Park Coordinator

Douglas County - Parks Department

Full time position. Position works 40 hours per week, includes excellent benefit package including medical, vision, dental, long‑term disability/basic life coverage and county‑paid PERS retirement after required waiting periods. Onsite (Courthouse complex) childcare available at a discounted employee rate through Roseburg Professional Childcare (Fowler St. location only). Availability is subject to center waitlist.

Coordinating activities and assignments of park volunteers and campground hosts; performing light manual labor and/or semi‑skilled work for the care, maintenance, and repair of county park grounds and facilities; overseeing collection of revenue at assigned parks and campgrounds; and monitoring various park/campground water systems. Position may involve working occasionally on weekends and holidays.

• Coordinate, train and assist park, campground or recreational area volunteers and camp host with program policy and procedures, including implementation and compliance with all OSHA‑compliant safety training, and provide guidance and determine solutions where needed.
• Prepare and maintain records, logs, spreadsheets and reports on assigned activities, maintenance and cost factors in a timely manner; may participate in project enhancement projects, and provide a variety of administrative support duties for the program area as needed.
• Provide information and education to visitors, volunteers and general public patrons pertaining to park, campground or recreational facility use; assist in the collection and/or processing of parking, camping and/or pay box revenue in compliance with established department and county policy; respond to complaints within assigned parks, campgrounds or recreational areas.
• Perform general upkeep of park facilities and grounds, including but not limited to restocking supplies, clean‑up of grounds, restrooms, buildings, camp spots, trash disposal, landscape and/or shoreline maintenance; identify, report and secure hazardous areas, and prioritize volunteer and camp host maintenance needs.
• Assign and reassign tasks available for volunteers in order to reach prescribed goal; oversee activities of volunteers and camp hosts in the performance of landscape, maintenance and/or cleaning of grounds and facilities in assigned areas; coordinate with other county staff those duties that volunteers have signed up to do, or those assigned to camp hosts.
• Coordinate supplies and materials needed for volunteers and camp hosts to maintain parks, campground and/or recreational property.
• Perform water testing and reporting in accordance with established policies and procedures.

• Any equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities required will be considered. Preferred: associates degree or higher in Park & Recreation, Natural Resources or related field and two years of progressively responsible relevant work experience.
• High school diploma or GED and four years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in the maintenance and development of park, forest, campground, or recreation areas including facility maintenance, management, volunteer coordination, or planning which includes some supervisory experience and report writing.

Knowledge of: revenue handling and record keeping; volunteer services, principles and practices; methods, practices, tools and materials used in park, campground and/or recreational area operations; OSHA‑compliant safety practices; park and campground rules and regulations.

Able to: perform each principal duty satisfactorily; understand and follow oral and written instructions; communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; coordinate and direct the activities of volunteers and camp hosts; work effectively in an outdoor environment; deal courteously and tactfully with the public; establish and maintain effective working relationships with volunteers, other employees, county departments, vendors, service providers and the general public;

remain calm and use good judgment during confrontational or high‑pressure…