Intern - Park Management (Summer)

Job Description

Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title: Park Management Intern
Hiring Manager: Kaylee Boland
Agency: Department of Game Fish Parks
Location: Angostura Recreation Area - Hot Springs, SD
Minimum Salary: $20.82

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description:

This internship will provide a candidate with essential on the job experience relating to the management of a state park or recreation area. The Park Management Intern at Angostura and Sheps Canyon Recreation Areas will assist with the operation of the main entrance, campgrounds, and grounds maintenance. This will include but not limited to money collection, permit auditing / balancing, staff supervision, providing direction, campground operations, maintenance activities and everyday integration with visitors answering questions. The intern will be given the opportunity to develop new skills in multiple different areas, lead seasonal employees, and utilize learned coursework/studies that relate to park management. The intern will serve as a crew leader in the absence of the park manager. Evenings and weekends will to be expected. On-site housing is available.

A college major of park management or outdoor education is preferred.

Qualifications:
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Apply at:
*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Telephone: View phone number on kelolandemployment.com
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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