pRequisition No: 858636 /p
pAgency: Agriculture and Consumer Services/p
pWorking Title: OPS PARK RANGER - 42902106/p
p Pay Plan: Temp/p
pPosition Number: 42902106 /p
pSalary: $15.00 Hourly /p
pPosting Closing Date: 09/18/2025 /p
pbTotal Compensation Estimator /buba href="https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/" target="_blank" title="Total Compensation Estimator"Tool/a/b/u/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:black"OPS PARK RANGER/span/strong/span/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:black"FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES/span/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:black"FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE/span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:#39;Times New Roman#39;, serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongemspan style="color:#0d0d0d"***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY --brTHIS IS A PART-TIME OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES (OPS) POSITION***/span/em/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"CONTACT:/span/u/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Michael Weston (239) 220-2404 or Amanda Horney (239) 690-8015/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS/span/u/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"A high school diploma or its equivalent./span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Requires possession of a valid driver license./span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***/span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d" /span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:/span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d" /span/strong/span/p
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li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 72.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile)./span/strong/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 72.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position./span/strong/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 72.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile./span/strong/span/li
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d" /span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services valuesbrand supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualifiedbrindividuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply./span/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:/span/u/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"Occasional to moderate travel required./span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed./span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:115%"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="line-height:115%;color:black"NOTES:/span/u/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:115%" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:115%"span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration.brbr/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt"Successful applicants must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.brbr/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"JOB DUTIES:/span/u/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Responsible for monitoring and coordinating the use of recreation areas by the public on Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest. /span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Collects and reconciles user fees and insures the enforcement of applicable rules and regulations. Provides information to the public, as required. Assists with the development of new recreation areas and facilities as needed. /span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Performs site and facility maintenance, including landscaping, mowing, basic carpentry, and electrical and mechanical repairs. /span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Performs equipment maintenance on vehicles, other machinery and forestry tools. Maintains the forest road system and harrows existing fire-lines. Assists foresters with other forest management activities, including stand description, prescribed burning, reforestation, insect and disease control, ecosystem restoration, and boundary line marking./span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Researches, performs and reports on specific projects related to resource management. Conducts any required wildlife habitat management work on the tract and controls exotic plant pests which may occur on the area. Insures that endangered and threatened species are protected on the property. /span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Performs other duties as assigned in a timely manner./span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:#32363a"The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida/span/u/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#32363a"Working for the State of Florida as an OPS employee is more than just a paycheck. /span/p
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li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#32363a"Participation in state group insurance (must meet eligibility requirements*);/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"Participation in the Florida Deferred Compensation Plan (457b). For additional details and online enrollment visit /spana title="https://www.myfloridacfo.com/deferredcomp/" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myfloridacfo.com%2FDeferredComp%2Famp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491087873%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=IPRs5DeQmnjnCJKMSkEUH8qOQVwExtdL0I4LAX8n5gU%3Damp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"MyFloridaDeferredComp.com/aspan style="color:#32363a";/span/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (tax deferred Retirement Savings Plan). For more information visit /spana title="https://opsfl.aigrs.com/plan-details/social-security-alternative-plan" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopsfl.aigrs.com%2Fplan-details%2Fsocial-security-alternative-planamp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491107531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=4Bgh7beDfU1auDCoA9GxGMiocBkZHY1M5FetgMMH9JI%3Damp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Social Security Alternative Plan (aigrs.com)/aspan style="color:#32363a" and read OPS Social Security Alternative Plan (Does not apply to previous FRS Retirees);/span/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"Flexible Spending Accounts; For a more benefits information, visit /spana title="http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mybenefits.myflorida.com%2Famp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491119840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=uTt0vkjW9LVL%2BNuUQpK55oqhld6B%2F3QwGGHke%2FjW7ig%3Damp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/aspan style="color:#32363a";/span/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#32363a"Employee Assistance Program (EAP)./span/li
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"*Seasonal and part-time OPS employees (less than 30 hours average per week) refer to People First at 877-562-7287 or go to: /spana href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mybenefits.myflorida.com%2Fmyhealth%2Feligibility_and_enrollment%2Fops_employeesamp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491132107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=ta3UkhTmF%2FmVbdS47%2BuxiRawxUqQAS3HtBPf4xTccLg%3Damp;reserved=0"https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/myhealth/eligibility_and_enrollment/ops_employees/aspan style="color:#32363a" /span/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"SPECIAL NOTES: /span/u/strong/span/ppThe State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace./p
pCandidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation./p
pThe State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act./p
pRequisition No: 858636 /p
pAgency: Agriculture and Consumer Services/p
pWorking Title: OPS PARK RANGER - 42902106/p
p Pay Plan: Temp/p
pPosition Number: 42902106 /p
