[CLOSED] Education / Information Officer – Position# K0244704

If you’re looking for a rewarding career, working alongside dedicated colleagues who share your conservation values and love of outdoor recreation, you’ll feel right at home with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). As a member of the KDWP team, you’ll work with others to conserve Kansas wildlife and its habitats, while ensuring our citizens enjoy and appreciate the state’s diverse natural resources. KDWP offers competitive pay; paid sick, vacation, maternity, and paternity leave; and excellent health and retirement benefits.

This unclassified, full-time position is part of the Education Section team and is stationed at the Kansas City District Office in Shawnee, Kansas. It is directly supervised by Michael Rader, Wildlife Education Supervisor. This position supports established  relationships/partnerships with many school districts in the multi-county region of northeast Kansas, as well as multiple NGOs and other (local, State and Federal) governmental agencies. The incumbent will conduct in-service trainings for local teachers, administrators, and students to implement wildlife/aquatic and outdoor education into the curriculum of local school districts. Additional duties for this position include: Coordination for the operation of the Satellite Reference Center located at the Kansas City District Office with partner organizations and coordination of the Outdoor Wildlife Learning Site program (OWLS) within a designated northeastern Kansas region; Development, coordination and presentation of wildlife education outreach programs in Kansas City metro and surrounding areas; Coordinate and promote outdoor skills programs and R3 efforts in the KC area and work effectively with the public, volunteers, department employees, conservation organizations, city and governmental agencies, involving them in all aspects of environmental and outdoor education.

Apply at https://admin.ks.gov/services/state-employment-center