About the role
@media (min-width: 320px){ .careerSite{ width: 100%; max-width: 940px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; } .cs-atscs-jobdet-rtpane{ padding-left: 0; } .maincont{ position: relative; top: 0; z-index: 0; } .lpic{ float: left; width: 50%; min-width: 305px; } .rpic{ float: left; width: 50%; } .col1{ display: inline-block; width: 25%; min-width: 125px; line-height: 1.4; float: left; } .col1 label{ font-size: 100%; color: black; padding: 0; } .col2{ display: inline-block; width: 75%; min-width: 100px; line-height: 1.4; float: left; } .col50per{ display: inline-block; width: 50%; min-width: 150px; line-height: 1.4; float: left; } .col25per{ display: inline-block; width: 25%; min-width: 150px; line-height: 1.4; float: left; } .fullwidth{ display: block; line-height: 1.4; width: 100%; text-align: center; } .threequarterwidth{ display: block; line-height: 1.4; width: 80%; text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .g_row{ clear: both; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; } footer{ position: relative; } } @media (min-width: 768px){ .cs-atscs-jobdet-rtpane{ padding-left: 250px; } .maincont{ top: 0px; } } .emplink{ color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; }
Advertisement Closes
9/14/2026 (11:59 PM ET)
2604671
Parks Program Services Leader
Pay Grade
12
Salary
$18.31 - $27.47 Hourly
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
Click here for more details on state employment.
Hiring Agency
Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet | Kentucky Department of Parks
Location
344 Caveland Drive
Olive Hill, KY 41164 USA
Description
Do you enjoy the outdoors, working with the public, and sharing Kentucky’s natural and cultural history? Carter Caves State Resort Park is seeking an enthusiastic and creative individual to join our recreation team as a full-time Parks Program Services Leader.
This position helps develop, organize, conduct, and promote recreational and interpretive programs for park visitors.
Primary responsibilities include:
Assisting with recreational programs and special events
Developing new activities and experiences for park guests
Conducting programs highlighting the park’s natural, cultural, and recreational features
Inspecting recreational facilities and equipment for cleanliness and safety
Assisting with hiking trail inspections and maintenance
Creating promotional materials, including flyers, brochures, and press releases
Maintaining program, entertainment, and incident reports
Assisting with interpretive displays and exhibits
Providing guidance to seasonal recreation employees
Interacting regularly with visitors and program participants
We offer a great package of EMPLOYEE and FAMILY-FRIENDLY BENEFITS, including:
Paid time off (sick and vacation) plus paid holidays
Overtime or compensatory time
Affordable health, dental and vision insurance with optional Health Reimbursement Account
Life insurance
Retirement
Wellness Incentives Program
Complimentary Park familiarization visits for you and family
Training and career development opportunities
Optional Deferred Compensation program (401K)
If you are passionate about the outdoors, enjoy creating memorable visitor experiences, and want to help share everything Carter Caves has to offer, we encourage you to apply!
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in recreation, outdoor recreation, park resource interpretation, physical education, history, environmental education, biology, forestry, botany, zoology, anthropology, archaeology, area studies, cultural studies, art history, geography, parks and recreation management or administration, sociology, paleoanthropology or a closely related field.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Related experience as a park naturalist, park interpreter, environmental educator, conservation educator, or in planned outdoor recreation or physical education, recreation, park resource interpretation, history, environmental education, biology, forestry, botany, zoology, anthropology, archaeology, area studies, cultural studies, art history, geography, parks and recreation management or administration, sociology, paleoanthropology or a closely related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE
Working Conditions
Work is primarily performed outdoors at an assigned state park. Extensive contact with the public is required. May have to traverse steep slopes when inspecting, building, and repairing trails.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Paul Tierney at Paul.Tierney@ky.gov or 606-286-4411.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
Millions of jobs, with real people getting hired every day
Questions, answered
Click "Apply with JobAssist" – we tailor your resume and application to this role and submit it for your approval.
Yes. This role at Commonwealth of Kentucky was screened before publishing – we confirmed the employer before listing it.
The employer didn't disclose a salary range for this listing. JobAssist shows pay whenever it's available.
This position can be done from anywhere, with no in-office requirement.
Yes – every application is tailored from your profile and this job's requirements, and you can review and edit before it's sent.