Park Worker 3 - Staatsburg, United States - Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

Verified Company

Staatsburg, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Minimum Qualifications
One year of experience in the operation and/or maintenance of a park, historic site, golf course, or recreational facility. In addition to operations and maintenance, the following types of experience are also qualifying law enforcement or security, firefighting, environmental education, environmental stewardship, natural resource management, forest management, wildlife management or preservation, or historic preservation or interpretation, OR
One year of military service in any of the military branches; OR
An Associate's or higher-level degree, or 60 credit hours of college level coursework; OR
Completion of an appropriate two-year technical / trades school program or two years' experience as a trade's assistant under the supervision of a skilled tradesperson

If verifiable, we will accept and prorate appropriate parttime and volunteer experience.

Duties Description

Recruiting, scheduling, communicating with, evaluating, and training volunteers; maintaining an updated database of all volunteers and their donated time and training levels; Coordinating tours and tour guides with visitor services staff to ensure excellent customer service and optimal public operations.
Assisting staff with delivery and promotion of K12 school lessons, creating and implementing child and family programs, assisting with promotion of the programs, and the associated transportation program.
Acting as liaison between site, tourism partners and tour group operators, including scheduling, collecting payments, and gathering feedback/evaluations for group tour clients.
Creating and disseminating promotional messages and materials for the site and coordinating collaborations including press releases, fliers, social media posts, and eblasts.
Participating in weekly staff operations meetings for program and strategic planning of site operations.
Communicating with event rentals coordinator, park staff, Friends staff, and volunteers to maintain optimal communication and coordination of all site/park activities.
Collaborating with other staff on the coordination of holiday decorating; scheduling, assisting, and monitoring volunteer decorating activities; assigning interpretive and other staff to meet all safety, security and programmatic needs.
Collaborating with visitor services and frontline staff to maintain optimal processes for customer service, such as the desk reference manual, POS systems, and housekeeping to maintain the shop and restrooms.
Collaborating with other staff to maintain site's records on attendance, volunteer hours, program budgeting, and other publicoperations processes; reporting to Historic Site Manager, region, and the Albany Office as needed on these metrics.
Assisting with management of site's social media and online interpretation delivery as needed.

Additional Comments

The posted hiring rate is the sum of the statutory hiring rate for CSEA Salary Grade 9 ($41,399) and the Mid-Hudson Adjustment ($1,650).

The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($50,884) and the Mid-Hudson Adjustment ($1,650).

OPERATIONAL NEEDS:

Must participate in and complete training programs as instructed, including knowledge of all safety procedures and protocols for safety and security of all people and collections within the historic house
Must have the ability to communicate effectively with other staff and park patrons.
Must have the ability to supervise other employees.
Must have the ability to communicate in writing and comprehend written material.
Must be available to work nights, weekends, and holidays based on operational needs and emergencies.
Must be highly organized and capable of generating and filing in an organized, easily retrievable fashion, correspondence, invoicing, and other documents.
Must be fully capable and able to maintain all agency/region/site policies of building security to protect patrons, staff, volunteers, historic structures and the collections.
Must be capable of maintaining site operations, public programs and responding appropriately to an emergency (patron injury, building evacuation, etc)
Must have the ability to complete online research.
Must maintain a level of confidentiality based on the general processes of the office, and abide by the laws, rules, regulations, and agency procedures regarding historic house museum.
Must have familiarity with social media platforms and understand the appropriate promotional use of these media outlets.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS (PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED)

Experience—at a museum, school, historic house, tourism venue or recreational facility—with scheduling and coordinating tours, visits, and volunteer assignments.
Research skills in American history, or Edwardian/Gilded Age history, including accessing primary and secondary sources through online resources.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with young audiences.
Experience with public speaki