Intern - Park Management (Summer)

State of South Dakota; Yankton (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Park Management Intern will support park operations in Yankton, SD, handling fee collection, deposits, budgeting, customer service, supervision, and park programming. They will work with park and district managers and may assist with public complaints and problem solving.

Applicants must be enrolled as part-time or full-time students, have completed one year of their program by the start of the internship, and preference may be given to juniors/seniors, SD residents, and students of SD

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• fee collection
• preparing deposits
• accounting
• budgeting
• customer service
• supervision
• interpersonal communication
• teamwork
• park programming
• park maintenance
• risk management.

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title: Park Management Intern

Hiring Manager: Shane Bertsch

Agency:Department of Game, Fish & Parks

Location: Yankton, SD

Minimum Salary: $20.82/hr

• APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description

The Park Management Intern will have the following duties assigned (but not limited to):

• fee collection,
• preparing deposits,
• accounting,
• budgeting,
• customer service,
• supervision,
• interpersonal communication,
• teamwork,
• park programming,
• park maintenance, and
• risk management.

The selected candidate will be the direct liaison between park volunteers and park management. They will work directly with the park manager and district park manager and will have the opportunity to handle public complaints and find solutions to problems.

Qualifications

Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

• Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

Telephone: [phone]

"An Equal Opportunity Employer"