Job Description
Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title: Park Manager Intern
Hiring Manager: Lance Catron
Agency: Department of Game, Fish and Parks
Location: Custer
Minimum Salary: $20.28
*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.
Position Description:
This internship will provide a candidate with essential on the job experience relating to the management of a state park. The Park Management Intern at Custer State Park will assist with the operation of entrance stations, campgrounds, and grounds maintenance. This will include but not be limited to money collection, permit auditing / balancing, staff supervision, and everyday interaction with visitors answering questions and providing directions. The intern will be given the opportunity to develop new skills, lead seasonal employees, and utilize learned coursework/studies that relate to park management. The intern will serve as a leader in the absence of the park manager. On-site housing is available.
Qualifications:
A college major of park management or outdoor education is preferred. Experience working in a park or outdoor related setting is also preferred.
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.
Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=2A
*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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