Ranger

Location: Geelong

Job type: Full time / June 2025

Organisation: Parks Victoria

**Salary**: $58,921 - $78,837

Occupation: Land Management

Reference: VG/30390/I

Parks Victoria is looking for a skilled and passionate Ranger to join our team, based at the You Yangs Regional Park, to help care for and manage some of Victoria's most popular and outstanding natural features.
- Develop your land management skills and grow your career with Parks Victoria
- Enjoy a variety of day to day tasks, including outdoor and project work
- Opportunity to Care for Country and benefit from a healthy work-life balance

**About the role**

The You Yangs is a highly visited culturally significant park with a range of recreation pusuits including Mountain biking, trail running, rock climbing, hiking and picnicking.

Working in a team environment, your day-to-day tasks will range from visitor experience to hands on environmental works. Core duties include stakeholder management (contractors, volunteers, internal stakeholders) and park facility asset maintenance keeping the park open, safe and clean.

**We're looking for someone with**:

- Plant ticket or experience including medium rigid truck licence, skid steer, excavator an advantage
- Chainsaw crosscut, falling and four wheel drive ticket highly desired
- Trade related skills basic plumbing, carpentry, tool, small plant (generator, welder) and depot maintenance
- A passion for the environment
- Environmental skills and/or bush crew experience
- A Current Resume
- A Cover Letter addressing your experience and interest in the role
- **Aboriginality Form**

**Application Close date**: Sunday, 10 November 2024

**Sound like you?**

If you don't hold every skill or experience detailed above, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who value collaboration and integrity. We value a culture where everyone can be themselves at work, regardless of background, orientation, age or gender.

**Employment Requirements**

Parks Victoria is committed to child safety and has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children, in accordance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards. All prospective employees to undergo a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencing employment.

This position is an “identified position” where “special measures” will be applied to applicants of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, however all applicants are eligible and welcome to apply. Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be required to provide a formal identification certificate.