Park Services Specialist - 37020583

State of Florida • Springs, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Park Services Specialist works at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs, Florida, supporting resource management, administration, maintenance, visitor services, and park protection. The role participates in prescribed fire and other natural resource management activities, including monitoring and protecting natural, cultural, historic, and archaeological resources; carrying out restoration and species management projects; and collecting resource data.

The position also manages the park volunteer program and prepares reports and records, handles correspondence and communications, operates office and radio equipment, and conducts purchasing and fiscal activities. It constructs, cleans, maintains, and repairs park grounds, facilities, and equipment, and keeps fire trucks and prescribed-burning equipment ready for use. The specialist assists visitors, provides interpretive programs and information, collects fees, conducts patrols, supports visitor safety, and helps ensure compliance with park rules and the Park Protection Plan. The position is designated as a Position of Special Trust and requires successful background screening.

Requirements

• Work rotating shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Hold a valid driver's license.
• Complete Ranger Academy.
• Successfully meet position-specific DRP Burn Standards for Prescribed Fire.
• Complete and pass the moderate pack test before employment, and complete the light pack test annually thereafter.
• Successfully complete background screening for a Position of Special Trust.
• Knowledge of DRP resource management program objectives and policies, problem-solving techniques, training and instruction principles and methods, effective verbal and written communication, arithmetic, and good public relations.
• Skill in operating and maintaining assorted power and gas tools and equipment, vehicles, tractors, mowers, and fire equipment.
• Ability to perform skilled trade functions and physical labor; conduct resource management; communicate effectively verbally and in writing; work independently and with others; and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to compile and enter data, accurately prepare reports, collect fees and operate cash registers, understand and apply rules and regulations, and identify and investigate problems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all facets of prescribed fire and maintain burn prescriptions for park resource management zones.
• Observe, maintain, and protect the park’s natural, cultural, historic, and archaeological resources.
• Plan, coordinate, and participate in natural resource management activities to achieve ecological objectives.
• Coordinate and participate in exotic plant and animal removal, vegetation and wildlife management, and site restoration projects.
• Participate in water resources management plans and collect and record resource management data.
• Recruit, supervise, train, and recognize park volunteers; prepare manpower augmentation reports.
• Communicate with volunteers, employees, and visitors by email, telephone, and written correspondence.
• Prepare forms and reports, including burn plans, post-burn reports, exotic-removal database records, and manpower augmentation reports.
• Answer telephone and written correspondence, operate park radios and office equipment, and maintain logs.
• Conduct purchasing and fiscal activities according to established procedures.
• Construct, clean, maintain, and repair park grounds, facilities, and equipment; inspect them to ensure maintenance standards are met.
• Maintain fire trucks and prescribed-burning equipment in a ready state, and use hand tools and powered equipment.
• Explain park facilities and services, answer visitor questions, provide information and directions, and address complaints while maintaining good public relations.
• Provide natural and cultural history interpretive programs and unit-specific services as directed.
• Collect fees, perform cash register transactions, and reconcile receipts.
• Conduct routine patrols, promote visitor safety and compliance with park rules, follow the Park Protection Plan, and open or secure facilities as appropriate.
• Perform related duties as required.

Benefits

• Annual and sick leave
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
• Retirement plan options with employer contributions
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed