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| Empresa: |
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
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| Título del Empleo: |
Region Director |
| Categoría de Trabajo: |
Gobierno |
| Localización del Empleo: |
Estados Unidos |
| Descipción del Empleo: |
Region Director (Two Positions)
Northwest Region Director
Southwest Region Director
Locations: Northwest Region Director - Burlington, Washington
Southwest Region Director - Olympia, Washington
Salary: EMS Band 3, Up to $107,000, depending on qualifications
Posting Date: February 1, 2008
Closing Date: Open until filled. Initial review will begin on February 28, 2008. It is to the applicant’s advantage to apply as soon as possible.
The agency is beginning a reorganization of its capital development functions. Responsibility for the Region’s capital planning, budget development and implementation will be added to the Region Director position by no later than July 1, 2009. The addition of these responsibilities is reflected in the stated salary range.
Agency Profile:
• Agency goals and policies are established by the seven-member Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
• Centennial 2013 Vision: In 2013, Washington’s state parks will be premier destinations of uncommon quality, including state and regionally significant natural, cultural, historical and recreational resources that are outstanding for the public experience, health, enjoyment, and learning of all people.
• Agency mission: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission fosters outdoor recreation and education statewide to provide enjoyment and enrichment for all and a valued legacy to future generations. The Commission acquires, operates, enhances, and protects a diverse system of recreational, cultural, historical, and natural sites.
• Washington State Parks employs 600 permanent staff and more than 400 seasonal and temporary staff throughout the state. The headquarters office is located in Olympia and region offices are located in Auburn, Burlington, Olympia, and Wenatchee.
Position Profile:
• Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Region Director manages and directs the daily operation of a Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission’s regional area. The Region Directors are innovative thinkers and proactive leaders in the supervision, administration, maintenance, resource stewardship, public relations and law enforcement activities.
O Northwest Region is comprised of 25 state parks organized into 16 park areas serving approximately 11 million visitor days and collecting approximately $3.2 million in state revenue per fiscal year. The region consists of more than 27,000 acres of public lands in seven counties including former military forts, historic lighthouses, environmental learning centers, and marine state parks.
O Southwest Region is comprised of 28 state parks organized into 11 park areas serving approximately 14.9 million visitor days and collecting approximately $4.5 million in state revenue per fiscal year. More than 60 miles of Pacific Ocean Beach are overseen by this region, and the parks feature former military forts, historic lighthouses and environmental learning centers.
• As a member of the agency’s Senior Management Team, the Region Director is expected to contribute significantly to the overall development of agency business and management policies, rules, and regulations effecting the long term management and operation of Washington’s statewide system of public parks and recreation programs.
Duties And Responsibilities:
• Working as a collaborative member of the Senior Management Team, provide strong agency leadership to create and maintain a culture of effectiveness, innovation, support and accountability.
• Interpret agency direction and long-range mission from agency documents, legislative charge, Commission actions, and agency policy and directions. Translate agency direction and long-range plans into daily, weekly, monthly and biennial direction, operational activities, and projects for all region parks, park resources and staff.
• Provide leadership to all region staff (137 Full Time Equivalents in each region), with a focus on collaboration at all levels. Maintain a high performing team, with particular emphasis on effective and accountable management and supervisory staff. Directly hire, establish expectations, evaluate and counsel region staff and park area managers.
• Develop, implement and evaluate plans to manage, improve and protect park natural, cultural and recreational resources.
• Receive input from and maintain healthy relationships the public and elected officials requesting new services or assistance within the region. Facilitate coordination of potential State Park involvement, including development of new policy recommendations, or modifications of existing policies, necessary to provide appropriate agency involvement. Communicate and coordinate with elected officials, other agencies, and community groups to develop and implement new agency policies.
• Provide testimony at legislative hearings. Provide input to legislative committees on new legislation or modifications needed to improve public service provided by the agency. Provide information on draft legislative bill analysis and fiscal impact of draft bills pertaining to State Park field operations, including public service and resource stewardship.
• Coordinate staff activities to fulfill expectations listed in the agency’s 2013 Centennial Plan, the annual performance agreement between the Director and the Commission, and the Region’s Balanced Scorecard.
• Provide administrative control and direction over all region parks. Develop and implement plans to increase park revenue, modify public service standards or visitor safety.
• Research and write reports and/or recommendations for the Deputy Director. Write and edit grant proposals for the agency
• Formulate, negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with both private and public persons and entities to accomplish agency objectives and mission.
• Advocate and pursue partnerships to further the agency’s mission.
• Develop and present agenda items to the State Parks Commission.
• Serve as agency leaders in developing programs and strategies to recruit and retain diverse employees. Continually promote the diversity of park users within the region and agency.
BENEFITS:
• Vacation and sick leave; eleven paid holidays per year; health, life, and other available optional insurance; retirement; social security; military leave.
Application Process:
Interested candidates must submit:
• A letter of interest briefly describing how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications. Please indicate which position(s) you are interested in.
• A resume listing names of employers, dates of employment and education.
• A minimum of three professional references with current telephone numbers who can speak to the above.
In addition, we request that you complete and return the applicant profile form. Completion of this form is voluntary. Information gathered will be used for statistical purposes only and will be kept confidential.
Please submit materials to:
George Price, Human Resources
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Voice/Message: (360) 902-8568
Review of application materials will begin on February 28, 2008. To ensure full consideration, applicants are encouraged to submit their materials by close of business that day.
Diversity Policy Statement:
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is committed to creating an equitable, hospitable, appreciative, safe, and inclusive park environment – one that embraces the full spectrum of all community members’ contributions. The Commission makes this commitment because:
• Diversity strengthens the workforce in competence and ability;
• Celebrating diversity appreciates and values individual differences;
• Diversity serves an increasingly heterogeneous society;
• Diversity helps ensure the relevance of a state park system, its mission, properties, and programs to the people of this state today and in the future; and
• Diversity is crucial to our ability to serve all citizens.
