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.
Parks Victoria says 'thanks a million' to our volunteers at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
10 May 2013
Parks Victoria is saying a special thank you to its many volunteer groups across the state as part of National Volunteer Week, which runs from 13-19 May 2013. At Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary the Marine Care Ricketts Point (MCRP) friends group works hard to help protect and preserve the natural environment …
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