SENIOR PARK AIDE (SEASONAL)

Senior Park Aide (Seasonal)

The reporting location for this position is Van Damme State Park in Mendocino County. This position will work under the direction of the State Park Peace Officer Supervisor. On a seasonal or temporary basis, the Senior Park Aide (Seasonal) leads lower-level seasonal employees in performing routine public contact and occasional cleanup work in a State Park Facility and oversees performing responsible public contact work and providing visitor services to park visitors.

The Senior Park Aide (Seasonal) leads seasonal Park Aides in kiosk operation prepares routine reports and accounting documents for fees collected; checks park facilities and reports problems; handles minor visitor complaints; explains park policies and regulations to the visiting public; answers routine questions from the public; coordinates occasional housekeeping activities; may give instruction in the safe and proper use of housekeeping supplies; inspects completed work for quality control and conformance to established standards; trains lower-level seasonal employees; and assists in interpretation as necessary. The Senior Park Aide (Seasonal) performs routine visitor information fee collection and is expected to perform these duties independently with period follow-up. The Senior Park Aid oversees the sign program for Van Damme State Park, Navarro River Redwoods State Park, Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve, Hendy Woods State Park, Manchester State Beach and Schooner Gulch State Beach. All duties shall be performed in a safe manner in compliance with Departmental policies and the district Injury and Illness Prevention Program. This position may work up to 1500 hours within 12 consecutive months. This position is designated as not telework eligible. The selected candidate is required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan fingerprinting prior to appointment. Possession of a valid driver's license of the appropriate class and a safe driving record as documented by the Department of Motor Vehicles within 60 days prior to appointment. (A safe driving record is one free from convictions in the past two years for repeated moving violations or a single serious violation, such as drunk driving or reckless driving.) State housing is not available.