RESIDENT PARK MANAGER III – SES

Requisition No: 824981

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: RESIDENT PARK MANAGER III – SES – 37000562

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 37000562

Salary: $3,564.74 per month

Posting Closing Date: 03/25/2024

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Resident Park Manager III

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

Open Competitive

Anticipated Vacancy

Our Organization and Mission:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship – protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystem.

The Work You Will Do:

RESIDENT PARK MANAGER III (37000562)

T.H. STONE MEMORIAL ST. JOSEPH PENINSULA STATE PARK

Contact: Sasha Craft, Assistant Bureau Chief

Sasha.Craft@FloridaDEP.gov

An exciting and challenging opportunity awaits a self-motivated and active individual with strong leadership and communication skills to fill the position of Park Manager at T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. The selected candidate for this position will need to possess good supervisory skills, as well as knowledge, skills and abilities in all areas of park service management including administration, maintenance, resource management, visitor services, and protection.

The Difference You Will Make:

Florida State Parks are managed and preserved for enjoyment by all through providing appropriate resource-based recreational opportunities, interpretation and education that help visitors connect to the Real Florida. SM

How You Will Grow:

DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.

Where You Will Work:

T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park

8899 Cape San Blas Rd.

Port St. Joe, FL 32456

The St. Joseph Peninsula is known for its sandy white beaches and tall dunes on the Gulf of Mexico side and marsh on the St. Joseph Bay side. The park, teeming with wildlife, provides vitally important habitat for beach nesting birds (including the snowy plover), three species of sea turtles and two remaining core populations of endangered St. Andrews beach mouse. Visitors enjoy overnight stays in the 46-site Shady Pines campground, eight cabins and 14 primitive campsites in the Wilderness Preserve. The park is ideal for getting away, swimming, fishing, enjoying Florida’s Gulf Coast and watching spectacular sunsets.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Pay:

Base salary $3,564.74 per month $42,776.81 annual

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Compliance with the processing requirements of Chapter 215.422, F.S. is mandatory. Persistent failure to comply with this section by any agency of the state shall constitute good cause for discharge of employees duly found responsible, or predominantly responsible, for failure to comply.

ADMINISTRATION – Implements and enforces all laws, rules, operating policies, leases, agreements, and permits pertaining to this area. Provides for employee slection training, supervision, and discipline. Adminsters the terms of the collective bargaining agreement and maintains good employee relations. Prepares multi-fund budget requests, provides for effective expenditure of appropriations, aupersvises the collection of fees, is responsible for all facility and equipment inventories, and implements established policies for fiscal control and accountablility. Ensures preparation and implementation of work schedules and assignments for the stafff. Manages concession and service contracts. Assists in development and management of grants. Sets realistic park goals and schedules and coordinates effectively to achieve.

VISITOR SERVICES – Implements and supervises interpretive programs. Meets the public, interprets the area’s resources, facilities, and services resolves visitor complaints and provies for good public relations. Works cooperatively with a variety of governmental agencies, media groups, Citizens Support Organizations, and other community service groups. Oversee and direct fund raising efforts on behalf of the park and in cooperation with the park CSO. This will include the development of grant applications, fund proposals and development activities witht eh park CSO. In addition to paid meetings and functions and ensures that the CSO is kept informed about all park issues and developments on an ongoing basis.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – Implements and guides the resource management plan for park units including ecolgoical burning, water manipulation, nativ species propagation, erosoion control, and exotic plant and animal removal. Operate various vehicles and equipment to assess resource management needs and oversee ecological burns. Ensures that the parks’ natural and cultural resources are managed to ensure the restoration and preservation of the resources in the park.

MAINTENANCE – Identifies and plans maintenance needs and provides management of the staff to maintain the facilities and support equipment for efficient operation of park units. Operates various vehicles between areas to assess maintenance needs and oversee operatiosn. Ensures that the parks’ facilites and grounds are maintained to a high level of public expectations.

PROTECTION – Ensures park rules are envforced pertaing to all natural, historical and archaeological facilties and reosources and use thereof, for the enjoyment of the visitor.

OTHER – Performs other related duties as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Florida Park Service (FPS) and DEP policies and procedures
• Management of contracts and use agreements
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for public facilities
• Natural and cultural resource management practicies and techniques to include prescrbied fire and invasive species control
• Carpentry, electrcial, plumbing and mechanical

Skill In:

• Personnel management
• Providing quality visitor services and customer relations

ABILITY TO:

• Implement and enforce all laws, rules, operating policies, directives, leases, agreements, and permits pertaining to areas managed
• Select new employees and effectively supervise staff
• Ensureing that effective traninign is provided, and disciplinary measures are performed when necessary
• Communicate verbally and in writing in a constructive way
• Effeiciently set prioriteis and coordinate with others to acheieve goals
• Facilitate positive working rleionships both within and outside the FPS
• Maintian effective working relationships with staff, volunteers, and community interest groups
• Administer the terms of the collective maintneance and safety program
• Apply for grants
• Schedule program and participation in envents promoting the areas managed in the FPS

Minimum Qualifications:

Valid Driver’s License

Residency is required

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: This position is a Position of Trust. Any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a Level 2 State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.

DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:

HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us

HR_Recruitment@FloridaDEP.gov

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.