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Washington State Department of Natural Resources Recreation Warden, Natural Resource Specialist in Belfair, Washington
Recreation Warden, Natural Resource Specialist 2 (NRS2) Full-time, Project, Represented position Anticipated Project is November 2024-November 2025 Location: South Puget Sound Region- Belfair, WA.
Work Hours flexibility may be available and considered Relocation Compensation may be available and considered Salary: $4,299.00 - $5,783.00 Monthly* *Review of applications is ongoing. **We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment any time after 11/13/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.
Responsibilities:
- Perform patrols and report findings; work with agency staff, supervisor, and law enforcement professionals to mitigate and resolve public lands abuse and other situations that negatively impact the State Land Trust or public safety.
- Write and administer recreation event permits and attend events to ensure compliance.
- Operate hand and power tools, vehicles, and equipment; including trucks, trailers, chainsaws, brush-cutters, ATVs, dirt bikes, and other small equipment used patrolling and maintaining recreation facilities.
- Conduct basic maintenance to equipment and tools, including cleaning and servicing equipment, coordinating needed repairs, and keeping records of service repairs and safety inspections.
- Train and lead volunteers and laborers to safely and effectively perform maintenance and construction work on developed trails, facilities, bridges, and sites in Tahuya and Green Mountain State Forests.
- Coordinate and support volunteer work parties involving the maintenance of designated trails and developed sites, including documenting and recording volunteer hours for agency and grant tracking.
- Work as a part of a team to implement grant and capital budget-funded recreation project goals.
- Participate in all aspects of grant preparation and administration to support ongoing funding needs.
- Assist in conducting field inspections of facilities and trails and participate in resolving issues identified.
- Provide education and information to members of the public, volunteers, and other groups as needed; supporting agency and stakeholder goals through positive and professional interactions.
*Required Qualifications: *
- Experience using computers and processing software including the use of Excel, Access, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with conflict resolution and defusing tense situations.
- Associate degree AND two years of experience in a natural resource-related field, with a focus on recreation management and/or user education and outreach; OR An equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- Tact and Diplomacy -- Ability to respond to difficult, stressful, or sensitive interpersonal situations in a way that reduces or minimizes potential conflict and maintains good working relationships among internal and external customers.
- Ability to use independent judgment effectively.
- Highly developed writing and oral communication skills, public presentation skills, and the ability to effectively inform and educate user groups, volunteers, and the general public.