Park Superintendent I- Fort Delaware State Park

State of Delaware
Any Location, DE
Category Education
Job Description
The Assistant Superintendent works in conjunction with the Park Superintendent and Fort staff members in accommodating guests at Fort Delaware. Originally built to protect the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia, Pea Patch Island also became a Union prison camp during the Civil War, housing up to as many as 10,048 Confederate prisoners of war at one time and was manned only briefly during World Wars I and II. Pea Patch Island is home to one of the largest Atlantic Coast nesting sites for herons, egrets, and ibises north of Florida.

Requirements

  • Interprets and applies park rules and regulations
  • Oversees revenue collection, recording and deposit
  • Coordinates visitor programs and services
  • Assists Park visitors and the public by providing information, first aid/emergency care and attention to concerns that may occur within or proximate to the park boundaries
  • Develops and maintains effective working relationships with adjacent landowners, park volunteers, contractors, vendors, community groups, and park benefactors
  • Ensures public safety through regular inspection of park facilities and grounds
  • Maintains and compiles fiscal and narrative records and reports
  • May schedule, assign and review the work of full time and seasonal park staff
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