Description

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

Job Title: Senior Park Aide
Location: Rockport, WA
Closes: April 28th, 2023, at 5 p.m. PST
This position is full-time, year-round.

The Senior Park Aide positioned at Rockport State Park within the Salish Foothills Area will serve in a leadership role that is key in providing excellent service to our visitors by ensuring the park is clean and safe for all people to enjoy and remember for generations. Rockport attracts a wide range of users who enjoy hiking through Old Growth Forests or who are wanting to take a walk through the old, closed campground to relive or build new memories.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to work outdoors in park setting and build relationships with the local community. We seek someone to join our experienced team in a supportive, collaborative environment. If you want to learn and expand your horizons and leadership skills, let us know and apply!

Duties

Under the supervision of a Park Ranger, this position is essential to Washington State Park's mission of operating, enhancing, interpreting and protecting our park's recreational, cultural, historical and natural sites. This position assists with the aforementioned mission and related tasks, and serves as a lead, training park aide and volunteer staff in daily operations and routine maintenance of the park. The Senior Park Aide may also lead Park Aide staff and volunteers in task delegation and other communication.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Leads Park Aides and volunteers.
• Provides on-site training in park routines and procedures.
• Communicates assignments to Park Aides and volunteers.
• Cleans and performs maintenance on campsites, picnic sites, trails and roads.
• Maintains park lawns using a mower, weed eaters, trimmers and various other tools. This includes cleaning the equipment, fueling and maintaining, recording use and reporting any problems.
• Cleans and performs maintenance on all park buildings including restrooms using various cleaning compounds and supplies. Cleans toilets, urinals, sinks, showers, walls, fixtures, doors and building exteriors.
• Performs daily campground registration tasks, including use of Camis reservation system.
• Develops and presents interpretive programs.
• Completes and assists with administrative duties as needed; to include daily reconciliation of funds collected, monthly equipment reports, Monthly Resource Usage (MRU) reports, etc.
• Participates in agency training requirements and follows uniform standards.
• Collect revenue; prepare bank transmittals and deposits.
• Provide Park information to visitors and answer park phone.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Twelve (12) months of experience in building maintenance or grounds keeping, or performing semi-skilled/general carpentry, electrical and/or plumbing repair work.

OR

• Six (6) months cumulative experience as a Park Aide (or equivalent).

OR

• Twelve (12) months experience in a special employment program (Washington Conservation Corps) with a parks agency. A combination of experience (WCC and Park Aide) may be used provided candidate has at least three months experience as a Park Aide (or equivalent).

AND

• A valid unrestricted driver's license (other than corrective lenses).
• At least 18 years old.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to work independently or lead others while using good judgement and problem-solving skills in decision making.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Awareness and willingness to follow safety policies and protocols.

UNIFORM INFORMATION:
All permanent Senior Park Aides are required to wear a uniform. A complete and properly worn uniform helps establish the professional identity of a Senior Park Aide and promotes respect as a Washington State Parks' employee. This position will receive 4 shirts within the first year (2 shirts per calendar year after year 1), 1 jacket (per 5 calendar years), 1 baseball cap, a clothing stipend of $150.00 per calendar year, and a boot stipend of $150.00 per 2 calendar years. Stipends are intended to offset the cost of clothing worn in the workplace such as pants, boots, raingear, etc.

Supplemental Information

HOW TO APPLY
To ensure consideration, please complete the online job application and profile at www.careers.wa.gov. You must attach or embed in your application the following:

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  Three professional references, if not completed in the application process.

NOTE: Prior to a new hire, a background check, including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

This position is included in the non-supervisory bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/.

• Diversity strengthens the workforce in competence and ability;
• Celebrating diversity appreciates and values individual differences;
• Diversity serves an increasingly heterogeneous society;
• Diversity helps ensure the relevance of a state park system, its mission, properties, and programs to the people of this state today and in the future; and
• Diversity is crucial to our ability to serve all citizens.

The Commission encourages and supports staff efforts to reach out to people of all races, national origins, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, veteran status, ages, and genders who use the parks and who live in communities nearby parks. This outreach is to focus on engaging in partnerships that expand programs and services in a way that is meaningful and of value to all people. The Commission is dedicated to offering quality experiences to all visitors through a workforce and volunteer corps that reflects the diversity of Washington State.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam veterans and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the human resources office at (360) 902-8565. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.

If you are having technical difficulties creating, accessing, or completing your application, please call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or support@neogov.com .

For information about this position, please contact Devin McCoy at Devin.Mccoy@parks.wa.gov and (360) 854-8846.