Job Requisition ID: 57614 Opening Date: 07/29/2026Closing Date: 08/12/2026Agency: Department of Natural ResourcesClass Title: SITE SERVICES SPECIALIST II - 41118 Skill Option: None Bilingual Option: Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $5,834 a month; Full Salary Range $5,834 - $8,307 a monthJob Type: SalariedCategory: Full Time County: MadisonNumber of Vacancies: 1Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCMEMerit Comp Code: N/A

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Position Overview

The Illinois Departement of Natural Resources is seeking to hire a Site Services Specialist 2 at the Lewis & Clark State Historic Site. This position will serve as a supervisor establishing annual goals and objectives, coordinate the activities of site volunteers, seasonal interpreters and provide guidance and training to staff. The selected candidate will oversee planning and installation of temporary exhibits to enhance the interpretive program, conduct tours, educational programs, and various workshops for volunteers and interested persons, oversee the site's period clothing prgram and dress in period clothing as needed when performing, assist with the acquisition of historical or reproduction artifacts, prepare a quarterly newsletter, annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and travel to various historic sites. We welcome all interested and qualified candidates to apply today.

Essential Functions

• Under general supervision of the Site Superintendent, plans, directs, and supervises staff engaged in historic site interpretive activities, volunteer service activities, and educational programming including special events, tours and other activities.
• Functions as site interpretive training coordinator.
• Serves as working supervisor.
• Recruits, trains, schedules and coordinates seasonal interpreters and volunteers at the site.
• Serves as Site Volunteer Coordinator.
• Oversees the care of collections and reproductions.
• Performs other duties as requires or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skills and abilities equivalent to a Bachelor's degree with courses in history, archaeology, anthropology, cultural science, park and recreation programming, liberal arts, or museum studies supplemented by four years of related historic site interpretive program coordination or functional supervisory experience. Related experience may be substituted for college education, but completion of high school or possession of a G.E.D. Certificate is a minimum educational requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of American, Illinois and local history.
• Extensive knowledge of research techniques, interpretive methodology and local historical resources.
• Working knowledge in the operation of computer systems and audio-visual equipment.
• Two (2) years of experience developing written and oral interpretive information and presenting it before employees, groups, organizations, general public, educational administrators, teachers, and students.
• Two (2) years of experience evaluating the effectiveness of training programs and materials and assessing the need of further site training.
• Two (2) years of experience writing research findings with meaning and clarify in a manner that achieves comprehension.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties as needed.
• Requires ability to work overtime, nights, and weekends as needed.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Agency and Division Statement

IDNR Agency Statement

Charged with preserving, protecting and promoting Illinois' natural and cultural resources, 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.

Office of Land Management

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 56 Historic Sites, Monuments, and Memorials. OLM facilitates activities from small group interpretive programming at Historical Sites, to hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping.

Work Hours: Regular schedule Mon.-Fri. 8:30am - 5:00pm, 1-hr lunch. Rotation every 3rd weekend. Rotation week off Fri. work Sat. & Sun. off Mon.
Headquarter Location: Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, 1 Lewis and Clark Trl, Hartford, Illinois, 62048
Work County: Madison
Agency Contact: Vicky Fowler
Email: [email protected]
Phone #: 217-785-5387
Posting Group: Environmental & Natural Resources

This position DOES NOT contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

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