Current Junior Rangers and Alumni

Now that you've accepted your Junior Ranger job offer, you’ll need to check your email daily for important information on how to complete your hiring paperwork. There’s a lot of it – but we are here to help you.

• First-year Junior Rangers will need to attend a 1 hour employment paperwork training on May 12 between 4-8 pm or May 17 between 4-8 pm in person at 2520 55th St. Boulder, CO. At this session, we will help you complete all of your City of Boulder paperwork.
• Returning Junior Rangers will need to attend a 30 minute paperwork check-out on May 12 between 4-8pm, or May 17 between 4-8pm in person at 2520 55th St. Boulder, CO. We will answer questions, help you finish your paperwork, and review to make sure everything is completed correctly.

Junior Ranger positions are very competitive and very publicly visible. Our crews have lots of fun, but they also work hard. By accepting a position as a Junior Ranger, you agree to follow the Junior Ranger Code of Conduct and demonstrate respect and a positive attitude towards the public, your crew, and yourself.

Junior Rangers are expected to arrive on time for work prepared for the day. Trail crews work Tuesday through Friday 8 am – 3:30 pm and Youth Ranger crews work Monday through Thursday 8 am – 4 pm. There is a half hour unpaid lunch break during the day.

Junior Rangers make a commitment to work all days of their assigned session. Junior Rangers must get any absences preapproved by the Youth Service Learning Coordinator two weeks in advance. Please plan your vacations and commitments accordingly. Report emergency absences by 7 am via email to juniorrangers@bouldercolorado.gov.

Junior Rangers must have a reliable way of getting to work each day. There is ample parking for bikes in our locked garage. The RTD bus system has a bus stop right in front of the Wonderland Lake Trailhead on Broadway, our meeting place. Seasonal youth bus passes are available through RTD www.rtd-denver.com. The program will reimburse Junior Rangers for passes purchased for the period of employment (monthly pass or ticket books) with receipt. Reimbursement information will be provided at point of hire.

All staff are paid on a bi-weekly basis with a 3-week delay from their start date. All City of Boulder employees must have a social security number before they begin work. All paychecks will be processed via direct deposit. It's a good idea to set up a personal bank account for yourself now, if you do not yet have one. Contact us if you have questions about how to do this.

You will need a few specific personal items to be comfortable and safe at work. All Junior Rangers wear long pants, approved work/hiking boots (a stipend will be provided), a uniform t-shirt (provided on your first day), and work gloves. You will need to carry with you in a backpack your lunch, water for the day, rain gear and sunscreen. A safety helmet will also be provided for use during your job.

Refer to the Personal Equipment Recommendations to help you prepare for work.

Weather in Colorado can be changeable. Summer conditions are prone to afternoon thunderstorms. If conditions become unsafe for work, crews will secure a safe area in which to wait until the weather clears. If the weather changes such that work will not be able to be continued, crews will be dismissed before 3:30pm. This occurs only rarely. Crews will return to the Foothills Nature Center for dismissal.

Staff can be available to shuttle participants home who rely on a parent or guardian for their transportation. Junior Rangers are paid for hours worked and will not be paid past the dismissal time on bad weather cancellation days.

If weather conditions warrant work being cancelled before the start of the work day, a text message notification will be sent to all employees, and any parents who have opted into the text notification service.