Assistant Park Manager - Pocahontas State Park

Title: Assistant Park Manager - Pocahontas State Park

State Role Title: Natural Resource Spec III

Hiring Range: $55,000 - $72,100

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Location: Pocahontas State Park

Agency Website: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is the state’s lead conservation agency, and it takes a diverse agency to conserve resources for a diverse commonwealth.

Virginia’s award-winning state park system, a division of DCR, boasts an incredible and diverse array of natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources including parks in the mountains, on the ocean, on the Chesapeake Bay, on 8 major rivers, on 4 major lakes, 4 rail trails, 3 battlefield sites, and 32 sites listed on the National Historic Registry. Our parks encompass over 75,000 acres, offering campsites, cabins, trails, shorelines, lakes and ponds, international dark sky sites, and over 20,000 educational programs and workshops each year.

DCR is hiring! Join us in preserving what people care about most – access to the outdoors, natural habitats, open spaces, clean water, and safe infrastructure. Pocahontas State Park is accepting applications for an Assistant Park Manager!

As the Assistant Park Manager, you will join an exceptional team and assist the Park Manager in overseeing personnel, expenditures, special events, and operations for the management of the park.

In this position, you will:

• Provide daily operations management for the park, including maintenance, natural resource management, camping and cabin facilities, day use areas, water systems, special events and trails.
• Manage and operate the park’s Aquatic Recreation and Pool Facility during the summer season, to include start up and closing operations.
• Coordinate human resources functions such as recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and managing employee performance.
• Provide oversight and inspection of cyclical and preventative facilities/grounds/equipment maintenance tasks to ensure tasks are completed in compliance with OSHA, VDH, agency standards, or in compliance with other pertinent regulations.
• Assist with managing and maintaining cultural and natural resources of the park.
• Assist with procurement of goods and services, management and tracking of expenses, and budget development to include prioritizing projects and equipment needs and oversee fixed assets accounting and inventory management.
• Ensure and maintain continuity of operations and adherence to the goals and objectives of the park and division in the absence of the Park Manager.
• Maintain, improve, and protect park facilities, grounds, systems, resources, vehicles, and equipment by performing and supervising maintenance projects.
• Use skills in a variety of trades, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, landscaping, small engine repair, and troubleshooting systems.
• Supervise and coach wage employees, volunteers, and alternative labor in the successful performance of these operations.
• Promote user safety and satisfaction by maintaining clean, safe, and well-kept facilities and grounds; providing accurate information to guests; and assisting with guest services.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation offers paid leave; 13 paid holidays; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for classified positions, and VaLORS for law enforcement positions); and is a federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.

DCR’s Mission is to conserve the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural resources of the Commonwealth. We invite you to learn more about DCR’s efforts to CONSERVE.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge in personnel management, including staff supervision, training, and performance management.
• Experience performing duties related to revenue collection/reporting, procurement and purchasing, or financial/budget tracking.
• Experience or knowledge of facility, equipment, or grounds maintenance and management.