Office Assistant II Curt Gowdy State Park 2026-02179

Curt Gowdy State Park Visitor Center Staff

Employer: State of Wyoming

Salary: $19.66 Hourly

Location: Cheyenne, WY

Job Type: Permanent Full-time

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Job Classification: BAAS04

Description and Functions

Open Until Filled

General Description:

Staff the Curt Gowdy State Park Visitor Center, providing excellent customer service. Promote Wyoming's natural resources and the State of Wyoming for its recreational and educational opportunities. Provide accurate and timely accounting. Maintain the indoor and outdoor facilities at the Visitor Center in a neat and safe manner. Re-create yourself with an inspiring career in Wyoming's outdoors! Explore the many possibilities with Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Outdoor Recreation.

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Essential Functions:

• Ensure visitors' needs are professionally met. Explain park regulations and policies. Provide information on Wyoming's cultural and natural resources, recreational opportunities, and local, regional, and statewide events.
• Create a positive Wyoming experience to promote longer stays and repeat trips to our wonderful state.
• Coordinate, train, and actively participate with seasonal and volunteer workers.
• Direct seasonal and volunteer workers in all aspects of cleaning and enhancing the Visitor Center, including public spaces, the showers, restrooms, and the conference room.
• Responsible for the required bookkeeping and reporting of rental fees and reservations collected in the Visitor Center. This includes rental fees and/or reservations for Hynds Lodge, the Amphitheater, Camp Jack, group shelters, Archery Range, shower facilities, and the Visitor Center conference room.
• Collect cash register receipts, credit card receipts, checks, and cash from the fee booths at Crystal Reservoir, Granite Reservoir, and the Curt Gowdy Visitor Center. Complete all necessary reports to track, balance, and report sales made by the fee collectors to the Headquarters office.
• Sell overnight camping, day use, annual entrance, annual camping, and ORV permits at the Visitor Center. Complete all necessary forms to track, balance, and report your own daily sales to Headquarters.
• Order, display, and sell merchandise at the Visitor Center.
• Obtain the educational and vacation material needed to distribute to visitors and residents about Wyoming from Federal and State agencies, private agencies, and travel and tourism centers.
• Stock and maintain the brochure rack.
• Print and distribute reports from the campsite reservation system.
• Check in visitors arriving with overnight reservations. Ensure park maintenance and law enforcement staff have the reservation information (names, arrival dates, departure dates), and report any discrepancies to park or law enforcement staff.
• Communicate via phone, letter, fax, or e-mail, fielding inquiries and/or needs for Wyoming visitors, public events, government agencies, community services, museums, travel centers, WYDOT, etc.
• Collect and sort incoming mail.

Qualifications

Preferences:

Preference may be given to applicants with three or more years of professional work experience in customer service, and money handling and reporting OR to applicants with three or more years of professional work experience in a state park system.

Knowledge:

• Provide excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of the park's trail system.
• Ability to keep the public facilities in a neat and safe manner.
• Ability to react decisively and professionally in emergencies.
• Skills in bookkeeping and balancing sales receipts.
• Skills in using a computer, fax, copier, and office equipment.
• Ability to lift heavy boxes and brochures.
• Ability to be a team player and to work independently.
• Skills in overseeing and training seasonals and volunteers, utilizing teamwork strategies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Associate's Degree (typically in Business)

Experience: Acquired knowledge at the level of an Office Assistant I OR

Education & Experience Substitution: 1-3 years of progressive work experience (typically in Business Office Communications) with acquired knowledge at the level of an Office Assistant I

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None

Necessary Special Requirements

Physical Working Conditions:

• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there is some cleaning, snow removal, walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving, etc.
• Some work will be performed outdoors in all weather conditions.

Notes:

• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• Housing is not provided

Supplemental Information

Working for the State of Wyoming means more than a job it's a stable, rewarding career that lets you make a difference while enjoying a great quality of life.

Employees enjoy:

• Comprehensive health coverage medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
• Voluntary Benefits including life insurance for you and family members, ambulance, pet insurance, short/long-term disability, flex spending and health savings accounts
• Multiple retirement options including the Wyoming Retirement System and a 457B account, helping you plan for long-term financial security
• Generous paid leave and flexible schedules vacation, sick leave, paid FMLA and 9 paid holidays each year
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for those with qualifying student loans
• Training and professional development to support your career growth and advancement
• Employee Assistance Program Includes paid short-term counseling, legal, financial and work-life benefits and select employee discounts
• Wellness Program Earn paid time off and incentives by focusing on your personal health

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