TPWD - Intern - II - III; Outdoor Education and Outreach Team Intern - Austin

TPWD MISSION

To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Texas Parks and Wildlife offers a variety of benefits for employees such as generous paid time off, group insurance, retirement and pension, and frequent training and staff development opportunities.
Other benefits include longevity pay, merit pay, deferred compensation, flexible benefit plans, 401K/457 retirement plans, direct deposit, staggered work hours, Employee Assistance Program and a Return-to-Work Program.
For new employees or rehires, health insurance is available on the 1st of the following month after a 60-day waiting period.
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Under the direction of the Outdoor Education and Outreach Manager, this internship is an opportunity designed for students to obtain relevant work experience to be competitive for future positions in informal education, interpretation, outdoor recreation, and community engagement. Duties may include assisting with community engagement and outreach initiatives, preparing, conducting inventory, and organizing outreach materials for programming events, data analysis of state park visitation, overnight camping workshops and outdoor education programming in Texas State Parks, engaging the general public in outdoor heritage recreation at community events, and additional outreach duties as assigned.

Ensures compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations, and agency policies and procedures. Performs additional duties as assigned. Complies with all Agency, Division, and Branch rules, regulations, and procedures.

NOTE:

As students, paid work experience reflected on your application may be limited. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to include any additional educational, volunteer, civic/community engagement or life experiences that address the knowledge, skills and abilities reflected on this intern opportunity within the work experience section of the application.

40% Support the State Parks Community Engagement Coordinator by assisting with cultural engagement planning and attending collaborative working group sessions.

20% Support the Texas Outdoor Family program by attending and assisting with introductory camping workshops and related prep and inventory tasks.

20% Support the Buffalo Soldier Heritage and Outreach Program by assisting with historical outreach programming, social media, and artifact management tasks.

15% General support of the Outdoor Education and Outreach team and the Interpretive Services program by attending programs at State Parks and assisting with various interpretation.

5%
Marginal

Job Duties:

Performs additional duties as assigned. Complies with Agency, Division and Department rules, regulations, and procedures.

Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited college or university or recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree or higher within the last 6 months.

Minimum of 18 completed semester credit hours from an accredited college or university at time of application.

Must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 grade point scale or "Pass" on a Pass/Fail system.

None required.

Must possess a valid state driver’s license.

• Knowledge of Texas State Parks.
• Skill in effective verbal and written communication.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with peers or leaders while working on projects or assignments.
• Skill in managing several projects simultaneously.
• Skill in using MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Skill in exercising leadership qualities.
• Skill in civic or community engagement.
• Skill in meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to prepare reports.
• Ability to maintain flexibility and work with frequent interruptions and multiple changing priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the public utilizing written, oral and visual means.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Abil…