PARK SERVICES ASSOCIATE TRAINEE & PARK SERVICES ASSOCIATE I

APPLICATION SCHEDULE LOCATED UNDER "SELECTION PROCESS."

This is a statewide recruitment to fill several vacancies.

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Assateague State Park (Berlin, MD – Worcester County)

Cunningham Falls & Gambrill State Parks (Thurmont, MD – Frederick County)

Deep Creek Lake State Park (Swanton, MD – Garrett County)

Elk Neck State Park (North East, MD – Cecil County)

Fair Hill NRMA (Elkton, MD – Cecil County)

Fort Frederick State Park (Big Pool, MD – Washington County) (complex includes Western Maryland Rail Trail and Woodmont NRMA)

Gunpowder Falls State Park (Kingsville, MD – Baltimore and Harford counties) (complex includes Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, North Point State Park and Hart- Miller Island State Parks)

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park (Church Creek, MD - Dorchester County)

Herrington Manor & Swallow Falls State Parks (Oakland, MD – Garrett County)

Janes Island State Park (Crisfield, MD – Somerset County)

New Germany State Park (Grantsville, MD – Garrett County)  (complex includes Big Run, Dan’s Mountain and Casselman River Bridge State Parks)

Patapsco Valley State Park (Ellicott City, MD – Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll and Howard Counties)  (complex includes Soldiers Delight and Morgan Run NEA’s)

Pocomoke River State Park (Snow Hill, MD – Worcester County)

Point Lookout State Park (Scotland, MD – St. Mary’s County) (complex includes St. Mary’s River, Greenwell, Newtowne Neck and St. Clement’s Island State Parks)

Rocks / Susquehanna / Palmer State Parks (Jarrettsville, MD – Harford County)

Rocky Gap State Park (Flintstone, MD – Allegany County)

Sandy Point State Park (Annapolis, MD – Anne Arundel County) (complex includes Severn Run NEA and Franklin Point State Park)

Seneca Creek State Park (Gaithersburg, MD – Montgomery, Howard and Frederick counties) (complex includes Patuxent River State Park and Monocacy NRMA)

South Mountain Recreation Area (Boonsboro, MD – Washington and Frederick counties) (complex includes Greenbrier, Gathland and Washington Monument State Parks, and South Mountain State Battlefield)

Southern Maryland Recreational Complex (Brandywine, MD – Prince George’s and Charles Counties) (complex includes Smallwood, Calvert Cliffs, Rosaryville, Chapman, Chapel Point and Purse State Parks, Cedarville State Forest, and Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary)

Tuckahoe State Park (Queen Anne, MD – Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties) (complex includes Martinak, Wye Oak and Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Parks, and Sassafras and Wye Island NRMA’s)
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The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Maryland Park Service is currently accepting applications for full-time Park Services Associate Trainee and Park Services Associate I (Park Ranger) positions at State Parks across Maryland. Candidates in this position will serve as Park Rangers within a State Park serving under the supervision of the Assistant Manager or their designee, and will be responsible for directly providing services to visitors, maintaining and protecting natural and cultural resources, equipment, campground and day use areas, grounds and facilities. These positions perform front line work achieving operations, administration, information, education, interpretation, resource management, and visitor services in support of the management of natural, cultural, historical and recreational resources for the benefit of the public. Candidates will be required to work weekends, evenings and holidays.   This position performs a wide variety of outdoor/indoor duties that contribute to the quality of the park visitors’ experience.  This includes but is not limited to providing customer service, operating park facilities, ensuring public safety, responding to medical emergencies, administrative duties, park maintenance and cash handling.  The facilities may include, among other areas, visitor centers, nature centers, campgrounds, cabins, picnic shelters, marinas, concessions, trails and beaches / swimming areas.     Candidates in these positions do not supervise permanent employees, but may supervise and provide direction / oversight to other employees performing park operations work, including temporary, contractual or seasonal employees.

For Park Services Associate Trainee:   

Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of park operations, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences or a natural resources related field.

Experience: None.

Note:

1.  Candidates may substitute experience in park management, recreation or a natural resources related field on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in management and program clerical and assistance classification or management and program clerical and assistance specialty codes in the general, administrative, clerical, and office services field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. Mainly used for your trainee level in class series.

For Park Services Associate I:

Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of park operations, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences, history or a natural resources or history related field.

Experience: One (1) year of experience in forest or park management, recreation, or natural resources management, or preparing, developing or delivering programs that interpret natural, historical, cultural or recreational features.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of park management, recreation, education, business administration, forestry, social sciences or a natural resources related field for one year of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute experience in park management, recreation or a natural or cultural resources related field on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in management and program clerical and assistance classification or management and program clerical and assistance specialty codes in the general, administrative, clerical, and office services field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Bilingual candidates are preferred but not required.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Employees in this classification are subject to call-in and, therefore, will be required to provide the employing agency with a phone number where they can be reached.

Applications may only be submitted for this recruitment on the following dates:

• October 28, 2014 until November 11, 2014

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

Please Note: Application materials may only be submitted during the dates provided in the "Selection Process" section of this bulletin. Application materials submitted other than on these dates may not be accepted.

Online application is STRONGLY preferred. If online access is unavailable, you may submit a paper application to:

Department of Natural Resources
Human Resources
580 Taylor Avenue, C-3
Annapolis, MD 21401

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted.

The Human Resource Department is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.