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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 and diverse 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.

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. Effective 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.

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, inc

📌 Park Ranger Team Lead (Slave Lake)
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