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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Interpretive Ranger 1-2 (Historic) in St. Francisville, Louisiana
Interpretive Ranger 1-2 (Historic)
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Interpretive Ranger 1-2 (Historic)
Salary
$2,784.00 - $5,460.00 Monthly
Location
St. Francisville, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CRT-2024-196335-MBT
Department
Culture Rec & Tourism-State Parks
Opening Date
06/18/2024
Closing Date
7/2/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
LOCATION AND POSITION INFORMATION:
This position is located atAudubon State Historic Site in St. Francisville, LA.
If offered the position, candidate must be able to drive to Baton Rouge to submit a background check.
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
This position is in a Career Progression Group up to anInterpretive Ranger 2. As part of a Career Progression Group,vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Interpretive Ranger 1 or 2based on the qualifications of the selected applicant. Please refer to the "Class Specifications" page by clickinghere (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/classspecs) , for specific information of salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Displaying Expertise:The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Learning Actively:The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
Managing Resources:The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.
Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Driving Vision and Purpose:The ability to consistently communicate a compelling picture of the vision and purpose of the organization.
Exhibiting Social Awareness:The ability to identify and adapt your actions based on the situation and the personality, behavior, and emotions of others.
Focusing on Customers:The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Melissa Thibodaux
Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 N. 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Fax: (225) 342-7928
mthibodaux@crt.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Each position is either a historical or naturalist type. Depending on the duties of the position to be filled, one of the following will substitute:
For historical positions, sub-professional experience in the excavation, classification, or preservation of artifacts; in archival work; in historical writing; or in planning and/or presenting interpretive/educational programs dealing with cultural or physical history, will substitute for the required degree on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.
For naturalist positions, sub-professional experience in conservation work or natural resource management, or in planning and/or presenting interpretive/educational programs dealing with the natural environment, will substitute for the required degree on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.
NOTE:
In substituting for the degree, experience in which the qualifying duties were intermittent or incidental will not be considered as qualifying.
In substituting for the degree, part-time experience will be prorated against a forty-hour work week.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited school or university.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Employee will be expected to attain and/or maintain certification as an Interpretive Guide awarded by the National Association for Interpretation, or an equivalent certification recognized by the Office of State Parks.
Some positions also require certification as a "black powder" demonstrator.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide site interpretation to park visitors through guided tours, audio-visual presentations, living history demonstrations and other methods.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct supervision from a Park Manager. Alternative reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May provide functional supervision over museum, visitor center or site personnel as conditions warrant.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism – Office of State Parks. Other locations may be approved by SCS.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Park Rangers by the absence of enforcement responsibility and P.O.S.T. certification.
Differs from Interpretive Ranger 2 by the absence of experienced interpretive duties.
Examples of Work
The purpose of this position is to educate the public on the natural and cultural resources of the state and to cultivate, protect, and utilize historical artifacts in support of state parks and state historic sites.
40% Site Coordination
• Works closely with Administrative Office Educational Services and Public Information teams, and site management to review programs and exhibits for historical accuracy and interpretive value.
• Ensures that site programming is consistent with overall site-specific goals and focus.
• Performs routine maintenance on trails and associated grounds for guest safety, which requires the use of associated equipment.
• Performs various tasks related to program delivery and site safety such as moving canoes & kayaks, etc., which may include lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Works with site management in necessary cross training to ensure efficient site operations.
30% Interpretive Services
• Conceptualizes, designs, coordinates, and develops new educational programs, interpretive exhibits, audio visuals, and trails.
• Implements site level educational programs and interpretive activities to connect visitors to the site.
• Works with educational institutions to provide related interpretive activities for school groups.
• Self-evaluates program offerings to ensure consistency and high quality.
• Responsible for recording program effectiveness and reporting program evaluations and participation numbers to the OSP Administrative Office.
• Initiates, conducts, and review original research on natural and/or cultural resources relevant to the site and prepares a detailed Interpretive Prospectus plan for utilizing the natural and/or cultural resources of the site in active educational offerings.
• May attend national and/or regional training to enhance program offerings.
20% Program Promotions
• Works closely with Public Information teams in gathering, preparing, and disseminating information about the site to the media and directly to the public.
• Conducts research for and drafts press releases for publication.
• Answers correspondence from media sources as well as the general public.
• Writes, prepares, layouts, edits, and produces a variety of promotional and informational materials such as brochures, flyers, and event programs.
• Collaborates with departmental agency personnel as well as outside agencies in the update and/or revision of existing promotional and informational materials.
• Works with site management to promote special programs throughout the year.
• Delivers speeches, lectures, and audio visual programs throughout the community to professional organizations, school representatives, public and private clubs or groups, businesses, and governmental bodies to enhance the interest of the general public in both the site and its activities.
• Establishes and develops partnerships with community based groups, such as schools, civic and social organizations, and related organizations for the purpose of encouraging use of State Parks educational and fee based offerings in the State Parks system while promoting the generation of revenue.
10% Grounds & Building Maintenance
• Assists with custodial duties as needed inside site facilities. Including but not limited to, sweeping, mopping, stocking restrooms, dusting, cleaning glass, etc.
• Assists with care of the site grounds including but not limited to use of mowers, weed eaters, blowers, rakes, pressure washers, etc.
Performs other related duties as assigned and performs customer service to a high degree of excellence.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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