Department of Parks & Recreation
Location
Sacramento County, CA | United States
Job description
INFORMATION OFFICER I – COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING / HEADQUARTERS
The reporting location for this position is at the California Natural Resources Building (State Parks Headquarters) in Sacramento, CA. This position will work under the direction of the Information Officer II (IO II) in the Communications and Marketing Division.
Do you love the outdoors? Have a passion for California history? If yes, we invite you to work for the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks), where we support equitable outdoor access to all, promote stewardship of natural and cultural resources, provide recreational opportunities, and help build healthier communities. Under the direction of the IO II, the Information Officer I (IO I) provides support and direction to department staff, including planning, researching, writing, editing and preparing information material for dissemination through all major means of communication. Researches, writes, and edits press releases, media advisories, talking points, reports, scripts, blogs, videos, social media and other information material. The IO I will be required to provide on-camera interviews. The incumbent is also a key member of a team providing functional media, public relations, and communications guidance for the department as well as providing support to the department’s various divisions and departments statewide. Individual must embrace new technology, looking beyond State Parks’ current framework and exploring new possibilities to best serve the public.
Training and Development Assignments may be considered.
This position is designated as telework eligible-remote centered. However, changes to the telework program are at the department’s discretion. Remote-centered employees may be required to report in person to Sacramento headquarters and/or offsite events or locations, as determined by management, and will be required to utilize a shared workspace or “hotel” when working in the office.
State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact [email protected] .
This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the Final Filing Date of this job posting.
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Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is a discussion of how an applicant's education, training, experience, and skills meet the criteria in the duty statement and qualify the applicant for the position.
Please include a 1-2 page(s), 12-point font, Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) that describes your experience as it relates to this position/Duty Statement. Resumes and cover letters will not take the place of the SOQ.
Failure to include and complete the SOQ may result in disqualification for interview.
Candidates that believe they meet the Minimum
qualifications based on a pattern of education from the classification
description (specifications) must provide a copy of your degree/transcripts
and/or license along with your application (STD. 678) to be considered for this
position. If selected for the position official sealed transcripts
will be required prior to appointment.
DO NOT include any confidential information to your application or supporting documents (i.e., Social Security Number, birthdate, marital status, medical information, examination results, method of eligibility, etc.)
SROA/SURPLUS Applicants: You must check the SROA/Surplus as your claimed method of eligibility and attach your SROA/Surplus letter as an additional document.Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
If submitting your completed Application Package by mail or hand delivery, you must include the Position # 549-044-5601-001 and the Job Control # JC-418840 in the “Examination or Job Title for which you are applying” section on the STD. 678.
Note: If you are applying for multiple positions, you must complete a STD. 678 for each position separately. Incomplete applications or applications received with multiple positions listed on one application will not be considered.
Employment History on the STD 678 must be complete and include dates, accurate hours per week, total time worked, duties and responsibilities, and contact names and phone numbers of supervisors. Failure to submit a completed STD 678 may result in you being screened out. Only the most qualified candidates will be invited to an interview.Required Application Package Documents
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