Park Maintenance Worker (Semi Skilled Laborer)

Full Job Description

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is seeking a full-time Seasonal Park Maintenance Worker to join the team at Shawnee State Park.

In this role, you’ll perform semi-skilled manual work to support the construction, upkeep, and overall maintenance of park grounds and facilities.

If you enjoy hands-on work in a beautiful outdoor setting, we encourage you to apply today!

Requirements

In this role, you will perform semi-skilled maintenance and construction work to support the upkeep of Shawnee State Park. You may work independently or assist skilled trades staff to ensure park buildings, grounds, and facilities remain safe, clean, and welcoming for visitors.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting skilled maintenance staff with repairs to buildings and facilities using carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and other trade tools
• Operating, maintaining, and cleaning park vehicles and equipment
• Supporting construction and maintenance tasks such as building simple forms for concrete work, mixing and placing cement, finishing surfaces, and laying stone or block walls
• Performing grounds maintenance, including mowing, trimming, cutting firewood, picking up litter, cleaning grills, sweeping paved areas, digging holes or ditches, and clearing drains and culverts
• Assisting with site preparation, seeding, planting, and maintaining trees and shrubs
• Painting or staining park buildings, signs, gates, and other structures
• Completing general housekeeping tasks, including cleaning and supplying restrooms, pit latrines, offices, and other buildings, as well as performing minor repairs such as replacing bulbs or tightening fixtures
• Ensuring the safe and proper use of all equipment, power tools, and hand tools
• Providing friendly, helpful assistance and information to park visitors
• Completing required forms and records, such as daily logs, mileage sheets, fuel records, and leave requests
• Operating a two-way radio in accordance with established procedures

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

This is a seasonal, full-time position with no healthcare benefits. There is not an option to buy into health care benefits.

The season runs from approximately March 2026 until October 2026 at which time the employee will be placed on leave without pay.

The employee will automatically be returned to employment approximately March 2027.

Work shifts/days vary, will work 5 days/37.5 hrs per week to include weekends and holidays

Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.

You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience in laboring work including the use of tools and equipment used in maintenance or construction; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.