RESIDENT ASSISTANT PARK MANAGER - SES

Requisition No: 823022 Agency: Environmental Protection Working Title: RESIDENT ASSISTANT PARK MANAGER - SES - 37001359 Pay Plan: SES Position Number: 37001359 Salary: $3181.
30 monthly Posting Closing Date: 02/28/2024 Total Compensation Estimator Tool RESIDENT ASSISTANT PARK MANAGER-SES State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection ANTICIPATED JOB VACANCY OPEN COMPETITIVE Closing date: 02.
28.
2024 Our Organization and Mission: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water and land.
The vision of DEP is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystem.
The Work You Will Do: RESIDENT ASSISTANT PARK MANAGER- 37001359 DESCRIPTION: Ravine Gardens State Park seeks a positive, out-going, self-motivated park service professional to fill a Resident Assistant Park Manager position, providing visitor services, maintenance, protection, administration, and resource management.
This position requires a high-energy, dedicated, innovative individual who is committed to protecting and interpreting Florida’s natural and cultural resources.
Incumbent must have experience in management of personnel and knowledge of agency policies.
Incumbent will work with Park Manager to supervise park operations at three locations: Ravine Gardens State Park, Dunns Creek State Park, and Palatka to St.
Augustine State Trail and ensure agency standards are met.
This position with the Park Manager supervises five full-time employees and several part-time employees.
Park Residency is required.
Contact: Katrina Boler, Park Manager; 386-937-0933 Katrina.
Boler@FloridaDEP.
gov The Difference You Will Make: Florida state parks are managed and preserved for enjoyment by all through providing appropriate resource-based recreational opportunities, interpretation and education that help visitors connect to the Real Florida.
SM How You Will Grow: DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies.
We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.
Where You Will Work: Ravine Gardens State Park Dunns Creek State Park Palatka to St.
Augustine State Trail 1600 Twigg Street 320 Sisco Road Palatka, Florida 32177 Pomona Park, Florida 32181 These three parks are located in Putnam County: Ravine Gardens is located in Palatka and Dunns Creek in Pomona Park, while the 19-mile Palatka to St.
Augustine Trail is linear park through the countryside between East Palatka and St.
Augustine.
Each park is unique with its own character.
Click the attached links to learn more about these beautiful parks: https://www.
floridastateparks.
org/parks-and-trails/ravine-gardens-state-park https://www.
floridastateparks.
org/DunnsCreek; https://www.
floridastateparks.
org/parks-and-trails/palatka-st-augustine-state-trail The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida: Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck.
The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: 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 (For more information, please click www.
myfrs.
com); Flexible Spending Accounts; Tuition waivers; And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.
mybenefits.
myflorida.
com.
Pay: Base salary $3181.
30 monthly/$38,175.
54 annually Your Specific Responsibilities: ADMINISTRATION Participate in park employee recruiting, hiring, supervising, training, and discipline.
Schedule, plan work, and supervise staff assigned to park operations.
Implement and enforce all laws, rules, operating policies, lease agreements, and permits pertaining to these areas.
Administer terms of collective bargaining agreement and maintain good employee relations.
Prepare budget requests, provide for effective expenditure of appropriations, supervise collection of fees, is responsible for all facility and equipment inventories, and implement established policies for fiscal control and accountability.
Prepare, implement, and controls work scheduling and assignments for staff.
VISITOR SERVICES Implement and supervise areas’ interpretive programs.
Meet public, interpret areas’ resources, facilities, and services; resolve visitor complaints; and provide for good public relations.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Implement and guide resource management plan for these areas including ecological burning, native species propagation, hydrology issues including water quality/quantity and erosion control, non-native plant, and animal removal.
MAINTENANCE Plan, implement, and control areas’ maintenance programs.
Identify maintenance needs and provide supervision and management of staff to maintain facilities and support equipment for efficient area operation.
PROTECTION Ensure that park rules are enforced pertaining to all natural, historic, and archaeological facilities and resources and use thereof, for park visitors’ enjoyment.
Performs other related duties as required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of: building maintenance and construction; park service management and operations; heavy equipment operation; maintenance and resource management techniques.
Knowledge of and experience in: use of computers and related software.
Skill in: using a variety of hand tools, small engines, and power tools.
Ability to: supervise people; determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments; communicate effectively verbally and in writing; prepare and maintain schedules and reports.
Minimum Qualifications: Valid driver’s license.
Must Reside on park property Successfully complete a background and fingerprint check BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: This position is a Position of Trust.
Any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a Level 2 State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.
S.
No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.
DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce.
We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce.
Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses: HR_VeteransPreference@dep.
state.
fl.
us HR_ER@dep.
state.
fl.
us The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735).
Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace.
All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.
0455, F.
S.
, Drug-Free Workplace Act.