Employee is responsible for planning, promoting and presenting educational programs within the Escanaba Pocket Park, located in the Upper Peninsula State Fair Grounds. Duties also include maintaining park grounds, buildings and equipment. Employee will teach Hunter Safety courses and field days, beginner archery programs and fishing programs. Employee will also lead volunteer recruitment and coordination efforts at the Pocket Park.

Duty 1                                                                                                                                                           

• Delivery and promotion of educational programs at the Escanaba Pocket Park.
• Individual tasks related to the duty:
• Research, develop, present and market shooting sport programs to varied audiences. Recruit and train seasonal staff and volunteers in presenting and assisting with programs. Coordinate Hunter Safety classes and field days for public and private groups.
• Develop and conduct program evaluations. Maintain master schedule for programs, groups and events held at Pocket Park. Develop and implement marketing practices to promote the Pocket Park locally, including Facebook page.
• Schedule family-friendly programming during evenings and weekends. Provide programming for groups as requested.

Duty 2

• Maintain the park grounds, shooting ranges, fishing pond and education classroom building.
• Individual tasks related to the duty:
• Use motorized and hand tools to maintain landscaping, including cut grass, trim vegetation, weed whip and edge walkways.
• Repair archery equipment, fishing poles and pellet equipment. Replace as needed.
• Paint, stain and repair buildings, structures and shooting ranges within Pocket Park.
• Clean education building daily using provided cleaning equipment.
• Maintain and replace interpretive signage along walkways and inside building.

Duty 3

Operates the Pocket Park Education Building for programming and as a primary source of information about DNR services and recreational activities within the region.

Individual tasks related to the duty:

• Respond to all correspondence regarding use of Pocket Park.
• Maintain database of program participants using assigned software.
• Maintain schedule of educational building use, both internal and external.
• Provide attendance reports and program schedules in a timely manner.