Job Description
Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title: Park Management Intern
Hiring Manager: Jason Baumann
Agency: Department of Game, Fish and Parks
Location: Canton, SD
Minimum Salary: $20.53
*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 and maintenance of a state park and park district that contains camping and day-use. The intern will be involved with the daily management of Newton Hills State Park, Union Grove State Park, and Spirit Mound Historic Prairie. With a large number of visitors and wide variety of recreation offerings, this park will provide an intern with a well-rounded experience. The intern will also be involved in planning and development that relates to annual park management. The intern will be given the opportunity to develop new skills, lead seasonal employees and utilize learned coursework/studies that relate to park management. A desire to provide great customer service and strong people skills will serve the candidate well in learning the day to day operations of a South Dakota State Park.
Qualifications:
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=2HK
*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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