GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I - 42005978
About The Position
This position serves as the Chipola Forestry Center Recreation Coordinator, responsible for developing and implementing an outdoor recreation program for all managed lands. This involves site inspections, resource inventories, public visitation tracking, determining land-use capacity, developing recreation plans, and securing funding. The role also involves assisting field staff with facility and trail development, conducting quality assurance inspections, designing training programs, and coordinating volunteer efforts and liaison with Friends of Florida State Forests. Additionally, the position coordinates public participation in planning projects, conducts workshops, acts as a liaison with user groups, prepares public information materials, and oversees the online reservation system. The role also supports the Florida Forest Service’s State Forest Program in areas such as timber, wildlife, protected species, and resource management plans. Other duties, including handling revenue, may be assigned.
Requirements
- A high school diploma or its equivalent and six (6) years of professional or nonprofessional experience in systems analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, program evaluation, engineering, or administrative work; or
- A bachelor’s degree (4 years) from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional experience in systems analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, program evaluation, engineering, or administrative work; or
- A master’s degree (6 years) from an accredited college or university can substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.
- Requires possession of a valid class E driver license.
- All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
- Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
- Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.
- Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Occasional to moderate travel required.
- Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.
Responsibilities
- Acts as the Chipola Forestry Center Recreation Coordinator.
- Develops and implements an outdoor recreation program for all lands managed by the Center.
- Conducts on-site inspections of individual state forests to determine outdoor recreation feasibility.
- Conducts forest recreation resources inventories.
- Tracks and monitors public visitation on state forests.
- Determines the maximum recreational land-use pressure an area can tolerate without degradation.
- Develops outdoor recreation plans.
- Secures alternative means to obtain funding for recreational projects.
- Provides assistance to field staff in the planning and development of outdoor recreational facilities, trails, and associated activities.
- Conducts on site quality assurance inspections as to the implementation of individual forest recreation plans and in the operation and maintenance of existing facilities, trails and programs.
- Assists in the design and implementation of outdoor recreation training programs.
- Serves as the Center’s Volunteer Program Coordinator and Friends of Florida State Forests Liaison.
- Coordinates public participation in all land use/recreation planning projects and identifies areas of concern.
- Conducts public workshops and acts as liaison with forest user groups.
- Prepares public information and marketing materials including brochures, map guides, newsletter articles, kiosk information, road signs, etc.
- Oversees the online reservation system for the Center.
- Assists in the assigned area of responsibility with the planning, development and administration of the Florida Forest Service’s State Forest Program.
- Assists in developing and monitoring forest resource management plans on state forests to ensure that the Florida Forest Service goals are being pursued and accomplished as scheduled and planned.
- Performs other duties as assigned, which includes the handling of revenue.
Benefits
- Annual Uniform Allotment
- Annual Boot Allotment
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition waivers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
