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Recreation Technician-Bureau of Land Management (BLM)- Big Water, Cannonville, Escalante, & Kanab, UT

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Outdoor Engagement Center

Details:

  • Category: On-Campus
  • Position Type: Internship
  • Posted on: February 12, 2019
  • Open until: Fri, May 3, 2019 expired
  • Work Hours: 40
  • Wage: $12 to $15 DOE
  • Location: Cedar City, UT

Description:

Schedule: TBD- 8 hour days, 5 days a week - may work weekends

Dates: 05-06-2019 - 08-30-2019

Agency: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Location: Big Water, Cannonville, Escalante, & Kanab, UT

Overview:

These (5) five internships will assist Visitor Services staff at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Big Water, Cannonville, Escalante, and Kanab Visitor Centers. Interns will provide oral and printed information to visitors including recreational opportunities, safety messages, travel orientation, resource protection, and regional points of interest. Interns may assist in the development and facilitation of educational presentations and event support. Other duties to be performed include, but are not limited to, occasional outdoor work, which would require bending, lifting, and hiking, including grounds maintenance, assisting with developed recreation and trails projects. This position may require working on weekends and limited overnight travel. Housing is not available.

*Position Responsibilities:

  • Answering visitor inquiries
  • Selling Glen Canyon Conservancy educational inventory and accounting for funds
  • Refilling pamphlets and cleaning the facility
  • Development and implementation of STEM- based Every Kid in Park educational programs and general public interpretive presentations relevant to GSENM science programs
  • Provide booth staffing for regional community events
  • Occasional outdoor activities, which would require bending, lifting, and hiking, including grounds maintenance, assisting with developed recreation and trails projects -Monitoring and documenting visitor center use

Qualifications:

  • Good customer service skills
  • Experience with sales transactions and handling money
  • Ability to work in remote locations under a wide variety of weather conditions
  • Perform strenuous physical exertion including, but not limited to, hiking, lifting, carrying, bending, biking, walking and standing
  • Good oral communication skills and tact for face-to-face contacts with the public
  • Background check required upon selection.
  • Applicants who possess these skills and who are pursuing a degree in fields related to Outdoor Recreation Management or Tourism will be given additional consideration.

Application Instructions:

  • Go to https://go.suu.edu/iic
  • Click on “Apply Today”
  • Fill in online application
  • Attach all other requested documents
  • Send to appropriate hiring manager
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