Job Description

Job Title: Park Manager III, POST or non POST
This recruitment is to fill a Park Manager III position. If you are currently POST certified you will continue to maintain your POST certification in this position. If you are not currently POST certified, you will take this position as a NON POST position.

Job Description:
Come work at one of the most complex and challenging State Parks in the system! Put your skills to the test, grow, and learn as this park will expose you to every aspect of operations. Deer Creek State Park is a recreation park with activities on land and water. Park staff also patrol in the Strawberry Valley.

Principle Duties:

• Supervise a full time staff of four people, directly supervising two of those, plus about numerous seasonals and volunteers.
• Duties entail personnel actions including recruitment, hiring, firing, performance reviews, delegating assignments, corrective actions, etc.
• Also hosts visitors and provides visitor services for day use and overnight uses.
• Manage facilities and operations of the park.
• Manage contracts and permits including concession contracts, special use permits, USFWS permits, requests for proposals, grants, and resource management plan.
• Patrols waterways, trails, parks, etc.
• Enforce applicable State of Utah Laws, rules, and regulations.
• Manage programs including Law Enforcement, Planning and Development, Aquatic Invasive Species, Off-Highway Vehicle, Boating, and trails.
• Coordinate, communicate, and be actively involved with park partners and local government agencies such as Reclamation, Provo River Water Users, Wildlife Resources, Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development, Wasatch County, business partners, and more.
• Manage a large operating budget close to $700,000

The Ideal Candidate:

• The ideal candidate must be reliable, be able to work independently, and have a "can do attitude."
• The ideal candidate will possess the ability to supervise others by communicating effectively, establishing work assignments, and effectively evaluating work performance.
• The ideal candidate will possess the skills to problem solve efficiently to maximize state funds.
• The ideal candidate must have creative vision to improve the park, increase efficiencies, and grow. the business within budget.

Why you should join our team:
The team at Deer Creek are fun and good to work with. Everyone cares about the park and the visitors. Team members are expected to pull their weight and work hard. Working at the park has it's benefits including pot luck parties during the summer, access to the park year round, working outdoors, and experiencing all the seasons. This is a benefited job with dental and medical insurance and Utah Retirement System package that includes a pension and retirement savings. The State of Utah has a generous benefit package and to view these benefits, click here.

Example of Duties

• Manages a state park, recreation areas and/or waterways and park programs.
• Oversees parks, boating and off-highway program elements and/or manages resources.
• Patrols waterways, trails, parks, etc., to enforce applicable State of Utah Laws, rules and regulations.
• Supervises or assists with the supervision of subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.
• Manages or assists with accounting or budget activities.
• Provides assistance and interacts with local governmental agencies, private groups/organizations and the public regarding applicable laws and rules and partnerships.
• Hosts visitors and provides visitor services.
• Maintains and repairs park facilities and grounds; maintains and operates tools and equipment.

Typical Qualifications

(includes knowledge, skills, and abilities required upon entry into position and trainable after entry into position)

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  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• The ability to see details at a distance.
• The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Teaching others how to do something.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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