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Call Center Customer Service Representative – General (PG 12 $11.14/hour) Montpelier/Waterbury area. Recruiting 2-3 positions, part time seasonal and part time year round. 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM,  2 - 5 days per week. Serves as Customer Service Representative in Vermont State Parks Reservation Call Center (this is inside office work) answering customer inquiries, booking campground reservations and processing payments. Applicant must have great customer service and computer skills, including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and the internet.  Ideal candidate will have thorough knowledge of Vermont, its state parks and recreational opportunities, and will have lived in Vermont for several years.  Knowledge of bookkeeping preferred.  Applicant must be able to work in team environment as well as independently.  This position assists with administrative projects during slow periods.  There are some perks like free camping, fishing licenses and admission to Vermont attractions, but there is no paid health insurance, vacation, or sick pay. Apply to Montpelier office.

Administrative Assistant (PG 15 $12.78/hour). Montpelier/Waterbury area. Starts sometime between mid-March and mid-April. Provide administrative support to Parks Sales & Service Manager and backup Reservation Call Center. Assist with customer inquiries, web site development, photo processing, spreadsheets, park events, forms, publications, and a variety of administrative duties. Must have excellent computer skills and aptitude with strong knowledge of Word, Excel and Photo Shop as well as the ability to learn new computer programs quickly. Approximately 30 hours per week, weekdays. Year-round. Apply to Montpelier Office.

Attendant I-IV (PG 5-8; $8.34/hour - $9.37/hour).  Visitor service, general buildings and grounds cleanup and/or ticket seller with more responsibility in higher pay grades.  Experience desirable.  CPR and First Aid certification preferred.  Attendant III and IV may also be beachfront managers, in larger day-use parks or assistant park rangers. Weekend work likely.

Park Ranger I-IV (PG 10-17; $490.08 - $676.80 per week, including overtime).  Serves as summer park manager responsible for visitor services, supervision of park operations and maintenance.  Ranger pay grades depend on size of park, complexity of operations, and use.  Previous experience in park operations and maintenance or college education in park management preferred, but technical maintenance and law enforcement experience not necessary.  Basic First Aid and CPR certification and working in excess of 48 hours per week required.  Weekend and evening work required.   Free housing may be provided.

Park Interpreter I or II (PG 10-11; $10.21/hour - $10.63/hour).  Develop, publicize and deliver interpretive programs in one or two state parks. Conduct walks, programs and special events for children and adults relating to invasive plant and forest pests and the cultural and natural resources in the parks. Maintain program attendance records and prepare a year-end report. Work on various special projects related to education and invasive plant and forest pests. Involves working weekends, evenings and split schedules. Free camping, fishing license and entry into other Vermont attractions included. Requirements: Experience in teaching, public presentations and interpretive walks; knowledge of natural history, cultural history, invasive plants and forest pests. Training required in early June.

Seasonal Trail Coordinator (Pay Grade 18: $14.89/hour) This position coordinates trails program and projects in an assigned region/district for the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Plans, develops, and coordinates trail maintenance and development projects, and supervises and monitors in-house, contracted and volunteer trail crews  Recruits and interviews for State Trail Crew positions, trains and supervises crew, and evaluates performance. Develops and coordinates a volunteer trail maintainer program on state lands.  Prepares grants, requests for proposals, and contracts for trail projects. Duties are performed under the general direction of the Parks Regional Manager or State Lands Stewardship Forester, but with need for significant independence interacting with the public and outside service providers. Wilderness First Aid/Responder and CPR certifications desired, as well as chainsaw certification (Game of Logging).  Position is for 38 weeks starting in March/April 2012. Must have driver's license. State or rental vehicle will be available.  Apply to Northwest Parks (Region III).

Trail Crew Members and Trail Crew Leader (PG 10 and PG 12; $10.21/hour and $11.14/hour). Two roving 4-person crews responsible for routine trail maintenance and technical trail projects in Vermont State forests and parks. Both northern Vermont and southern Vermont crews will be traveling between work areas and may stay at nearby state parks during the work week. Basic first aid & CPR required. Previous trail experience and chainsaw use preferred. Must be able to work in back country. Apply to Northeast Parks (Region 4).

Parks Maintenance Worker (PG 10; $9.37/hour - $10.21/hour). Skilled and unskilled work at the apprentice level in construction, landscaping, equipment operation and maintenance, buildings painting, repair, and maintenance.  Assists a regional maintenance team with individual park maintenance and construction projects.  Work is performed in shop and field settings both outdoors and inside buildings.  Approximately 40 hours per week.  Weekends not typically required.

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