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AgencyParks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

TitlePark & Recreation Specialist 1 (Trails Coordinator)

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeHourly

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $24.99 to $24.99 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Hours Per Week 40 hours per week

Workday

From 12 AM

To 12 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Jefferson

Street Address Keewaydin State Park - Regional Administration

45165 NYS Route 12

City Alexandria Bay

StateNY

Zip Code13607

Minimum Qualifications One year of experience in maintenance, construction, landscaping, business operations, park operations, or in an organized recreation program.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in biological/environmental sciences, natural resource management, or a related field.
• Sustainable trail design/construction, plant ID, natural history skills, and a working knowledge of GIS are desired. Experience with trail design, maintenance, and grant applications.
• Experience with environmental outreach, civic engagement, and coordination of volunteer programs.
If verifiable, we will accept and prorate appropriate part-time and volunteer experience.

Duties Description The Trails Crew Coordinator is a long-term seasonal position that will assist the Thousand Islands Region of New York State Parks in coordinating the Trails program and work of summer conservation crews.

Duties include but are not limited to:
• Writes grants, designs projects, and directly oversees the trails summer trails crew in the construction and restoration of various facilities across the region.
• Recruit and supervise the summer trails crew on both one-day projects and long term projects (i.e. trail rehabilitation, protection and restoration of natural resources).
• Meets with park managers and staff to discuss potential trail projects, project prioritization, collaborates with agency partners, researches park-side protocol and feasibility for implementation of projects, and provides supervision, assistance, and leadership for projects.
• Applies sustainable trail building knowledge to directly lead the efforts of the regional trail crew on hiking trail projects in parks throughout the Thousand Islands Region.
• Schedules summer conservation projects and crews (both paid and volunteer) working on the projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments OPERATING NEEDS:
• Must be able to work a variable schedule, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that allows the candidate to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.
• Must possess or be able to obtain CPR, First Aid, and Game of Logging 1, 2, and 3 or equivalent training within the probationary period and maintain it as a term and condition of employment. Training will be provided by the Thousand Islands regional office.
• Must be willing to work in a variety of weather conditions and perform physically demanding field work, including hiking five or more miles per day, and lifting.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Personnel

Telephone

Fax

Email Address TI.Employment@PARKS.NY.GOV

Address

Street Keewaydin State Park

P.O. Box 247

City Alexandria Bay

State NY

Zip Code 13607

Notes on ApplyingIf you feel you meet the minimum qualifications and the Agency’s operating needs and are interested in being considered for this vacancy, you can obtain an Employment Application from your local park office, your region’s administrative headquarters, via the agency’s internal intranet site, or by downloading an application from either scanning the QR code or visiting the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website link below.


https://parks.ny.gov/documents/employment/FillableUpdatedParksEmployeeApplicationS1000Part1ThousandIslands.pdf

Please forward your application, resume, and 3 supervisory work-related references to TI.employment@parks.ny.gov with the Subject line “Trails Coordinator – Regional Office” or mail your application, resume, and references to:

Peyton A. Taylor, Regional Director
Keewaydin State Park, P.O. Box 247
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607

All qualified persons are invited and encouraged to apply. It is the responsibility of each applicant to accurately describe their experience and demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualifications and agency operating needs.