Salary:   $45,074.00 Annually      

Location:   Aiken County, SC

Job Type:   FTE - Full-Time

Job Number:      168155

Agency:  Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism      

Division:   Redcliffe State Park

Opening Date    08/19/2024        

Closing Date       9/2/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Residency Requirement: Yes      

Class Code: BC32

Position Number: 60021473        

Normal Work Schedule:  Other

Normal Work Schedule (Other): Full-time, 40 hours per week rotating schedule including weekends and holidays.               

Pay Band:  Band 4

Hiring Range - Min. $45,074.00  

Hiring Range - Max. $45,074.00

Opening Date    08/19/2024        

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Agency Specific Application

Procedures: Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the State application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position. A State application MUST be submitted electronically through the www.careers.sc.gov website.             

Residency

Requirement (specifics): Residency in agency-provided housing is required. Employee will be required to sign a residency agreement, which outlines the expectations for rent and utilities.

Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities

Redcliffe Plantation, completed in 1859, was once the home of James Henry Hammond, three generations of his descendants, and numerous African-American families like the Henleys, Goodwins, and Wigfalls who worked at the site as enslaved laborers and later as free men and women. Now one of the many historic plantations South Carolina has opened to the public, this site encompasses the ambition, wealth and power of James Henry Hammond as well as the injustices and suffering forced on the hundreds of enslaved peoples who were forced to live and work on the land. A successful cotton planter, congressman, governor and senator, Hammond spent his life defending the southern plantation system and his status within it.

Job Purpose and Duties:

Under general supervision, assist with overall operation and educational programming of a State Park.  Performs diversified duties as governed by general instruction, policies and standard operating procedures of the Department. Assumes the responsibilities of the Park Manager in the absence of higher-level employees.

1)            Plans, promotes, and conducts thematic tours of historic house museum, programs, workshops, and activities for the park visitor through personal contact, verbal, and written communications.

2)            Conducts research in areas relative to Redcliffe Plantation to enhance interpretation, exhibits and resource management.

3)            Maintenance of grounds and housekeeping of historic house museum.

4)            Promotes the park, the park system and the state through off-park presentations, newspaper/Parkview articles, and other media appearances.

5)            Assist with park administrative and operational activities.

6)            Recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers. Coordinates volunteers in conducting workshops and other park projects.

7)            Practice and promote teamwork within the Park Service, throughout the agency and with external agency stakeholders. Represents office as an active member on agency teams assigned throughout the year.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Master's degree or a Bachelor’s degree and two years’ experience in the interpretation, public history, or the museum field.

Additional Requirements:

1)            Position requires light to medium lifting, walking, standing on uneven terrain, crawling, and working at heights. Work is in weather extremes.

2)            Ability to relate well to the general public, research and deliver program information in a positive manner. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. 3) Valid SC driver' license.

Additional Comments

Actual Job Location: Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site.

https://southcarolinaparks.com/redcliffe (https://southcarolinaparks.com/redcliffe)

Full-time, 40 hours per week rotating schedule including weekends and holidays.

Residency in agency-provided housing is required. Employee will be required to sign a residency agreement, which outlines the expectations for rent and utilities.

The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.

Agency

State of South Carolina  Agency

Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Address

1205 Pendleton Street

Columbia, South Carolina, 29201

Phone

803-734-0861

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