Smith River Reservation Clerk

State of Montana•Great Falls, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

THE OUTSIDE IS IN US ALL. Announcement: Please remember to attach the required documents listed in this announcement. Resume References Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume. This position closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on January 25, 2026. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site. Special Information: Identity of applicants who become finalists may be releases to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association). A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation. Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply. The working title of this position is Smith River Reservation Clerk with duties assigned to Smith River State Park. This is an office-based, clerical position which is funded at .40 FTE, or 832 hours per year (approximately 25 hours per week). Annual duties begin in early March and extend through early August, with a work schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Must be proficient with Microsoft 365 suite and able to sit for extended periods speaking on the phone with customers. Specific Job Information: Performs the duties of “Smith River Reservation Clerk” staffing the Smith River Reservation and Cancellation phone line and maintaining the Smith River Automated Licensing System (ALS) and accompanying permittee spreadsheet. This includes answering the phone and recording cancelled float permits, entering new permittees who pick up cancelled float permits, entering, updating and maintaining commercial outfitter launch dates and quotas and emailing float permits and pertinent information to new permittees. Additional duties involve preparing bank deposits and remittances and recruiting and scheduling volunteer shuttle drivers. May perform additional tasks and duties as assigned and needed.

Requirements

The knowledge, skills, and abilities of this position are normally attained through combination of education and experience equivalent to high school diploma or equivalency and at least 1 year of job-related experience.
Other combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Must be proficient with Microsoft 365 suite
Able to sit for extended periods speaking on the phone with customers.

Nice To Haves

1-year job-related college or vocational training in business or public administration, office management, park or natural resources management, accounting, tourism, marketing, communications, or other related degrees is preferred.

Responsibilities

Staffing the Smith River Reservation and Cancellation phone line
Maintaining the Smith River Automated Licensing System (ALS) and accompanying permittee spreadsheet
Answering the phone and recording cancelled float permits
Entering new permittees who pick up cancelled float permits
Entering, updating and maintaining commercial outfitter launch dates and quotas
Emailing float permits and pertinent information to new permittees
Preparing bank deposits and remittances
Recruiting and scheduling volunteer shuttle drivers
May perform additional tasks and duties as assigned and needed.

Benefits

Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance.
Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays.
This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association).

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