ARIZONA STATE PARKS AND TRAILS

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PARK RANGER
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
FORT VERDE STATE HISTORIC PARK

Job Location:

Address: 125 E. Hollamon St. Camp Verde, AZ 86322

Posting Details:

Salary: $17.50 - $19.00 / per hour 

Grade: 16

Closing Date: May 8, 2026

Job Summary:

The purpose of the Park Ranger position at Fort Verde State Historic Park is to assist in the operation of the park and perform volunteer coordinator duties.

Job Duties:

- Recruit, train, and assist volunteers at Fort Verde State Historic Park, use volunteer database, assist volunteers with interpretive displays and events.

- Conducts park maintenance and repairs of facilities, historic structures and equipment which can include repair/replace/maintain irrigation lines; electrical outlets, switches, furniture flooring windows, doors, signs, locks, fences, gates, picnic tables, etc. Maintain vehicles and tools (power and manual), air-conditioning units water heaters, office equipment etc. Maintain and make sure the irrigation lines and the water well pump are operating efficiently and effectively.

- Custodial maintenance of grounds/facilities: daily cleaning of public rest rooms, visitor center and gift shop, stock restrooms with supplies, clean picnic tables, cyclical painting of buildings, picnic tables, trash and recycling barrels, signs; collect trash from barrel receptacles throughout the park and haul to dumpster. Landscaping,Trim trees and shrubs; invasive species management, weedwacking, mowing, transplant for landscaping, irrigate trees and shrubs, apply fertilizer/herbicides; rake

- Visitor contact: tend visitor center, greet visitors, assign tasks to volunteers, collect visitor fees, gift shop sales, permit fees, etc. Provide visitors with other tourist information: distribute literature, answer phones, handle two-way radio communication and data entry.

- Administration: maintain/input personal time sheets/hours; vehicle and equipment logs and supply inventories. On computer, complete daily attendance and revenue records; revenue recaps; make revenue deposits; accounts payable ledgers; revolving fund ledgers, and reimbursement requests and completes volunteer records/log.

- Interpretation: Provides interpretation to the public and at special events and for junior rangers; conducts research, act as liaison with local schools, promotes special events and workshops; Assist with marketing and social media for the park.

- Park security: Patrol park to ensure security of visitors and property. Secure compliance with rules by educating violators, when possible, or issuing warnings. Assist with first-aid response to illnesses and injuries. Handle two-way radio communications related to law enforcement activity or emergencies of any type. Complete incident reports as needed.

- Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
Basic preservation on historic buildings and structures, parks and recreation, construction, plumbing, electric and carpentry volunteer coordination both agency and park rules and regulations.
basic use of hand and power tools.
landscaping and gardening and irrigation lines / installation and maintaining.
First Aid and CPR and public safety techniques and practices.
computer usage (ie. Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and willing to learn how to use the web-based cash register system Itinio).

Skill in:
nterpersonal relationships.
basic plumbing, electrical and carpentry.
interpretation
basic grounds maintenance, maintaining a garden and landscaping.
Effective public contact.
written and oral communication
customer service.
volunteer management

Ability to:
Skilled in handling visitors’ com