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Shooting Range Assistant

Job Location:

Address: 4044 West Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ

Posting Details:

Hiring hourly rate: $18.70

Grade: 15

Closing Date: 06/03/2026

Job Summary:

SHOOTING RANGE ASSISTANT
INFORMATION EDUCATION & RECREATION DIV / SHOOTING SPORTS BRANCH
BEN AVERY - RIFLE PISTOL RANGE
I-17 and CAREFREE HIGHWAY / TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT / PART TIME
FLSA-Non-Exempt / SALARY GRADE 15 / HOURLY RATE $18.70
CLOSING DATE: 06/03/2026

Are you passionate about shooting sports and dedicated to safety?

Join the team at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, a 5-Star rated, 1,650-acre facility and City of Phoenix Point of Pride. We are looking for an energetic, safety-minded Shooting Range Assistant to work on our premier Rifle/Pistol range. Help us provide a safe, world-class experience for over 240,000 annual visitors!

Why Join Us?

- Work at one of the largest public shooting facilities in the nation.
- Enjoy a dynamic, high-energy environment.
- Get involved in competitions, introductory programs, and conservation efforts.

Your Role in Safety & Service:

- Safety First: Enforce range rules rigorously, ensuring a safe, family-friendly environment.
- Customer Excellence: Interact with diverse shooters, providing courteous service at our high-volume, 67-table range.
- Operational Support: Maintain the range, assist in, set up competitions, and support staff, ensuring premium conditions.

What We Are Looking For:

- Safety Mindset: Unwavering commitment to enforcing strict, fair range safety protocols.
- Customer Experience: High-energy, courteous team player with experience in fast-paced environments.
- Hard Worker: Ability to work outdoors (heat, cold, wind, dust) and handle physical tasks (sweeping, cleaning).
- Flexibility: Availability for a rotating schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements:

- Valid Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.
- Must legally be able to possess a firearm under 18 U.S. Code § 922(g).
- Pass a pre-employment medical exam (includes blood lead/zinc, hearing test)

Job Duties:

Description of Duties:

- Observes public shooting and ensures a safe and family-friendly range experience for all customers.

- Provides excellent and courteous customer service. Performs daily maintenance tasks to include emptying trash cans, sweeping brass, and assisting in the care of landscape and other facility maintenance/custodial duties.

- Assists range staff in set-up and preparation of the ranges, introductory shooting programs, shooting competitions, and other shooting sports activities throughout the season.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

The candidate must have exceptional customer service and communication skills and have the ability to interact and work with a diverse variety of customers, user groups, and employees. The candidate must have a safety mindset and be prepared to enforce range safety rules equally at all times.

Selective Preference(s):

The ideal candidate will have customer service experience in a high-volume, high-stress environment.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

A level 1 fingerprint clearance card is required. Must be able to legally possess a firearm in accordance with 18 U.S. Code § 922(g). Employment is contingent upon completion of a post-offer medical/physical examination and the agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions. Medical/Physical examination will include baseline blood lead and zinc levels and a baseline hearing test, all of which will be monitored on an annual basis.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Milani Barron at mbarron@azgfd.gov for assistance. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

ARIZONA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AMS)

All Arizona state employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government whereby every employee reflects on performance, reduces waste, and commits to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every state employee seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.
State employees are highly engaged, collaborative and embrace a culture of public service.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements