Laborer 1 – Southern Region Parks: for Popham Beach in Phippsburg and Rangeley Lake State Park in Rangeley, Maine

Seasons:
Popham Beach State Park – 01720-0151 – 12 Weeks (Approximately 06/08/2025 to 08/30/2025)

Rangeley Lake State Park – 01720-2821 – 12 Weeks (Approximately 05/04/2025 to 07/26/2025)

The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands Division, is recruiting to fill two Full Time Seasonal (12 Weeks) Laborer I positions, located in the Southern Region of Maine.

BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION: This is maintenance and personal services work in performing a variety of unskilled manual labor tasks associated with minor maintenance, repair, and upkeep at such places as parks, boat facilities, cemeteries, garages, and agricultural growing sites. Responsibilities include mowing, shoveling miscellaneous material, lifting, and moving heavy objects, cleaning and servicing vehicles and equipment, making minor repairs to, and maintaining buildings, preparing, and planting cuttings and seeds, preparing grounds/fields for planting, and/or assisting trades workers in various duties. Some positions may require frequent bending, constant moving, and lifting and moving heavy objects on a regular basis. Reasonable accommodation will be made for qualified handicapped employees. Work is performed under immediate supervision.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.

For questions specific to the positions, please contact the following: 

Popham Beach: Haylee Parsons, Haylee.Parsons@maine.gov or (207) 688-4712

Rangeley Lake: Scott Bevins, Scott.C.Bevins@maine.gov or (207) 864-3858

The following general information pertains to seasonal employment at Maine State Parks: 

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older (Lifeguards must be 16 or older)
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or have legal authority to work in the U.S.
• Housing is provided in the Penobscot River Corridor and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.
• In general, housing is not available at the other parks.
• Most positions are scheduled to work 40 hours each week, with weekends and some holidays required.
• Parks seasonal positions are required to wear uniforms which are provided by the agency.