Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Looking for your next opportunity? The outdoors is a big place and just as it offers endless adventures, so does the Department of Natural Resources Energy Division.

We are seeking a creative individual to join our talented team whom possesses strong written and communication skills. The successful candidate should also hold a strategic vision and be audience minded. 

JOB DUTIES:

• The Park/Historic Site Specialist III is responsible for the administrative and supervisory oversight of Deutschheim State Historic Site including oversight of daily operations, budgeting, directing maintenance priorities, meeting operational standards, staff work schedules, and direct supervision.

• Directs and participates in development of historic interpretation, preservation, and curation of historic properties, artifacts and museum collections. Research and develop new interpretation programs, update existing programs and create permanent and temporary exhibits, presents technical/interpretive information to professionals and the public.

• Must be able to exercise a high degree of initiative and independent judgment in planning and implementing the work.

• This position supervises and evaluates one Maintenance Worker III and a variable number of part-time staff and volunteers; trains employees in the areas of safety, risk management, equipment operation, and facility maintenance. 

• Greets the public and discusses the facility's resources, rules, and regulations relating to the state park and historic site system.

• Develop, schedule, and participate in special events, interpretive programs, and informational public meetings.

• Establish a functional, proactive, working relationship with the media, local governments, local constituency groups and other stake holders.

• Research, collect, organizes, draft data for fiscal, statistical, and operational reports.

• Assists in implementing state park or historic site development projects, which include expansions, new construction, renovations, and maintenance. 

• Position must be available to work on weekends and evenings, in order to respond to incidents and to visitors’ needs at the park and the historic site (which is open on weekends year round).

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 15 earned credit hours in one or a combination of the following:  History, Art History, Music History, Anthropology, Museum Studies, Park Management, Parks and Recreation, Wildlife Management, Forestry, natural sciences, Fisheries, Biology, Botany, Education, Business or Public Administration, Law Enforcement, or a closely related field; and, Three or more years of professional experience.

• Additional education and experience may substitute for qualifications.

Additional Information

For more information about the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, visit our website at www.dnr.mo.gov. To apply for this position, please reply to the ad and submit a cover letter and resume. Candidates may contact the Department Recruiter at 573-751-2518 with questions about the application process.

All candidate information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is an equal opportunity employer.