Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers are employed by their community organisations. Contact the ranger organisation for information about upcoming work opportunities, any mandatory requirements, and whether you need to register with an employment provider such as Job Find.
While there are limited mandatory qualifications required to become a Land and Sea Ranger, there are many attributes that employing organisations are likely to be looking for when they are recruiting to ranger positions.
Many organisations are keen to recruit Traditional Owners for the relevant Country to their ranger teams, given the connection to, and knowledge, of Country and community that this can provide.
A driver’s licence, good practical skills, relevant experience and formal certifications such as chainsaw and 4WD can help when applying for ranger positions. However, Land and Sea Rangers are usually provided with all necessary training and certifications as part of the job.
Some Land and Sea Rangers begin their careers as volunteers, trainee rangers or casual rangers, building their skills and experience to increase their chances of attaining permanent ranger positions.
Other organisations also employ rangers and accept volunteers. QPWS employs Park Rangers to manage national parks, forests and marine parks. Find out more about becoming a QPWS Ranger and searching Smart Jobs for ranger vacancies.
You can also consider becoming a volunteer with QPWS in a range of community partnership programs that support the work of QPWS.