Job duties include:

• Coordinating with Missouri State Parks staff and external partners on implementing both statewide and facility-specific special events and interpretive programs that appeal to diverse audiences and cover a wide range of natural and cultural history-related topics, as well as outdoor skills and trail-related events.

• Creating and presenting off-site interpretive/educational programs for various audiences on an extensive variety of natural and cultural history topics, as well as outdoor recreation skills.

• Liaising with field interpreters on programming ideas and providing support for field interpretation.

• Assisting with the development of facility-specific interpretive panels and exhibits, facility-specific video presentations, statewide and facility-specific interpretive brochures, and facility-specific Interpretation Plans.

• Guiding the development of programs for school-aged groups in accordance with the standards outlined by the Missouri Department of Education; and coordinating with teachers, school administrators and leaders of youth organizations regarding outdoor educational resources and activities offered by Missouri State Parks.

• Planning and conducting annual training and workshops for full-time and seasonal staff, including basic principles of interpretation, advanced interpretive techniques, stewardship methods, and outdoor skills.

• Recruiting and assisting with placement of seasonal naturalists and interpreters in state parks and historic sites.

• Having a fundamental knowledge of Missouri’s major natural community types and a broad knowledge of Missouri’s major historical events, prominent figures, geography, and diverse heritage.

• Achieving Certified Interpretive Trainer (CIT) status through the National Association for Interpretation (NAI); as well as maintaining certification and membership in national and statewide professional organizations, such as NAI and the Association of Missouri Interpreters (AMI).

• Managing an annual budget and ensuring purchases and expenditures are within budgeted amounts; projecting annual needs and expenditures and proposing budget changes as needed.