Becoming a ranger
Rangers have varied and interesting jobs. Responsibilities vary from park to park but ultimately all rangers are responsible for looking after our parks and park visitors.
On a day to day basis, rangers:
- Manage parks along with the visitor facilities and cultural assets found in parks
- Manage staff, volunteers and contractors
- Work with stakeholders and manage issues
- Provide information and services to customers and stakeholders
- Manage budgets
- Respond to emergencies such as bushfires, floods and search and rescue operations.
Rangers need to work well with people, have good planning and research skills and a passion for the environment. If you’re interested in becoming a ranger, it is worthwhile undertaking a tertiary qualification in natural resource management, park management or a related discipline.
Our vacancies are advertised here, on Seek and in major newspapers.
There are other organisations in Victoria that offer ‘ranger’ roles, such as:
- the Royal Botanic Gardens
- local councils
- Phillip Island Nature Park
Across Australia, there are park and wildlife management agencies in each state and territory offering opportunities for rangers.
Rabbit control team makes an impact at Lake Hindmarsh
27 Apr 2012
More than 3,000 rabbit warrens have been destroyed as Parks Victoria embarks on an extensive rabbit control program in the Wimmera, with a major focus on the Lake Hindmarsh Lake Reserve. Stuart Lardner, Parks Victoria Ranger in Charge for Little Desert-Lowan said the current rabbit control program is supported by the …
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