The Commission encourages and supports staff efforts to reach out to people of all races, national origins, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, veteran status, ages, and genders who use the parks and who live in communities nearby parks. This outreach is to focus on engaging in partnerships that expand programs and services in a way that is meaningful and of value to all people. The Commission is dedicated to offering quality experiences to all visitors through a workforce and volunteer corps that reflects the diversity of Washington State.
The state of washington is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, RACIAL, ETHNIC, SEXUAL Orientation And Gender Identity Diversity. WOMEN, RACIAL and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and vietnam era veterans and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may contact the human resources office at (360) 902 8565 or the telecommunications device for the deaf at (360) 664 3133.
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Applicant Profile
To ensure equal employment opportunity, we ask your voluntary cooperation in responding to the questions below. This information will be treated as confidential, and will be available only to authorized personnel. Please review the Affirmative Action Definitions at the bottom of the page.
Position
Region Director
Name (Last, First, Middle Initial)
Date of Birth
1. What race(s) or culture(s) do you consider yourself?
Black/African American
Caucasian/White
Asian or Pacific Islander (API):
Chinese
Vietnamese
Filipino
Asian Indian
Hawaiian
Japanese
Korean
Cambodian
Samoan
Laotian
Guamanian
Other API, Specify _________________
American Indian Please identify name of the enrolled or principal tribe:
________________________________________
Eskimo
Aleut
Hispanic:
Mexican
Puerto Rican
Chicano
Cuban
Other Spanish, Specify __________________________________
Other Race, Specify____________________ If you are more than one race, please also check “Multi-Racial” below and indicate your preference for Affirmative Action purposes.
Multi-Racial, preference: _____________________
2. Gender:
Male
Female
3. Have you ever been on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?
No
Yes, Dates: ________________________
Vietnam Era Veteran
Disabled Veteran (Percent of disability: ______%)
4. Do you have a physical, sensory, or mental condition that substantially limits any of your major life functions, such as working, caring for yourself, doing things with your hands, seeing, hearing, speaking, learning?
Yes
No
Please see definition of “disabilities” below.
I certify that this information is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
_________ __________________________________
Date Signature
Affirmative Action Definitions
American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person with origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through documented tribal affiliation or community recognition.
Asian or Pacific Islander. A person with origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. For example, China, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, the Philippine Republic, and Samoa.
Black/African-American. A person with origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic. A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. For example, persons from Brazil, Guyana, or Surinam would be classified according to their race and would not necessarily be included in the Hispanic category. This category does not include persons from Portugal, who should be classified according to race.
White/Caucasian. A person with origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
Disabilities. For Affirmative Action purposes, people with disabilities are persons with a permanent physical, mental, or sensory impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities. Physical, mental, or sensory impairment means: (a) any physiological or neurological disorder or condition, cosmetic functions; or (b) any mental or psychological disorders such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, or any specific learning disability. The impairment must be material rather than slight, and permanent in that it is seldom fully corrected by medical replacement, therapy or surgical means.
Disabled veteran. A person entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for disability rated at 30 percent or more, or a person whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
Vietnam-era veteran. A person who served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, and was discharged or released from duty with other than a dishonorable discharge.
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Minimum Qualifications:
• Five years of management level experience in a natural resource agency or organization.
• Five years of management level experience above the second level of supervision.
Desirable Qualifications:
• Management level experience in a parks agency or organization.
• Experience with capital development in a parks agency or organization.
• A Bachelor’s degree or higher with major study in parks and recreation, outdoor recreation, natural resource science, business administration, public administration, or closely related field.
• Experience in development of programming in a parks setting.
• Experience in budget development and monitoring.
• Experience managing in a law enforcement setting.
• Experience as part of an organization’s senior management or executive team.
• Experience supervising and leading employees in remote locations.
• Experience conducting public and community outreach.
Desirable Competencies:
• Knowledge of personnel management including performance management, federal and state human resources laws, and labor relations.
• Knowledge of public risk management issues associated with public access to government provided recreation facilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse professional and managerial levels in the public and private communities.
• Ability to effectively lead and serve as a member of a team.
• Ability to make timely, effective decisions on critical matters.
• Ability to balance tactical and strategic planning and activities to accomplish agency objectives.
• Ability to foster a positive, effective working relationship amongst Executive and Senior Management Team members.
Core Competencies:
• Accountability - Accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of his/her work. Can be relied upon to achieve excellent results.
• Communication Effectiveness - Conveys clear, timely and persuasive messages that positively influence the thoughts and actions of others.
• Customer Focus - Builds and maintains internal and external customer satisfaction with the services offered by the organization.
• Ethics and Integrity - Earns the trust, respect and confidence of coworkers and customers through consistent honesty, forthrightness and professionalism in all interactions.
• Inclusiveness - Actively contributes to a work environment that embraces building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, recognizing the value of cultural, ethnic, gender and other individual differences, to enhance the attainment of organizational goals. Builds and maintains strong teams.
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| Requerimientos de Idioma: |
Inglés-Avanzado
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| Tipo de Empleo: |
Tiempo Completo
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| Sueldo: |
87528 USD
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| Día de envío: |
13 feb 2008 |
| Nivel de Estudio: |
Sin especificar
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| Experiencia (Años): |
5 o 7 años |
| Empleo disponible también en: |
Burlington, Washington
Olympia, Washington |
| Empresa: |
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
| Nombre de Contacto: |
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
| Teléfono de Contacto: |
(360) 902-8565 |
| Método de Preferencia del contacto: |
E-mail vía Apply Online Box |
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