PARKS DIVISION REGIONAL SUPERVISOR – Position # K0230360

This unclassified, permanent, full-time position will work out of the Parks Division at the Topeka Region 2 Office. This position is supervised by Conner O’Flannagan, Parks Division Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct guidance, direction and coordination in the management of Kansas state parks and related projects and programs within the Region.
• Provide direct supervision, coordination and evaluation of employees in the Parks Section within the region. Region Supervisor will have overall responsibility for these functions within the assigned region. Holds regular staff meetings to discuss problems, needs, techniques and methods to improve operations.
• Assure that equipment, manpower, facilities, and properties are effectively and efficiently used.
• Implement policies of the Division and Department.
• Cooperate and coordinate with regional counterparts. Arrange employee schedules and equipment usage and cooperate with other Regional Supervisors and office personnel to maximize agency effectiveness.
• Actively participate in the recruitment of new staff within guidance for the Division and Department. Assures full compliance with Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity objectives of the Department in all hiring and supervision.
• Develop and maintain communication with numerous governmental agencies at the local, state and federal level and with the public with special focus on constituent groups representing state parks interests.
• Administer planning, budgets, purchasing, contracts, and other business matters of the Division as assigned.
• Assure compliance of all staff under supervision with state rules and regulations and Departmental guidance related to all business matters of the Department.
• Serve as a key component of the Division management team by participating in a wide variety of Division meetings.
• Provide continuing training for all employees under supervision.
• Enforce local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations as needed. Serve as back up or support to state park staff in patrolling, enforcing laws, apprehending or investigating criminal complaints.  May respond to emergency situations that require law enforcement response.  Responsible for overall Law Enforcement of staff in assigned region in training, uniforms, investigations and other LE activities.  Coordinate with the LE Coordinator in Parks Division to ensure all training is met. 
• Assist with other administrative functions and special projects as assigned.

If an applicant is not currently law enforcement certified, our agency will send the successful applicant to the required training as listed below.  Applicants do not have to be law enforcement certified to apply.

Benefits:

• Salary: Annual salary of $82,000 - $85,000; commensurate with education and experience.
• Health and other Insurance: Immediate group health, dental and vision coverage and life insurance coverage.
• Retirement and Options: Retirement plan and optional deferred compensation.
• Paid Leave: Holidays, sick leave, vacation leave, and parental leave.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree in park and recreation management or natural resource management or other related degrees as determined by the Department
• Three years of managing a park or other related work experience.
• Preferred experience in management and broad-based interaction with community organizations and
• Ability to effectively interface with employees and the general public is highly desired.
• A valid driver’s license and the ability to pass a background check are required.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: This class requires the employee to be certified as a law enforcement officer by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission. Certification must be obtained before the employee is given permanent status. The employee must complete a basic law enforcement training program recognized by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission and annual training as required by K.S.A. 74-5607a.

This class requires the use of a firearm for law enforcement duties; therefore, to be eligible for appointment to a position in this class, candidates cannot have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor domestic violence crime as set forth in 18  U.S.C.§ 992 (g) (8) and (9) To be eligible for certification in the state of Kansas, one must also be free of any diversions from a felony or misdemeanor domestic violence crime as set forth by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act.

Candidates for positions in this class must have the following: be a U.S. citizen; be 21 years of age at the time of appointment; free of conviction of any crime punishable by imprisonment in a federal penitentiary or a state prison; and be required to pass a physical exam administered by the hiring agency.

This class requires that at the time of appointment the selected candidate must take and pass a drug screening test approved by the Division of Personnel Services, a pre-employment physical, a standard battery of psychological tests required for admission into the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Basic Course.

Because this position requires the employee to be certified as a Law Enforcement Officer by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission, certain past and present personal behaviors can impact employee eligibility.