Located in central Texas, Travis County Parks is looking for multiple candidates to fill Park Supervisor I positions joining the Parks Department.
The mission of Travis County Parks is to provide places where people recreate outdoors for their health and wellbeing, where they relax, enjoy family and friends, and engage with their community, where regardless of their age and abilities they challenge themselves and play hard, and where they and generations to come enjoy the many wonderful natural and cultural resources of Travis County. The County’s park system has over 13,000 acres of parkland and 30 parks open to the public.
This is the first in a series of two park-supervisor related job classifications within the Maintenance job family. This classification is responsible for supervising the park operations and maintenance programs, visitor services, the fee collection system, recreation and sports coordination, environmental education programs, safety programs and resource protection/maintenance programs within a park, preserve and/or park area. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.
Education and Experience: Associate's degree in Parks and Recreation, Business Administration, Turf Management, Agriculture, Forestry, Biology, Conservation, Geology, Wildlife Management, or other related Life Science discipline or a directly related field AND two (2) years of supervisory experience. Minimum of two (2) years of responsible supervisory experience in park operations and maintenance may be substituted for the college degree;
OR,
Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements: Valid Texas Driver's License.
Travis County is the 5th most populous county in Texas and contains the State Capitol, Austin. The mission of Travis County Parks is to provide places where people recreate outdoors for their health and wellbeing, where they relax, enjoy family and friends, and engage with their community, where regardless of their age and abilities they challenge themselves and play hard and where they and generations to come enjoy the many wonderful natural and cultural resources of Travis County. The county's parks system has 9,666 acres of parkland and 26 parks open to the public.