Job Description and Duties

SENIOR PARK AIDE (SEASONAL) – BAY AREA DISTRICT / SONOMA STATE HISTORIC PARK

“Priority consideration will be given to any person receiving State public assistance under the CalWORKs program. Applicants who receive State public assistance need to identify their status as a CalWORKs recipient in the comments area on the application. Applicants must submit a verification of their CalWORKs eligibility status, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing TANF eligibility or a copy of your last aid check stub. If verification is not submitted with the application, the application will not be processed. (Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKs program).”

This position reports to Sonoma State Historic Park at 20 E. Spain Street in Sonoma, CA but may be requested to report to other parks in the district. This position will work under the direction of the State Park Peace Officer Supervisor (SPPOS).

The Senior Park Aide performs various duties related to daily visitor operations and assists the Park’s Interpreter with planning, organizing, and conducting Junior Ranger and Campfire programs; visitor operations; educational and school presentations in both classroom, park settings, online; and informal roving field interpretive and educational presentations using techniques, strategies and standards used within the department. The position will be required to operate audio and visual equipment and other technical and semi technical equipment; maintain tools and equipment in good working order. Will be required to operate various vehicles including but not limited to trucks, SUV’s, and cars.

Conduct activities for park visitors such as Junior Ranger, school tours, PORTS (Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students), Environmental Learning Programs (ELP)/ Environmental Science Program (ESP) and Campfire programs. Provides oral and multimedia presentations in a group setting. Administers hands on activities and craft projects for various programs and presentations. The position will demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the park’s cultural and natural environment as used in our interpretation and educational planning and presentations. They will also be able to provide recreational information and presentations about neighboring park units.

Provides information; articulates the Natural, Cultural and Recreational Resources within and around the park and district. Provides meaningful and accurate information to park visitors and leads walks and discussions. Answer questions and utilize physical informational items. This person will also help park visitors to understand the reason for specific laws and regulations in our parks and will help to answer general questions.

This position may work up to 1500 hours within 12 consecutive months. This position is designated as not telework eligible.

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

Possession of a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class and a safe driving record as documented by the Department of Motor Vehicles within 60 days prior to appointment. (A safe driving record is one free from convictions in the past two years for repeated moving violations or a single serious violation, such as drunk driving or reckless driving.)

State housing not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact State Park Peace Officer Supervisor, Rob Pickett at (707) 938-9548 or robert.pickett@parks.ca.gov

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