REGIONAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT II, Environmental Justice Center

County of Los Angeles; Baldwin Park (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation seeks a qualified Emergency Regional Park Superintendent II. The role covers management of park facilities, environmental education, and community outreach, with a path to permanent appointment after the initial 90-day period.

Responsibilities include coordinating sustainability and conservation projects, overseeing exhibits and maintenance, budgeting, and collaborating with stakeholders across departments and with the community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and two years supervising staff.
• Experience supervising staff and managing an Environmental Justice Center, museum, or similar facility with educational, interactive activities and programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate sustainability projects, conservation efforts, habitat restoration, and environmental justice programs.
• Manage environmental education workshops, school field trips, interpretive programs, and community outreach events.
• Supervise interactive exhibits and collections; inspect facilities for maintenance of buildings, grounds, trails, and water areas.
• Maintain relationships with other County departments, agencies, and community organizations; ensure contractors comply with contracts.
• Plan restoration projects for historic buildings, artifacts, and gardens; participate in facility development and community meetings.
• Prepare budgets, records, reports, and fee-collection systems; interact with stakeholders on park operations and programs.

Skills

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Museum Studies, Public Administration, Business Management, Environmental Studies, Recreation Administration, Park Administration, or related field

Job description

Position Overview

County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking a qualified and committed individual for an emergency Regional Park Superintendent II (Permanent) vacancy. Under the emergency order, applicants may be hired initially for up to 90 days, with opportunity for permanent employment. On initial work period, assessment will be weighted 100%, and successful candidates will be considered for permanent appointment.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate sustainability projects, conservation efforts, habitat restoration activities, and environmental justice programs.
• Manage the environmental education workshops, school field trips, interpretive programs, and community outreach events.
• Manage Interactive exhibits and collections.
• Regularly inspect the facility to assure optimum maintenance and use of buildings, grounds, hiking and equestrian trails, and water areas; and report deficiencies to appropriate agency.
• Maintain working relationships with other County departments, governmental agencies, support groups, and other organizations.
• Ensure compliance by concessionaires and service contractors with negotiated terms of contracts; and report violations to the appropriate departmental agency.
• Identify, plan, budget, and oversee the execution of restoration projects for historic buildings, artifacts, gardens, and associated elements.
• Participate in the planning of future development or additions to the facility; and attend meetings with community organizations, private contractors or other agencies involved with planning and developing the facility.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of maintenance of records, reports, budgets, and fee collection systems.
• May work directly with stakeholders, such as staff within the Board of Supervisors, on park facility operations and programs.

Requirements

1. Training And Experience: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Museum Studies, Public Administration, Business Management, Environmental Studies, Recreation Administration, Park Administration, Park Management, or a related field and two years of experience supervising staff and managing an Environmental Justice Center, museum, or other similar facility with educational, interactive, environmental, cultural, or recreational activities and programs.
2. Desirable Qualifications:
   • Developing, managing, or expanding programs involving environmental education, environmental stewardship, conservation, cultural or historical interpretation, or access to parks and natural spaces.
   • Leading community engagement efforts and incorporating community input into programs, services, operations, or facility planning.
   • Developing and sustaining partnerships with community-based organizations, educational institutions, environmental organizations, public agencies, tribal or Native/Indigenous organizations, or other community stakeholders.
   • Managing programs or facilities serving communities that have experienced environmental burdens, limited access to parks or natural spaces, or other environmental inequities.
   • Developing educational, interpretive, or experiential programming for children, families, schools, and community members, including programs connecting environmental science, community history, conservation, and stewardship.
   • Leading the operations, programming, or development of a high-use public facility, nature center, environmental education center, cultural institution, or comparable community-serving facility.
3. License: A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
4. Physical Class: 3- Moderate- Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10- 25 pounds.

Exam Content

During the initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

Contact Information

Department Contact: Sharon King

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Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-Discrimination Statement

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Veteran’s Credit

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions. For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf.

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Job Posting Revision

Revised September 2025