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.
All seasonal positions at Raven Rock State Park are listed below. If none are listed, there are no seasonal positions available. Please check the top of the park's web pages for a green alert that lists which job applications are currently being accepted by park staff. If there is no green alert, that means the park has no vacancies; visit our general Jobs page to find currently open positions at other state parks.
Job Openings
This position plays an important role in maintaining the daily operation of the park. Primary responsibilities will be the cleaning of our campgrounds and park facilities, routine landscaping, running our drive-in campground, trail maintenance, conducting I&E programming, and working with maintenance and ranger staff on projects, operations, and facility maintenance. Experience with hand tools/power tools is preferred, but not required. Applicants should be self-motivated, prepared to work outside in all weather conditions, and be in good physical condition to be able to work on trails in the park. Park uniform is required (shirts will be provided). This position is full-time (40 Hours/Week) for a term of 5 months & 29 days. Weekend, evening, and/or holiday work will be required. The pay will be $15 per hour. A valid Drivers License is required. Interested applicants, (18 years & older) may fill out a PD-107 form online or at the parks Visitor Center.
Job duties:
- Check-in/check-out drive-in campers
- Work with ranger staff on I&E programming
- Handling camper reports and paperwork
- Sell firewood
- Clean all park facilities
- Clean campsites
- Routine landscaping with mowers, trimmers, blowers, etc.
- Maintain trails
- Provide park information to visitors
- Assist with parking vehicles
- Assist with emergency situations
This position plays an important role in maintaining the daily operation of the park. Primary responsibilities will be being the “face” of the park at the front desk of the Visitor Center, answering visitor questions, providing maps, selling retail items, and checking campers in. Applicants should be self-motivated and able to multi-task by working with multiple guests and answering phones at the same time. Applicants should also be able to accurately count change along with making sure that the retail register is correct at the end of the day. Park uniform is required (shirts will be provided). This position is full-time (40 Hours/Week) for a term of 5 months & 29 days. Weekend, evening, and/or holiday work will be required. The pay will be $17 per hour. Interested applicants, (18 years & older) may fill out a PD-107 form online or at the parks Visitor Center.
Job Duties:
- Check-in primitive campground campers
- Answer phones in a professional manner
- Taking phone messages
- Handling camper reports and paperwork
- Be proficient with basic computer skills and email
- Provide park information to visitors
- Being responsible for the monies from sales
- Cleaning Visitor Center kitchen and employee bathroom, and assisting staff in keeping other facilities clean, when needed
- Other duties as needed
Permanent Employment
All permanent job listings are posted through the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources Online Job Application System.
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.