Park Maintenance Worker - Semi Skilled Laborer - Gifford Pinchot State Park

Full Job Description

The Department of Conservation & Natural Resources is excited to announce an opportunity for a seasonal park maintenance worker position, which involves engaging in semi-skilled manual labor focused on the construction and upkeep of facilities within a State Park. This role is essential for ensuring that the park remains a safe and enjoyable environment for visitors, as it encompasses a variety of tasks such as landscaping, trail maintenance, and the repair of park structures. If you have a passion for the outdoors and a desire to contribute to the preservation of natural spaces, we encourage you to apply now and become a vital part of our team dedicated to maintaining the beauty and functionality of our state parks.

Requirements

In this position, you will engage in semi-skilled tasks independently or provide assistance to a skilled worker in the routine maintenance and construction activities within a State Park. Your responsibilities will include supporting a more experienced colleague in the upkeep and operation of the park's facilities, buildings, and grounds, utilizing a variety of trade tools. You will be required to operate a chainsaw, provided you have the necessary certification, for tasks such as felling trees, removing branches, and cutting firewood, as well as assisting skilled workers.

Additionally, you will handle equipment like log splitters, chippers, and stump grinders. Your role will also encompass the maintenance, care, and cleaning of vehicles and equipment utilized throughout the park. Ground maintenance duties will involve mowing or trimming grass and weeds with riding mowers, hand mowers, or weed eaters, cutting firewood, collecting litter, loading and transporting materials in dump trucks or pickup trucks, cleaning grills, sweeping paved areas, digging holes and ditches, and clearing drains and culverts. You will also be responsible for site preparation, seeding new turf areas, and planting and maintaining trees and shrubs. Minor repairs to buildings and facilities will be part of your tasks, requiring the use of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and other trade tools. You will paint and/or stain park buildings, signs, and gates, and ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of restrooms, offices, and other structures, performing minor repairs such as replacing light bulbs or tightening fixtures. It is essential to ensure the safe and proper use and care of all equipment, power tools, and hand tools.

In addition to these duties, you will assist park visitors by providing information in a friendly and helpful manner, complete necessary documentation such as daily records, automotive mileage sheets, fuel dispensing records, and leave slips, and may take on a leadership role for other semi-skilled laborers, volunteers, and park staff. You will also operate a two-way radio following proper procedures and perform any related work as required.

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 November 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 if needed

Telework: Youwill 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.
• 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).

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.

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.