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STATE PARK INTERPRETER I

State of California

State of California

Marin County, CA, USA
Posted on Dec 20, 2025

Job Description and Duties

STATE PARK INTERPRETER I (PERMANENT FULL-TIME) / BAY AREA DISTRICT / OLOMPALI STATE HISTORIC PARK

The reporting location for this position is Olompali State Historic Park in Novato, CA. This uniformed position will work under the direction of the State Park Interpreter III (Bay Area District Interpretation and Education Program Manager) and will recieve guidance from the District State Park Interpreter II.

The State Park Interpreter I will assist in leading the park's K-12 Education Access Program providing virtual PORTS (Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students) home learning programs, Summer Learning Programs and other in-person programming. The State Park Interpreter I researches, plans, develops and conducts innovative programming, creating opportunities that provide greater access for K-12 education students and teachers in addition to the general public. The State Park Interpreter I will maintain cooperative relationships with cooperating associations and with educators, educational communities and organizations that serve disadvantaged youth. The State Park Interpreter I produces and distributes event and publicity flyers and social media posts, media releases, and reports and maintains interpretive statistics. The State Park Interpreter I performs administrative tasks like budget tracking, maintaining tour and staffing schedules and updating databases. The State Park Interpreter I works cooperatively with visitor services to support park fee collection and visitor information operations and represents the department in professional, community and partnership settings.

Training and Development Assignments may be considered.

This position is designated as telework eligible office-centered.

Possession of a valid Class C driver’s license is required. You must answer the questions addressing your driver’s license on your application. Ensure you provide your driver’s license number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions on your application.


The selected candidate is required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan fingerprinting prior to appointment.

State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position please contact Christen Bechert at (415) 686-9173 or email at christen.bechert@parks.ca.gov.

This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the Final Filing Date of this job posting.


You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.