Jobs

Seasonal Employment

These parks are STILL HIRING seasonal employees:

* Bruneau Dunes--Maintenance Park Aid--Janitorial
* City of Rocks
* Eagle Island
* Harriman--3 days/week office position
* Heyburn
* Land of the Yankee Fork
* Old Mission 
* Winchester

Why spend the summer indoors when you can work outside in a beautiful state park?  Idaho State Parks offers a variety of seasonal employment opportunities.

Seasonal employees are an important part of the park staff, helping to make the park an inviting destination and a pleasant place to stay.

There are a wide variety of tasks to perform; maintenance duties to include building and grounds maintenance, general cleaning, minor repair, mowing, trimming and irrigation. As a seasonal employee, you may find yourself working on interpretive programs and public relations which involves developing and presenting campground programs, junior ranger programs, guided hikes, and camp fire talks. Working at the entrance station of a park taking money or answering questions may fill your day.  

Pay range varies from park to park and is dependent on type of job; a typical starting salary for new hire Ranger Aid I positions is $7.25/hr .  Higher compensation available commensurate with experience and job requirements.  Work hours also vary from park to park and job to job.  Often, both seasonal staff and regular park employees work weekends and holidays, when the parks are busiest.  

TYPES of JOBS a seasonal employee might perform

Building and Grounds Maintenance  General cleaning of visitor center and office facilities; daily cleaning of public rest rooms, washing windows, vacuuming, dusting, and scrubbing floors; collecting and disposing of garbage and litter; minor repair of facilities and equipment; lawn mowing, trimming and irrigation.

Public Relations  Greeting visitors; maintaining park publication inventory and displays; responding to information requests from management, staff and visitors; providing information in person and via email, phone, and fax.

Retail  Maintaining retail displays of resale inventory, ordering replacement inventory, operating a cash register and making change for item sales; handling money including balancing and closing cash register; completing sales transmittals and making bank deposits.

Clerical  Keeping required records and files, preparing correspondence and reports, or filing and compiling data for reports as directed.

Interpretive Program  Presenting outdoor campfire programs and Junior Ranger programs for children.  In addition you may be building wayside exhibits and interpretive signing, interior interpretive exhibits at park visitor centers, or producing brochures, and trail guides.

Resource Management  Inventorying and monitoring plants and wildlife, treating noxious weeds, serving on a wildfire suppression crew, repairing fences, working on trails and restoring disturbed landscapes.

Marina Duties  Fueling Boats and providing other assistance to boaters.

Length of employment: The length of employment differs among the parks, but typically lasts 15 weeks from the latter part of May to the first part of September.  However, there are jobs that begin as early as March and may last into November. Because the need varies, return to school needs and travel schedules can often be taken into consideration.  If you have any questions, please contact the specific park.

Requirements: You should be able to perform routine maintenance tasks such as cleaning rest rooms, operate a variety of equipment, follow written and oral instructions, perform moderately heavy labor, work under adverse weather conditions, and deal appropriately and tactfully with others. Some positions require a valid drivers license, standard First-Aid and CPR certifications. You may also be required to wear a uniform.

How to Apply:  Apply online or download and complete the Seasonal Application Form, then mail it to the Idaho State Park of your choice. Addresses are available below and are also available on each parks individual webpage.

Most parks will make hiring decisions during early spring; however, applications are accepted throughout the summer because seasonal positions may become available during the summer and fall months.


Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation participates in the E-Verify program an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.

       
 
Some parks have housing available for the seasonal staff (shown below).  For more information about housing availability, seasonal vacancies or other information you may contact the park at the address and phone numbers below.

You may also contact the Human Resources office in Boise at the address below or call (208) 514-2493 or jobs@idpr.idaho.gov.

Idaho State Parks Human Resources Office
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0065  
  

Idaho State Parks & Recreation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is our policy to recruit and hire qualified persons without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

For more information please contact the Human Resource office at the address below or call (208) 514-2493 or jobs@idpr.idaho.gov.

Idaho State Parks Human Resources Office
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0065