Visitor Services Assistant/ Park Ranger

This is a great opportunity to gain experience developing and delivering programs and working at one of the main recreation areas on the Stanislaus National Forest. Pinecrest is located on the Highway 108 corridor in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains. We are home to Sonora Pass, the Dardanelles, and the Emigrant Wilderness. It is a beautiful setting and summer recreation opportunities abound! We have government housing available. Here are some of the tasks for the positions. 

• Develops and presents a variety of interpretive programs including orientation talks, conducted walks, and demonstrations to a variety of general public audiences or school groups.
• Initiates or assists with development or revision of interpretive materials, such as brochures, guidebooks, handouts, and exhibits.
• Operates a variety of audiovisual and other equipment used in connection with interpretive programs. Assists in conducting teacher training and orientation programs.
• Prepares and conducts on-and-off site environmental education programs for a variety of audiences. Initiates or assists with the creation or revision of environmental education materials.
• Inventories and maintains stock of environmental education materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Provides orientation, interpretive, and regulatory information relating to site specific regulations, hunting and fishing programs, and other visitor activities.
• Assists with maintaining working relationships with partnership organizations by attending a variety of events and functions, giving informative talks, and asking for assistance that benefits all parties involved.
• Communicates effectively with visitors and staff by writing or through interpretive activities that aid in implementing the visitor center’s outreach program.
• Drafts a variety of written materials that include news releases, articles, correspondence, and event flyers designed to increase understanding of the Forest Service Mission,
• Encourage attendance at or assistance with a special event, explain the practices, goals and objectives of the visitor center, and/or related issues.
• Assists with issuing special permits for wildlife/natural resource dependent recreational activities or other appropriate and compatible special events or activities