Natural Resource/Trails Supervisor (Parks & Recreation)

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Natural Resource Supervisor will oversee the management, stewardship and program delivery of the Parks & Recreation Department’s natural resources, trails and environmental activities at all Berks County owned Parks and trails.

The employee is responsible for assisting, creating plans and the management of the Park System’s natural areas- including trails, forests, fields, waterways, and gardens.

This position directs and manages park maintenance staff and is required to handle a multitude of tasks including working with other program staff, volunteers, and organizations, as well as administrative functions. 

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential Functions

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to:

Working in close consultation with the Director, Assistant Director and Park Maintenance Supervisor, the Natural Resource Supervisor will be responsible for the following:


* Manage trail maintenance, conduct inspections to ensure proper use and maintenance of County trails. 


* Implement cyclical maintenance plans for natural park areas, including vegetation removal, invasive species, hazard trees, erosion control and other factors.


* Prepare scopes of work, develop cost estimates and perform construction and project management and oversight.


* Train, assign and supervise staff and volunteers for maintenance and improvement projects.


* Develop partnerships with volunteer groups, educational institutions, and corporations to develop cooperative projects/activities that benefit the resource.


* Formulates policies and procedures for natural resource management.

Serves as a technical consultant with industry and governmental agencies. 


* Oversee the identification and plans for removal of hazardous trees within the Parks system. 


* Assure and uphold the protection of the Parks systems natural resources, as they relate to current industry standards. 


* Develop guidelines for types of trails uses and carrying capacities.  Help to disseminate information to trails users and general public.


* Develop and present general environmental and natural resource programs that highlight the Berks County Parks & Recreation system.

This will include presentations prepared for school groups, adults, Scout troops and others as a community service. 


* Work with other Park programming staff to develop programs, workshops and events to be presented as part of the Departments public outreach programming. 


* Review and work with the Antietam Lake Park Master Plan to develop and implement proposed phased improvements. 


* Seek and apply for grants and other funding sources for projects that will benefit the natural resources or environmental programming of the Parks system and the implementation of Parks projects.


* Develop educational displays and interpretive signage for the Parks systems natural resources. 


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