Reference #: 5174080
THE POSITION
The Department of Conservation & Natural Resources is currently looking to hire a seasonal Park Maintenance Worker to assist with the upkeep of Oil Creek State Park. This position entails a variety of manual and semi-skilled labor tasks that are essential for maintaining the park's grounds and facilities. Responsibilities may include landscaping, cleaning, and performing minor repairs to ensure that the park remains a safe and enjoyable environment for visitors. If you are interested in contributing to the preservation of this beautiful natural space, we encourage you to apply now and become a part of our dedicated team!
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
In this position, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks that contribute to the maintenance and upkeep of park facilities and grounds. Your duties will include excavating holes and ditches using hand tools, loading trucks with materials such as sand, gravel, and waste using a hand shovel, and removing trees and brush with tools like saws, axes, or chainsaws. Additionally, you will be tasked with mowing and trimming grass using power mowers, small riding tractors, powered line trimmers, power edgers, or hand tools. Maintaining cleanliness in restrooms, washhouses, and other park buildings will also be part of your responsibilities.
In winter, you will clear snow from walkways and roads using hand tools, snow blowers, or small tractors. You will assist skilled tradespeople in their work, providing support as needed, and perform minor repairs on various structures and facilities utilizing tools from carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and other building trades. Operating and maintaining general park equipment, including tractors, pumps, compressors, chainsaws, and generators, will be essential to your role. You will also drive a truck to transport personnel and materials to job sites, assist in various tasks, and help maintain the buildings and grounds by painting structures and equipment with rollers, brushes, or power sprayers. Additional responsibilities will include repairing screens, windows, and doors, performing landscaping work, and cutting and splitting firewood, along with any other duties 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: 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.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
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 possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver's license or equivalent.
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 forthe 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.
EXAMINATION 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.
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.