pSalary: $15.00 Hourly /p
pPosting Closing Date: 09/18/2025 /p
pbTotal Compensation Estimator /buba href="https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/" target="_blank" title="Total Compensation Estimator"Tool/a/b/u/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:black"OPS PARK RANGER/span/strong/span/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:black"FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES/span/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:#39;Times New Roman#39;, serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongemspan style="color:#0d0d0d"***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY --brTHIS IS A PART-TIME OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES (OPS) POSITION***/span/em/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"CONTACT:/span/u/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Michael Weston (239) 220-2404 or Amanda Horney (239) 690-8015/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"A high school diploma or its equivalent./span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Requires possession of a valid driver license./span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***/span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d" /span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:/span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d" /span/strong/span/p
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li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 72.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile)./span/strong/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 72.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position./span/strong/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 72.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile./span/strong/span/li
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d" /span/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"strongspan style="color:#0d0d0d"The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services valuesbrand supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualifiedbrindividuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply./span/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:/span/u/strong/span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"Occasional to moderate travel required./span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed./span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:115%"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="line-height:115%;color:black"NOTES:/span/u/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:115%" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:115%"span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration.brbr/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt"Successful applicants must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.brbr/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"JOB DUTIES:/span/u/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Responsible for monitoring and coordinating the use of recreation areas by the public on Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest. /span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Collects and reconciles user fees and insures the enforcement of applicable rules and regulations. Provides information to the public, as required. Assists with the development of new recreation areas and facilities as needed. /span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Performs site and facility maintenance, including landscaping, mowing, basic carpentry, and electrical and mechanical repairs. /span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Performs equipment maintenance on vehicles, other machinery and forestry tools. Maintains the forest road system and harrows existing fire-lines. Assists foresters with other forest management activities, including stand description, prescribed burning, reforestation, insect and disease control, ecosystem restoration, and boundary line marking./span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Researches, performs and reports on specific projects related to resource management. Conducts any required wildlife habitat management work on the tract and controls exotic plant pests which may occur on the area. Insures that endangered and threatened species are protected on the property. /span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"Performs other duties as assigned in a timely manner./span/p
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p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:#32363a"The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida/span/u/strong/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#32363a"Working for the State of Florida as an OPS employee is more than just a paycheck. /span/p
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li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#32363a"Participation in state group insurance (must meet eligibility requirements*);/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"Participation in the Florida Deferred Compensation Plan (457b). For additional details and online enrollment visit /spana title="https://www.myfloridacfo.com/deferredcomp/" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myfloridacfo.com%2FDeferredComp%2Famp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491087873%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=IPRs5DeQmnjnCJKMSkEUH8qOQVwExtdL0I4LAX8n5gU%3Damp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"MyFloridaDeferredComp.com/aspan style="color:#32363a";/span/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (tax deferred Retirement Savings Plan). For more information visit /spana title="https://opsfl.aigrs.com/plan-details/social-security-alternative-plan" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopsfl.aigrs.com%2Fplan-details%2Fsocial-security-alternative-planamp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491107531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=4Bgh7beDfU1auDCoA9GxGMiocBkZHY1M5FetgMMH9JI%3Damp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Social Security Alternative Plan (aigrs.com)/aspan style="color:#32363a" and read OPS Social Security Alternative Plan (Does not apply to previous FRS Retirees);/span/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"Flexible Spending Accounts; For a more benefits information, visit /spana title="http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mybenefits.myflorida.com%2Famp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491119840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=uTt0vkjW9LVL%2BNuUQpK55oqhld6B%2F3QwGGHke%2FjW7ig%3Damp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/aspan style="color:#32363a";/span/span/li
li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 48.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#32363a"Employee Assistance Program (EAP)./span/li
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p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"span style="color:#32363a"*Seasonal and part-time OPS employees (less than 30 hours average per week) refer to People First at 877-562-7287 or go to: /spana href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mybenefits.myflorida.com%2Fmyhealth%2Feligibility_and_enrollment%2Fops_employeesamp;data=05%7C02%7CMary.Spears%40fdacs.gov%7Cab913309691147ea3de808dd8be34a00%7C62557d98bd114a888a7b57bc3df0190b%7C0%7C0%7C638820530491132107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7Camp;sdata=ta3UkhTmF%2FmVbdS47%2BuxiRawxUqQAS3HtBPf4xTccLg%3Damp;reserved=0"https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/myhealth/eligibility_and_enrollment/ops_employees/aspan style="color:#32363a" /span/span/p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" /p
p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"stronguspan style="color:black"SPECIAL NOTES: /span/u/strong/span/ppThe State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace./p
pCandidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation./p
pThe State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act./p