Park Ranger Toby earnings A park ranger earns

Park Ranger Toby

earnings A park ranger earns between $40, 000 for a starting salary and $75, 000 for a senior ranger, Average weekly earnings are between $800 - $1000

Main tasks Assists in emergency situations such as wildlife rescue, search and rescue of humans, wildfire suppression, prescribed burning Educate park visitors about respecting land/wildlife and upholding park values and regulations Senior park rangers supervise contractors, volunteers, and part-time and fulltime staff members Abide by park guidelines and provide a high standard of service to park visitors

Job openings Currently the job has average openings, and is expected to rise another 3, 000 to a total 28, 000 by 2019

What skill level is it There is no formal qualifications for becoming a park ranger, however, more then 45% of the people in the job position have a bachelors degree or higher tertiary qualification

How to train for the job A lot of the training comes from on the job training, but, certain courses will give you an advantage in certain areas. Places you can study these courses are - Chisholm - Holmsglen - Monash - Victoria university

industry The main employing industry's for this industry are parks Australia as well as local shires, this role also has possibilities for travel inter-state and international.

Interview questions INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Employee Name: Dan Nicholls Where do you work? Wilson promontory national park Your position: ranger Your qualifications: applied science degree in environmental management 1. Who do you work for? I work for parks Victoria and I am a people ranger at tidal river camp grounds 2. What do you do? Patrol campgrounds; enforce regulations; interact with and inform the public; maintain environment, campgrounds and walking tracks 3. How did you get your job? I got this job when I applied and attended an interview, after completing my degree in environmental management 4. What did you do before you got your job? Before I got this job I was studying and working part time at a local garden center 5. What do you do when you are not at work? When I’m not at work I like to talk walks around the park and trips to the beach, hang out with friends. 6. What is hard and what’s good about your job? The hard part about my job is dealing with obnoxious guest who want to go climbing through all the vegetation and really are just very disrespectful of the area. 7. What products and services does your business sell/deliver? we deliver fun times and lasting memories, we also sell hot food and merchandise 8. Who are your customers/clients? Our customer/ clients consist of anyone who wishes to come and spend time in one of Australia’s most beautiful parks

Interview questions (cont. ) 9. Who are your major competitors? We don’t really have any major competitors however we do have trouble makers who visit 10. How does your business advertise their products/services? We don’t actively advertise but people usually hear from word of mouth or they search us out 11. Can you tell me about the other departments and areas in your workplace? there are many different areas within my work place i. e. management roles junior rangers, rangers whose job it is to look after environment solely and then there’s retail as well 12. How can people apply for jobs at your organization? People can apply online as well as in person it’s, just harder however. 13. What type of skills or personal attributes does a person need to be successful in this industry? Good communication, enjoy science, enjoy working outdoors in all weather, able to endure isolation and limited social contact. 14. Who is responsible for managing Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) in your workplace? The OH&S representative is nominated once a year 15. Are there any specific OH&S hazards or risks associated with this industry? Yes, many, any hazard that you could imagine being associated with the outdoors; slips, trips, bumps, falls and all the rest 16. in five years’ time? Do you have any thoughts about what you like to do in the future? Hopefully I’m still in the same job just being paid better 18. 19. What advice would you give to young people? Do what you want to do and don’t let other people decide for you Would you change anything about your job? Well if I did it wouldn’t be the same job I love but sometimes it can get a little cold some days 20. If you could work anywhere would you work? If I could work anywhere I would work in Yellowstone national park in the united states

Interview questions (cont. ) 21. As a child, did you see yourself doing this? No as a child I had imagined I was going to be a pilot in the air force, quite funny how things change. 22. Out of all the animals you look after which one is your favorite? My favorite animal that lives here is the wombat 23. Do you live in the park or do you commute to work each day? I live in the park for a couple of months a year but it gets a bit much sometimes being so far away from everyone, I wouldn’t mind working at a park a bit closer to a town

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