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Posted: March 10, 2026 (4 days ago)

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Seasonal Custodial Worker (MVO)

National Park Service

Department of the Interior

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Location

Salary

$22.98 - $26.81

per hour

Closes

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Job Description

Summary

This seasonal job with the National Park Service involves cleaning park facilities like toilets, buildings, and campgrounds, emptying trash, and helping with general maintenance tasks such as grounds and trails.

Workers will drive government vehicles to get around and must interact politely with visitors while wearing a uniform.

It's a good fit for reliable, hands-on people who enjoy outdoor work and don't mind temporary roles that depend on weather and funding.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform custodial work independently with minimal supervision
  • Skill in using and maintaining cleaning tools and equipment
  • Dexterity and safe work practices, including keeping areas clean and organized
  • Valid driver's license and ability to operate government vehicles (MVO)
  • Capability to provide general labor assistance for maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, and trails
  • Willingness to wear a uniform and respond politely to park visitors
  • Physical ability to handle cleaning and outdoor tasks in varying weather conditions

Full Job Description

These positions may be filled for a seasonal period, up to 1560 hours, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: March-July 2026 For more park(s) information, please visit find a park.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Dexterity and Safety Work Practices (including keeping things neat, clean, and in order) If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration.

In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job.

Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone.

Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior­ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection.

Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.

Major Duties:

These positions perform the full range of custodial work including: cleaning and servicing vault toilets, buildings, campgrounds, and emptying trash receptacles.

These positions are required to operate a government vehicle to perform assigned work and may provide general labor assistance to others in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, trails, etc.

These are uniformed positions and must be able to respond to visitors politely.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IM-1540-GLAC-26-12906255-DE