Park Superintendent 4 - Commerce - Natural Resources - Logan Co.

Parks/Chief Logan State Park   Under limited supervision, this employee will be responsible for assisting the Park Superintendent in the efficient management, operation, maintenance, and protection of Chief Logan State Park, a significantly developed State Park, providing services and facilities to the public that includes a seventy-five room lodge, a conference center, full-service restaurant and lounge, three four-bedroom cottages, campground, museum, retail shops, fishing pond, outdoor pool with a waterslide, outdoor amphitheater, wildlife exhibit, picnic shelters, playgrounds, and several hiking and biking trails. In addition, the Superintendent of this area will oversee facilities that are privately operated through concession agreements including the Chief Logan Recreation Center. This employee shall be required to exercise an extraordinary level of discretionary judgment, leadership, fiscal control, and initiative in ensuring that excellent hospitality and customer service is provided to all guests and visitors of the park through assisting the Superintendent in the planning and directing of facility programs for both the day-use park and all overnight accommodations. Employee shall assist in overseeing operations in the area of lodging operations, food and beverage operations, retail operations, housekeeping, building maintenance, equipment maintenance, sewage treatment plant operations, grounds maintenance, sanitation, public relations, customer service, hospitality, public safety and law enforcement, personnel management, training, visitor activity programming, historical and nature interpretation conservation, preservation, federal and state regulatory compliance, accounting, recordkeeping , revenue production, budget preparation and control, and concession contract administration. This individual may perform and coordinate all Law Enforcement duties and may be able to successfully complete required Special Natural Resources Police Officer (SNRPO) training and pistol qualification requirements as established by the DNR Law Enforcement Section. SNRPO trainees will be required to pass a one-time background investigation, pre-employment polygraph examination, psychiatric evaluation, and physical examination. Must be licensed or eligible to operate a motor vehicle in WV. Employee must either reside in park provided housing or if housing is not available onsite, must live within a specified distance and receive $1,000 a month in lieu of housing. Employee is required to wear assigned Superintendent uniforms. The Agency reserves the right and authority to permanently transfer the employee holding this position to another position of equal classification and pay grade within and throughout the Parks and Recreation Section based on the business needs of the agency. Employee will perform all related work as assigned. Regular attendance is required. Employee may be assigned temporary short-term "off-facility" responsibilities or special assignments away from Chief Logan State Park. May be assigned temporary or long-term supervision of satellite areas located within the region of the principal assigned area. Subject to on-call status. 

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IMPORTANT: Your eligibility will be based on information provided in your application; therefore, make sure your application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section.

ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified. If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority.  If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact that information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel.

Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: applicantservices@wv.gov or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.

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Training: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

OR

Substitution:  Additional experience as described below may be substituted for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience per thirty (30) semester hours of coursework.  

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Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience working at a state park,  in a natural resources related field, in the tourism or travel industry, or in the environmental industry  three (3) years of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity.

Special Requirement: Must have a valid driver’s license. May need to successfully complete required Special Natural Resources Police Officer training and pistol requirements as established by the Division of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Section. May need to pass periodic firearms qualification. May need to pass an initial physical examination, psychological evaluation, and a polygraph examination designed to determine applicant’s fitness for Special Natural Resources Police Officer enforcement duties.

 ***The Division of Personnel uses your complete work history to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment.***  

Note: Four (4) years of professional experience and/or military service will be substituted for the specific (preferred) experience listed above.

Pay Differentials:

• Park Superintendents who serve as Defensive Tactics Training Instructors in the Special Natural Resources Police Officer Program will receive a shift differential of $100 per month effective February 1, 2014 (SPB 2647).
• Park Superintendents who are not provided an on-park residence will receive a stipend of $1,000 per month in lieu of housing effective June 1, 2012 (SPB 2601).