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Employment & Volunteer Opportunities

Interested in a career in education, resource management, and the Federal Government? Looking for a summer job that offers skill-based training and outdoor activities? Curious about ways to give back to your National Parks? Explore the employment and volunteer opportunities below:

 

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Permanent and Seasonal Positions

Park Service Positions
Permanent and seasonal National Park Service positions are advertised on USAJOBS - the application process varies for each job. Please see announcements posted there for further information, and explore the National Park Service's employment and volunteering resources. Check below for the latest employment opportunities at Paterson Great Falls!

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Paterson Great Falls Employment Opportunities
Seasonal Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating)

Open & closing dates: 06/20/2024 to 07/05/2024
Salary: Wage Grade 4, $24.42 - $28.50 per hour
Appointment type: Temporary - 1039 Hours; The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is Jun - Dec but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: Aug 2024.

Duties:

• Maintain landscapes and roadsides using equipment including riding mowers, push mowers, weed eaters, 3-blade trimmers, backpack blowers, work trucks, and hand tools.
• Perform custodial services such as cleaning the restrooms, Visitor Centers, and administrative offices and emptying interior trash cans.
• Pick up litter along roadsides and empty interior trash cans.
• Perform trail maintenance.
• Loads and unloads supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies, etc.
• Moves furniture, removes, and sets signs, paints picnic tables and signs, rakes and waters lawns, trims trees and shrubbery, picks up litter, cleans and repairs fire pits.
• Digs ditches and trenches with pick and shovel where soil is hard and compact and must grade or slope; occasionally breaks up pavement, soil, or concrete; mixes and pours concrete, asphalt, and hot/cold mix; filles and levels holes in damaged roads. Moves heavily loaded wheelbarrows and hand trucks; uses heavy type power mowers including adjusting blades, cleaning, and oiling.
• Cuts tress and heavy vegetation with axe, chainsaw, or powered brush cutters; stacks heavy logs, lumber, sacks of cement, etc. or performs other duties requiring similar judgement and comparable physical effort.

For further information and to submit an application, review the USAJobs WG4 Seasonal Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating Job Posting)

 

The Great Falls Youth Corps offers exciting opportunities for summer employment at a National Park!

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Great Falls Youth Corps

Join the ranks of our seasonal Youth Corps members, ambassadors who provide tours, educational programs, and information to visitors while fostering workplace skills and introducing young adults to careers in the Federal Government!

To learn more, visit our Great Falls Youth Corps resource page.

 

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Volunteer Opportunities

Join our Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) team! From assisting in site cleaning and maintenance to education and craft activities, volunteers play an important role in keeping our National Parks open to all. To learn more, visit our Volunteer resource page.