a high or low deductible health insurance plan.

* County-funded Health Reimbursement Account or HSA depending on health plan selection.

* Prescription Drug Plan * Gym Membership Discounts * Dependent Flexible Spending Account * Dental Insurance * Long and Short-Term Disability * Critical Illness and Accident Insurance * Employee Assistance Program * Life Insurance * State Pension Plan * Deferred Compensation (457) Retirement Plans Shawano County is pleased to offer our part-time employees (regularly scheduled to work 24-29 hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package: * Paid Time Off * Paid Holidays * Life Insurance * State Pension Plan * Gym Membership Discounts * Employee Assistance Program Job Summary: Performs a variety of tasks in the maintenance of County parks and recreational trails, boat landings and other recreational areas.

Supervises seasonal park workers, assigns duties, evaluates, and maintains proper work records.

Responsible for enforcement of all county ordinances governing the Shawano County Park system.

Employee must be able to work independent of direct supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Maintains County parks including mowing lawns, trimming edges, raking grass clippings and leaves; painting buildings, fences, picnic tables and other structures; builds and/or repairs facilities; cleans and disinfects toilet facilities; prunes, cuts and/or removes branches and brush; picks up litter and trash and hauls to the land fill; applies pesticides to eliminate hornets, flies and other pests; sweeps, clears and repairs driveways and walkways.

* Performs equipment maintenance including preventative and repair of all department vehicles, tractors, trailers, snowmobiles, small engines, tools and other items.

Illustrative of this type of work includes changing oil, washing vehicles, repairing hydraulic systems, replacing hoses and fittings, inspecting and replacing belts.

* Performs snowmobile, boat landing, hiking/walking and cross-country ski trail maintenance including prevention and repair of erosion; brush and tree cutting and removal; mowing using wheel tractor and rotary mower; installation and repair of posts, signs, gates, culverts, and bridges; grooms ski trails.

* Performs snow removal with a tractor with blade and/or front-end loader, shovels sidewalks, walkways and rooftops.

* Operates a variety of equipment including pick-up truck, dump truck, wheel tractor, riding lawn mower, snowmobile, ski - tracker, push mower, weed eater, chain saw, acetylene torch, grinders, brush cutter and hand tools.

* Performs a variety of tree and vegetation care including planting trees, seeding grass and clover, pruning plantations, thinning timber stands, applying herbicides and fertilizers.

Assists in development, design, and maintenance of county recreation trails.

* Performs road maintenance including removing rocks, mowing shoulders, installing and replacing culverts, hauling and spreading gravel, grading and smoothing roads and trails, removing wind fall trees, repairing and replacing signs.

* Makes a variety of signs using hand tools.

-Assists in reservations for campsites, shelters & pavilion.

* Responsible for petty cash monies generated by the county park system from boat landing pass fees, ski trail donations, bike trail fees.

Ensuring proper record keeping of all monies.

* Assists in operation of campground.

* Assists the public by responding to inquiries, presenting information to groups and interested parties.

Work Requirements: * Associate's Degree in Recreation & Parks, Law Enforcement or Forestry.

* Minimum of 2 years previous facilities, parks and/or grounds experience including custodial and maintenance repair experience.