Shooting Range Attendant (20061084)

About the role

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) operates 76 state parks, manages over 750,000 acres of diverse wildlife land and more than 2 million acres of water across 12 divisions. This Shooting Range Attendant position is within the Division of Wildlife, headquartered at 3570 Houston Rd, Waynesville, Ohio 45068. The role ensures safety and promotes use of ODNR shooting range facilities for handgun, shotgun, and archery activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety of visitors, resources, and property at the shooting ranges
• Promotes use of ODNR Shooting Range facilities (registers and observes shooters, monitors shooting in progress, assists handicapped shooters, enforces range safety rules)
• Performs general maintenance and/or repairs on state-owned property (shooting and archery ranges, wildlife area and public use facilities)
• Performs maintenance on grounds, parking lot, general equipment, vehicle inspection and maintenance, and maintains applicable records
• Assists and contacts Wildlife Officers to provide information necessary for issuing citations and/or making arrests for violations or non-compliance of shooting range rules and wildlife area regulations

Qualifications

• National Rifle Association rifle & pistol certification
• 3 months training or 3 months experience in operation of grass mowers and hedge trimmers
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above

Skills

• Wildlife
• Technical Skills: Firearms
• Professional Skills: Situational Awareness, Customer Focus

Pay

Starting hourly pay of $22.59/hr with multiple pay increases over the first 5.5 years of service, reaching an end salary of $26.54/hr. Cost of living adjustments (COLA) may be applied. Longevity pay supplements begin after five (5) years of state service. Refer to the OCSEA pay range schedule and longevity rates for details.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation, personal, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
• Education and development opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public retirement systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, HPRS) and optional deferred compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

Schedule

Permanent full-time position. Work hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, subject to change.