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Agency Information:

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is a cabinet-level agency with a Secretary appointed by the Governor. A seven-member, bipartisan commission, also appointed by the Governor, advises the Secretary and approves regulations governing outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife resources in Kansas. The commission conducts business during regular public sessions.

KDWP employs approximately 460 full-time employees in five divisions: Executive Services, Administrative Services, Fisheries and Wildlife, Law Enforcement, and Parks.

If you’re looking for a rewarding career, working alongside dedicated colleagues who share your conservation values and love of outdoor recreation, you’ll feel right at home with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). As a member of the KDWP State Parks team, you’ll work together to ensure our citizens enjoy and appreciate the state’s diverse natural resources. KDWP offers competitive pay; paid sick, vacation, maternity and paternity leave; and first day health insurance and retirement benefits.

We welcome diversity because a diverse workforce makes us stronger. Please take a moment to read the job announcement below and consider the possibilities.

About the Position

• Who can apply: Anyone of at least 21 years of age

• Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified

• Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-time

• Regular/Temporary: Regular

• Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

• Veterans' Preference Eligible: Yes

• Search Keywords: Parks, Law Enforcement, Clinton, Douglas, Lawrence

  
  

Compensation: $26.35/hour

• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits

• Immediate comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage

• Sick & Vacation leave

• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)

• Fitness Centers in select locations

• Employee discounts with the STAR Program

• Retirement and deferred compensation programs

  
  

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary: This unclassified, full-time position is located at Clinton State Park in the Parks Division; and is directly supervised by, Christopher Orton, State Park Manager Supervisor II.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following: The incumbent is the Assistant Manager for Clinton State Park. Duties include coordinating efforts to provide broad-based recreational opportunities, such as camping, water-based recreation, day use, special events, and programs; preparing budget requests; purchasing supplies and equipment; directing the sale of department permits and licenses, includes the collection and accounting of funds received; planning and overseeing contracted work; supervising and coordinating the construction, maintenance and repair of area buildings, grounds, equipment, roads, ditches, dikes, shelters, beaches, boat ramps and utilities; actively participating in interviewing, hiring, training and evaluating employees; enforcing laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the protection of park facilities and visitors; and providing information regarding park rules, facilities, and area history.

If an applicant is not currently law enforcement certified, our agency will send the successful applicant to the required training as listed below. Applicants do not have to be law enforcement certified to apply.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in park or natural resource management or other related degrees as determined by the Department.

• Licensing & Certification: The successful candidate must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, pass a background check and must be a credible witness in court.

  Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in park or natural resource management or other related degrees as determined by the Department and three years of related work experience.

• Preferred Qualifications: Candidates having management experience and broad-based interaction with community organizations will receive preference. Applicants who have the ability to effectively interface with employees and the general public are highly desired.

• Necessary Special Requirements: This class requires the employee to be certified as a law enforcement officer by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission. Certification must be obtained before the employee is given permanent status. The employee must complete a basic law enforcement training program recognized by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission and annual training as required by K.S.A. 74-5607a.

  This class requires the use of a firearm for law enforcement duties; therefore, to be eligible for appointment to a position in this class, candidates cannot have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor domestic violence crime as set forth in 18 U.S.C.§ 992 (g) (8) and (9).To be eligible for certification in the state of Kansas, one must also be free of any diversions from a felony or misdemeanor domestic violence crime as set forth by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act.

  Candidates for positions in this class must have the following: be a U.S. citizen; be 21 years of age at the time of appointment; free of conviction of any crime punishable by imprisonment in a federal penitentiary or a state prison; and be required to pass a physical exam administered by the hiring agency.

  This class requires that at the time of appointment the selected candidate must take and pass a drug screening test approved by the Division of Personnel Services, a pre-employment physical, and a standard battery of psychological tests required for admission into the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Basic Course.

Recruiter Contact Information

• Name: Laverne Taylor

• Email: laverne.taylor@ks.gov

• Phone: 620-672-0704

  
  

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Required Documents for this Application to be Complete

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• Transcripts - copies of official transcripts or unofficial student copies are acceptable as long as degree is conferred

• DD214 (if you are claiming Veteran’s Preference)

Upload these on the Attachments step in your Job Application

• Letter of interest
• Detailed resume; including a valid email address

• Authorization to Release Information form** (this can be found at the following website):

  https://www.ksoutdoors.com/news/KDWPT-Info/Jobs/Employment-Application-Additional-Info

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