Essential Functions

Essential Functions Continued

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to a bachelor’s degree with courses in parks and recreation, natural resource administration or public administration.
2. Requires one year of related functional supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Two (2) years of working knowledge of the principles and practices of site administration, including pheasant propagation, animal handling, structural grounds maintenance, public relations, personnel administration, and outdoor recreation programs
2. Two (2) years of experience in the brooding, specking, and inoculation of poultry
3. Two (2) years of experience in applying appropriate levels of knowledge in problem solving situations encountered in the performance of duties and responsibilities.
4.Two (2) years of experience in evaluating program effectiveness and to make recommendations on policies and procedures.
5. Two (2) years working knowledge of basic plumbing, electrical, and/or carpentry trades to make repairs on site.

Employment Conditions

All applicants must be able to meet the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.
The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description. The State of Illinois complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

1. Ability to pass a background check.
2. Valid driver’s license.
3. Ability to travel within and outside of the work location.
4. Ability to obtain pesticide and/or herbicide applicator’s license within 6 months of employment.
5. Willingness to be on call 24 hours a day for animal welfare and hatching season.
6. Ability to work under adverse environmental conditions on a year-round basis.
7. Ability to lift and transport loads which may exceed sixty pounds, and to walk over rough and broken terrain.
8. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
9. Ability to administer First Aid/CPR and maintain certification.

Agency Statement

Charged with preserving, protecting, and promoting Illinois’ natural resources, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) employees oversee water, wildlife, wetlands and oil wells, parks, historic sites – and everything in between. Employment opportunities vary greatly, often providing employees the chance to work indoors and out in a dynamic yet relaxed environment. Working for the State of Illinois, IDNR employees receive excellent benefits, including health, vision and dental insurance; a retirement plan and deferred compensation options; state holidays and other time off; as well as pre-tax benefit programs; flexible/remote work schedules may be available in for certain positions.

Division Statement

The Office of Land Management (OLM) oversees nearly 400 individual parcels of land and institutes a wide variety of programs and activities advocating outdoor recreation through sustainable use, conservation, and preservation. The Historic Sites Division of the Office of Land Management oversees 57 Historic Sites, Monuments, and Memorials. OLM facilitates activities from small group interpretive programming at Historical Sites, to hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping.