Park Maintenance Workers

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Job Information

• Job Title:
  
  Park Maintenance Workers (Athabasca District)
• Job Requisition
• Ministry:
  Forestry and Parks
• Location:
  
  Athabasca District (Long Lake, Cross Lake, North Buck Lake)
• Full or Part-Time:
  Full-Time
• Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
• Permanent/Temporary:
  Temporary – Wage, Seasonal
• Scope:
  Open Competition
• Closing Date:
  Open Until Suitable Candidates Found
• Classification:
  Maintenance Service Worker 1, 2, and 3

Salary

• MSW1 (Maintenance Service Worker
  1) – $23.11 - $26.00 per hour
• MSW2 (Maintenance Service Worker
  2) – $24.80 - $30.36 per hour
• MSW3 (Maintenance Service Worker
  3) – $26.18 - $32.08 per hour

In addition to regular wages, regular Wage employees receive 11.6% in lieu of benefits and vacation leave.

• 5.6% of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays
• 6% of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation pay

In addition to the regular wages and the additional pay in lieu of benefits and vacation, regular wage employees are entitled to shift premium pay.

• $3.25 per hour for weekends and holidays
• $2.75 per hour for evenings

Provincial Parks are essential to the quality of life that Albertans enjoy. They conserve our natural landscapes and wildlife habitat and offer a broad range of nature‑based outdoor recreational opportunities. Alberta’s parks inspire people to discover, value, protect, and enjoy the natural world and the benefits it provides for current and future generations.

For more information about the Ministry of Forestry and Parks, visit

For more information on Park locations visit:

If you enjoy working outside and are committed to caring for Alberta Park’s facilities and campgrounds, come join our Maintenance Team in the Athabasca District. We are looking for highly motivated, well‑organized, responsible Maintenance Service Workers for the 2025 summer operating season.

Individuals will be part of a team accountable for providing regular maintenance and operational duties that support the day use areas, campgrounds, facilities and trail systems.

We are currently looking to hire Park Maintenance Workers for the following Provincial Parks in the Cold Lake District:

• Long Lake Provincial Park
• Cross Lake Provincial Park
• North Buck Provincial Recreation Area

Maintenance Service Worker 1 (MSW1): duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Lawn maintenance and minor repairs of facilities.
• Perform routine custodial and cleaning duties of park facilities.
• Respond to in‑person requests for information on area amenities and park conditions, as needed.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment.
• Complete trail and signage projects.
• Report all maintenance concerns accordingly.
• Be familiar with and practice all pertinent Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) policies, procedures and protocols as well as the Facility Emergency Response Plan and protocols.
• Complete administrative tasks such as timesheets, expense claims, commencement and termination paperwork, and online courses.

As the Park Maintenance Worker 2 (MSW2), primary duties include assisting with and performing MSW1 duties in addition to some front‑line administrative and supervisory tasks such as

• Conducting trail maintenance projects.
• Maintaining roads and parking lot areas.
• Assisting with playground routine inspections and maintenance.
• Installing and removing docks, maintaining beaches.
• Operating heavy equipment such as loaders, graders, garbage trucks, etc.).
• Operating chainsaws, brush saws and other higher risk equipment.
• Assists with water and wastewater system start‑up/shut‑down and operating.

As the Park Maintenance Worker 3 (MSW3), primary duties include assisting with and performing MSW1 and MSW2 duties in addition to some front‑line administrative and supervisory tasks such as

• On‑site lead for a crew of MSW staff. Accountable for direct site operations, and for leading the task scheduling for other staff.
• Leading trail crews where applicable.
• Assisting with formal inspections, maintenance and servicing of equipment.
• Conducting purchasing and orders supply inventory within budget.
• Assisting…