Park Ranger Team Lead

Job Information
Job Title: Park Ranger Team Lead
Job Requisition ID: 88171
Ministry: Forestry and Parks
Location: Slave Lake
Full or Part-Time: Full time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 12, 2026
Classification: Natural Resources 8

Salary: $3,165.58 to $4,088.56 bi-weekly ($82,621 - $106,711/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding career opportunities.

Provincial Parks are essential to the quality of life that Albertans enjoy. They conserve our natural landscapes and wildlife habitat and offer a broad range of nature-based outdoor recreational opportunities. Alberta’s parks inspire people to discover, value, protect, and enjoy the natural world and the benefits it provides for current and future generations.

Please visit Ministry of Forestry and Parks to learn more.

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Area Manager, this position is responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of Park Ranger operations within Parks sites in the Slave Lake District. This leadership role oversees a team of seasonal park ranger staff to ensure operational excellence and visitor satisfaction.

This program includes visitor management activities, public safety, outdoor recreation services, natural and cultural resource management, identifying human wildlife co-existence concerns, and various administration functions. The role works to support safe and sustainable outdoor recreational experiences, while working to protect natural and cultural resource integrity. Applying sound recreation management practices, community relationships, and key partnerships, this position resolves multi-faceted visitor conflicts through proactive prevention, education, and compliance monitoring.

The position is responsible for providing input and support for the other Regional Operations programs (Visitor Experience, Municipal Services and Maintenance) and supports the Regional Recreation and Resource management team. Efficient management of allocated staff and financial resources is a primary responsibility of this position, which

includes project and contract management, and volunteer and partner collaboration. Travel by foot, bike, motor vehicle, or off-highway vehicle to rove campgrounds, day use areas, trails and front country areas will be required to meet and communicate with a wide range of park users. Due to the geographical area of our parks, traveling long distances and in district settings is a requirement.

A strong understanding of occupational health and safety related legislation, initiatives, and procedures equips the Park Ranger Team Lead to build safe operational environments and lead emergency response protocols for public and workers.

Parks sites are healthiest and most resilient with the support of the communities that use and care for them. This position will initiate and maintain constructive relationships with facility operators, volunteers, and a broad range of other stakeholders. They will work collaboratively with other area staff to ensure effective and efficient operations within their designated areas.

The Park Ranger Team Lead is part of the area level leadership team, reporting directly to the Area Manager and accountability for cooperating on program objectives with other team leads.

The Job Description is provided for further details on this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

Qualifications

Education and Experience required: A related degree in Natural Resources, Natural Science, Recreation Management, Tourism Development, Criminal Justice or other related programs PLUS 4 years related experience in Park operations, Visitor management, Compliance monitoring, Resource or recreation management, leading teams and supervising seasonal or permanent staff.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Additional Requirements:

• Access to reliable transportation to and from place of work.
• Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent will be required.
• Current Standard First Aid with CPR C and AED
• Adherence to Alberta Parks Uniform Policy.
• This position will require outdoor work in a variety of weather conditions.
• This position will require you to work weekends and evening shifts.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work, including lifting, carrying, moving, and handling equipment, tools, and materials in a variety of outdoor environments.

Assets to the role include the following:

• Extensive knowledge of the Provincial Parks Acts and Regulations, as well as working knowledge of other Provincial legislation.
• Good knowledge of park management processes, plans, and policies.
• Experience with conflict management and resolution.
• Knowledge in the use of specialized devices and computer software, e.g. GPS, Microsoft 365 programs.
• Familiar with Incident Command Systems (ICS).
• Knowledge of Alberta flora and fauna.
• Knowledge and experience working with indigenous groups.
• Effective organizational, leadership, time and task management skills.
• Effective verbal, written communications and public presentation skills.
• Experience in front facing customer service.
• Outdoor recreation competency (navigation skills, front country travel, working alone).
• Strategic, project, and financial planning and management skills.
• Ability to work independently or cooperatively and collaborate in team settings.
• Ability to set and meet timelines and to manage time, projects and workloads effectively.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

These positions work Monday to Friday, 8:15 AM - 4:30 PM (36.25 hours a week)

55th to 57th parallels retention allowance

In your application, please include a cover letter detailing your interest and role-related experience.

Instructions for your Resume:

• Include date ranges (month and year) associated with all education and work experience – we are unable to assess resumes without this information.
• Indicate whether your work experience was casual, part-time or full-time.
• Example: Foreman: Jan 2016 – Jun 2019 (Part-time, 3 eight-hour shifts per week).

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
  
  

How To Apply

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply online. Please see Job Application Resources for more information.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.

It is also recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Rashi Vaktania at [email protected].