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Seasonal Maintenance Worker

National Park Service

Department of the Interior

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Salary

$30 - $35

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This seasonal job with the National Park Service involves hands-on maintenance tasks like fixing buildings and utilities in Deer Lodge, Montana, from April to December.

Workers help skilled tradespeople with at least two areas such as carpentry, plumbing, or electrical work, often outdoors and affected by weather.

It's ideal for someone with practical trade experience who enjoys physical work in a national park setting and can handle varying schedules.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform work in at least two trades (e.g., carpentry, painting, plumbing) without more than normal supervision
  • Knowledge of technical practices, including precise and artistic skills
  • Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, and blueprints
  • Proficiency in using and maintaining tools and equipment
  • Understanding of materials used in maintenance trades
  • Physical ability to perform outdoor maintenance duties in varying weather
  • Relevant paid or volunteer experience in trades, documented in resume

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 length of appointment: April-December 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, in more than one of the trades listed in the duties, without more than normal supervision (SCREEN OUT) Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic).

Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading). Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment. Knowledge of Materials.

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 summer seasonal positions perform recurring building and/or utility maintenance and operation duties to assist journeymen and other higher graded maintenance workers.

You will perform a minimum of two of the following trades: Carpentry Painting Plumbing Roofing Electrical Cement Finishing Masonry Wastewater Plant Operator Water Plant Operator

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IM-1540-GRKO-26-12898527-DE