Park Maintenance Worker (Semi Skilled Laborer)

Full Job Description

Get outside, stay active, and make a real difference!

Join the Department of Conservation & Natural Resources as a Seasonal Park Maintenance Worker at the beautiful French Creek and Marsh Creek State Park Complex.

This is your chance to be part of a hands-on team keeping our parks safe, clean, and enjoyable for visitors—all while gaining valuable experience, working in nature, and contributing to environmental conservation.

If you enjoy teamwork, staying active, and taking pride in tangible results, this role is made for you!

Requirements

As a Seasonal Park Maintenance Worker at the French Creek and Marsh Creek State Park Complex, you’ll spend your days working outdoors to keep the parks safe, clean, and beautiful. Your work will include maintaining trails and grounds by mowing, trimming, planting, and caring for trees and shrubs, as well as preparing sites and establishing new turf. You’ll help with general building upkeep, housekeeping, and minor repairs, and assist skilled staff with carpentry, plumbing, electrical, cement work, and the operation of water, sewage, and pool systems. You’ll also maintain vehicles and equipment, paint and stain park structures, ensure safety standards are met, assist visitors, and keep accurate records. This role offers variety, hands-on experience, and the chance to make a real impact on the parks while working weekends, holidays, and varied shifts during peak season.

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.

Condition of Employment:

• This position requires a Class C non-commercial drivers license.

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).

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.