Jobs
Temporary Employment
Temporary and seasonal jobs are available at most state parks and recreation areas, with varying durations of employment to include more opportunities during our peak season. A variety of opportunities are available, including park attendants, lifeguards, office assistants, naturalists, maintenance workers, and grounds keepers.
Seasonal positions at Hanging Rock State Park are listed below. Park staff will post an alert at the top of the park's web pages if they are actively seeking applicants for a seasonal opening.
Seasonal Positions
Job Information
This position is 40 hours a week and requires working weekends and some holidays. The position will last 11 months.
The pay is $12 per hour.
Duties and Responsibilities
The person selected for this position will work with other General Utility Workers to ensure that the park's facilities are clean and maintained. This team performs daily cleanup of the restrooms, picnic area, campground, parking lots, and other public facilities.
In addition to daily cleaning, the person selected for this position will perform ground maintenance, including but not limited to: mowing, weed eating, and trail maintenance.
Requirements and Qualifications
The right person for this position should have a can-do attitude, be willing to learn, and must be able to interact with the general public in a positive manner. Most of the work completed in this position is performed outdoors, in all weather conditions. Applicants must be able to work outside in hot weather for extended periods of time.
Applicants must possess a valid driver's license and be 18 years of age or older.
Job Information
This position is 40 hours a week and will last 11 months. Schedule is generally Monday to Friday but may have exceptions for holidays and some weekends and evenings as needed, to cover the needs of the park.
The pay is $14 per hour.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include providing excellent customer service, helping visitors with questions about the park, making reservations and gift shop sales, answering the phone, working the front desk, light cleaning, and other general administrative duties, such as copying and entering data.
All training will be provided.
Requirements and Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be cheerful and helpful and have some customer service experience.
Job Information
This position works 32 to 40 hours a week and runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Weekday, weekend, and holiday work is required, with 8-hour workdays.
The pay is $14 per hour. In-park housing is available for a nominal fee.
Duties and Responsibilities
Lifeguards are responsible for maintaining vigilant watch over swimmers from the beach and diving platform at the lakefront swimming area at Hanging Rock State Park.
The employee will be responsible for enforcing swim area regulations, communicating with patrons and other guards, and performing proactive guarding and water rescues as needed. The employee is also responsible for maintaining cleanliness in swim area and bathhouse facilities.
The employee will be directly supervised by the chief lifeguard and park ranger.
Requirements and Qualifications
Lifeguards must hold a current American Red Cross or equivalent lifeguarding certification, including CPR/AED.
Applicant must not have any criminal convictions, beyond minor traffic violations.
Job Information
This position is 40 hours a week and runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Weekday, weekend, and holiday work is required, with 8-hour workdays.
The pay is $16 per hour. In-park housing is available for a nominal fee.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Chief Lifeguard is responsible for effectively working with other lifeguards to ensure duties are carried out and that the lakefront swimming area is operated in a safe manner for employees and patrons.
Work involves observing of swimmers from positions on the swim beach and diving platform, performing proactive guarding and water rescues as needed, enforcing swim area regulations, coordinating in-service training with other guards, overseeing the daily cleaning schedule, managing lifeguard rotations, and most importantly, being a leader, being willing and able to communicate, and working alongside and supervising lifeguard staff.
The employee will be directly supervised by a park ranger.
Requirements and Qualifications
The Chief Lifeguard must hold a current American Red Cross or equivalent lifeguarding certification, including CPR/AED.
Applicant must not have any criminal convictions, beyond minor traffic violations.
Job Information
This position is 40 hours a week and runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Weekday, weekend, and holiday work is required, with 8-hour workdays.
The pay is $12 per hour.
Duties and Responsibilities
This position is responsible for selling drinks and snacks and/or swim tickets at the refreshment stand/bathhouse area at Hanging Rock State Park.
The employee will operate a cash register, make change, keep inventory stocked, provide park visitors with information, and maintain the bathhouse area and restrooms in a clean and sanitary condition.
The employee will be directly supervised by a manager and a park ranger.
Requirements and Qualifications
Applicant must not have any criminal convictions, beyond minor traffic violations.
Permanent Employment
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Please note that most permanent employment opportunities have a very short posting period of only a few days. As such, permanent employment opportunities are not posted in this page.
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