Park Technician 1 (PCN 10-5079)

Full Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation, is recruiting for a Park Technician 1 in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

The Park Technician 1 plays a critical role in ensuring that park facilities are safe, clean, and welcoming to the public.

This position oversees daily operations in assigned park areas, including maintenance and servicing of outhouses, campgrounds, trailheads, public-use cabins, picnic pavilions, fee stations, and other essential infrastructure.

Serving as a frontline leader, the Park Technician 1 supervises, trains, and directs Alaska Conservation Corps members and volunteers, fostering a culture of stewardship, professionalism, and teamwork.

This position supports all facets of park operations, including facility and grounds maintenance, public safety, visitor services, recreation management, and natural resource protection.

Through strong leadership and hands-on engagement, the Park Technician 1 directly contributes to operational excellence and the long-term stewardship of Alaska’s public lands.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation is committed to providing outdoor recreation opportunities while conserving and interpreting Alaska’s natural, cultural, and historic resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

The Division works to ensure that Alaska’s parks remain accessible, safe, and well-managed, balancing public use with long-term stewardship.

By promoting responsible recreation, protecting significant landscapes and cultural sites, and fostering public understanding of Alaska’s lands and waters, DPOR strengthens public appreciation and respect for these shared resources.

This careful balance between access and conservation ensures that Alaska’s state parks continue to serve the public interest and remain resilient and sustainable over time.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Come join a high-functioning, dedicated team of public servants at Chugach State Park and help care for one of Alaska’s most treasured public lands.

As Alaska's most visited state park, Chugach offers exceptional opportunities for professional growth while making a meaningful impact every day.

You will develop skills in park operations, leadership, conflict resolution, visitor services, and natural resource stewardship.

Employees are encouraged to take initiative, manage projects, and build experience that supports advancement within the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation and the Department of Natural Resources.

We value teamwork, accountability, and work-life balance, and we offer flexible scheduling when operationally feasible. The work is hands-on, mission-driven, and deeply rewarding.

Your efforts directly support public safety, recreation access, and the long-term stewardship of Alaska’s parks for future generations.

At Chugach State Park, your work truly matters — to the community, to the state, and to Alaska’s outdoor legacy.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Chugach State Park is located in Southcentral Alaska and spans nearly half a million acres surrounding the city of Anchorage, offering a unique blend of urban access and expansive natural landscapes.

Anchorage provides the amenities of a large city while remaining closely connected to trails, mountains, and outdoor recreation areas that are part of daily work life.

The work environment is primarily outdoor and field-based, with regular travel to park sites across the region.

Duties are performed in varied terrain and weather conditions, requiring adaptability, resilience, and a strong appreciation for Alaska’s dynamic natural environment.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

Click here to learn more about working for the Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation.

Requirements

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Definitions:
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Special Note: Positions in this class require possessing a valid driver’s license.
Some positions may require evening and/or weekend work. Travel to remote locations by small plane or boat may be required.
Positions in this job class have access, and may be required, to carry a firearm for wildlife protection. If this requirement is present, it will be stated in the position description and vacancy announcement.

Qualifications

** Please read the information below carefully. **

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials. Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration. Required documents include:

SPECIAL NOTICES

Application Notice

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application. Instructions for applying are available on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task.

The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill out the Education section of the application.

If you have not yet obtained a degree, please indicate the units you have completed.

Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above.

If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S.

education programs. Alternatively, an accredited U.S.

post-secondary institution must report that the other institution's transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institution's curricula.

It is your responsibility to provide this evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time.

Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met.

If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Bargaining Unit

If you are a current state employee, please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

Driver’s License Requirement

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

Firearms

This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.

A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

EEO STATEMENTThe State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O.

Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Additional Information

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For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Ella K. Fitzwater

Park Technician 2

Phone: 907-602-7915

Email: ella.fitzwater@alaska.gov