Job Description and Duties

SENIOR PARK AND RECREATION SPECIALIST / GOLD FIELDS DISTRICT/ SERVICE DRIVEN / INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION

The reporting location for this position is Gold Fields District Office located in Folsom, CA.

Under the general direction of the District Superintendent II the Senior Park and Recreation Specialist (SPRS) acts as the District Services Manager and is responsible for planning, organization and review of work produced by a multi-disciplinary team composed of Associate Park and Recreation Specialist(s), Park and Recreation Specialist(s), State Park Interpreter II, and State Park Interpreter I(s). In addition, the SPRS is responsible for oversight of major District program administration including park and recreation planning, project design and engineering, and environmental review and interpretation. The SPRS performs some of the most difficult and highly sensitive work assigned to the team.

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 Steve Hilton at (916) 805-4117 or steve.hilton@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.

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee receives a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The percentage of the temporary salary reduction and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are determined by the position’s assigned bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not reflect the temporary salary reduction. For additional information regarding PLP 2025, please click here.

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