Park Specialist

State Of Arkansas

Posted on : 02-09-2025

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Job Location

Murfreesboro, TN - USA

Monthly Salary

$ 35610 - 52703

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Posted on : 02-09-2025

Job Description

Multiple Part-Time Positions (Extra Help) advertised as Park Specialist

Position #:

Salary: $13.00 per hour

Grade: SGS02

Requisition: 52469

Location: Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro AR

Closing date: September 12th 2025

These positions will assist guests in various locations throughout the park.

Extra-Help Maintenance (1 position) -requires work in the elements performing landscaping janitorial and minor building maintenance duties.

Extra-Help cashier at the Visitor Center (2 positions) -greet register check out guests assist guests during their stay and provide information to the public. Job duties include operating a cash register selling merchandise completing cash reports handling transactions and paperwork related to campsites stocking shelves answering phones providing information and assistance and other duties as assigned.

Extra-Help cashier at the Diamond Discovery Center (3 positions) -customer service cash handling identification of rocks minerals and diamonds and distributing rental mining equipment.

Applicants must be able to work a varied schedule that includes weekends and holidays. Customer service experience is preferred. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age. A criminal background check is required for positions working with cash or children.

Minimum Qualifications: At least six months of experience in customer service retail operations or a related field. Depending on the position a valid Arkansas drivers license is required. All positions are required to undergo a criminal background check and/or safe driving check. Other job-related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or part of these basic requirements except for certification or licensure requirements upon approval of the qualifications review committee.

We are an EOE/ADA/AA employer. Minorities and women encouraged to apply.

The Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism has three major divisions: Arkansas State Parks Arkansas Heritage and Arkansas Tourism. Arkansas State Parks manages 52 state parks and promotes Arkansas as a tourist destination for people around the country. Arkansas Heritage preserves and promotes Arkansass natural and cultural history and heritage through four historic museums and four cultural preservation agencies. Arkansas Tourism improves the states economy by generating travel and enhancing the image of the state.

Position Information

Job Series: Parks Career Path

Classification: Park Specialist

Class Code: RPA16P

Pay Grade: SGS02

Salary Range: $35610- $52703

Job Summary

The Park Specialist is responsible for assisting in the daily maintenance visitor services and conservation efforts within Arkansas state parks. This role ensures that park facilities landscapes and public areas are well-maintained safe and accessible for visitors. The Park Specialist also provides customer service educates guests on park regulations and supports recreation programs to enhance the overall visitor experience.

Primary Responsibilities

Receives and confirms room reservations via telephone accepts advance credit card deposits and manages front desk room confirmations deposit receipts and refund forms to and registers guests assigns rooms and ensures a smooth check-in inquiries and provides information on hotel services guest registration travel directions and local tourist accurate guest account records and posts charges and balances the cash register with recorded receipts identifying and reconciling daily activity and transaction sell gift items maintain office supply inventories conduct security checks of the lodge and grounds and assign tasks to custodial transfers displays and promotes and closes facilities prepares deposits and assists with daily operational merchandise orders and collaborates with vendors to obtain requested and coordinates inventory activities prepares inventory orders and maintains data in relevant inventory records and ensures accurate tracking of supplies and the assigned facility is clean organized and meets housekeeping monetary transactions and operates a cash register as serve as a lead worker by training and guiding staff setting work plans and deadlines providing instructions and reviewing completed tasks for accuracy and be assigned accounting-related duties including financial reporting and transaction friendly and informative customer service to park visitors answering questions about park features rules and park policies and regulations to ensure public safety and proper park safety hazards and ensure compliance with state and federal enforce emergency protocols during severe weather conditions or special events and recreation programs by setting up and assisting as needed.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of basic bookkeeping and accounting with general office practices and to comprehend and prepare oral and written materials including ledgers journals reports and in establishing and maintaining organized filing in answering telephones greeting visitors and providing accurate information and in operating standard office of computer systems and commonly used software of database management inventory control practices and financial grasp of customer service principles and best to creatively arrange and display merchandise to enhance customer of coordinating instructing and reviewing the work of others in a lead or supervisory organizational skills to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Minimum Qualifications

At least six months of experience customer service bookkeeping retail operations or a related field.

Licensure/Certifications

The State of Arkansas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age disability citizenship national origin genetic information military or veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

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