PARK SERVICES SPECIALIST - 37000946

Requisition No: 860369 

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: PARK SERVICES SPECIALIST - 37000946

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 37000946 

Salary:  $3,176.43 monthly/ $38,117.16 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 09/15/2025 

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PARK SERVICES SPECIALIST

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

This position is located in Bristol, FL

Closing Date 09/15/2025

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

Torreya State Park is looking for a self-motivated park service professional to fill a Park Services Specialist position, providing visitor services, maintenance, protection, administration, and resource management. This position serves as the parks Volunteer Coordinator. The applicant must possess good visitor service and administrative skills, be able to work independently and have the ability to perform a variety of skilled trade functions using assorted equipment and tools. Plans and conducts volunteer meetings, training, workshops, and orientation sessions.  Develops and maintains volunteer job descriptions, procedural manuals, and personnel records. Coordinates and creates the volunteer schedule. Tracks volunteer hours in VSYS, prepare appropriate reports, and coordinate awards programs.  Serves as a liaison between the park and the District Park Programs Development Specialist and the Education & Training Specialists. The applicant must be able to work rotating shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• FPS volunteer and CSO policies and procedures
• Florida’s ecosystems and resource management techniques required to manage/restore natural communities
• Cultural resource preservation and restoration techniques
• Technical report writing
• Effective verbal and written communication principles and techniques
• Computer operations and related software

SKILL IN:

• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing
• Operating a cash register and reconciling receipts
• Accurately preparing reports
• Interacting with all internal and external customers and the general public in a professional, tactful, and courteous manner
• Performing grounds and building maintenance which includes but is not limited to mowing, weed eating, pressure washing, and painting
• Utilize power tools, including but not limited to, chain saws and drills, basic plumbing, including but not limited to, replacing outlets and circuit breakers
• Basic carpentry, including but not limited to, boardwalk and fence repairs
• Utilize a computer including but not limited to software programs such as Microsoft office suite

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Florida’s natural and cultural resources
• Good public relations

ABILITY TO:

• To successfully complete a background and fingerprint check.
• Participate in Resource Management tasks, including but not limited to, prescribed fire activities, non-native plant removal which may include application of herbicide
• Cleaning restrooms and picking up trash
• Research, plan, and prepare educational, interpretive, and promotional materials and programs
• Work independently
• Communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
• Work rotating shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Maintain a valid driver’s license
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with others
• Plan, organize and coordinate work assignments
• Coordinate special events
• Compile, organize and analyze data
• Perform a variety of skilled trade functions
• Travel occasionally.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid driver’s license.
• To successfully complete a background and fingerprint check.
• Take and pass CPR and First Aid certification within 6 months of employment
• Successfully completion of an annual moderate pack test is required

Position of Special Trust Requirement:

This position is designated as a Position of Special Trust in accordance with DEP Directive 422, Positions of Special Trust or Responsibility. Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

Pay:

Base salary $3,176.43 monthly/ $38,117.16 annually

Our Organization and Mission:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to advance Florida’s position as a world leader in protecting natural resources while growing the state’s economy. DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.

Where You Will Work:

Developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, Torreya State Park is popular for camping, hiking and picnicking. Bird-watching is also a popular activity. Over 100 species of birds have been spotted in the park. Forests of hardwood trees provide the finest display of fall color found in Florida. The park is named for an extremely rare species of Torreya tree that grows only on the bluffs along the Apalachicola River.

Today, the park plays a critical role in preserving unique plant and animal species and natural communities that are of regional importance, and protecting the water quality of the Apalachicola River, which feeds the productive Apalachicola Bay. The park’s high plateaus, steep bluffs and deep ravines are covered with a forest that harbors a variety of rare and endemic plants and animals, many of which are more common farther north than this location.

Torreya State Park is located 14 miles north of Bristol, Florida

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Tuition waivers;
• Total Compensation Estimator Tool
• And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

Special Notes:

DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:

HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us

HR_Recruitment@FloridaDEP.gov

An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DEP Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 245-2511. DEP requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.