Park Maintenance Crew Lead and Park Maintenance Worker

Park Maintenance Crew Lead and Park Maintenance Worker

Job Information

Job Title:

Park Maintenance Crew Lead and Park Maintenance Worker
Job

Requisition
Ministry:
Forestry and Parks

Location:

Various Locations – Whitecourt, Edson
Full or Part-Time:
Full-Time
Hours of Work:
Up to 40 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:
Temporary – Wage, Seasonal
Scope:
Open Competition
Closing Date:
Open Until Suitable Candidates Found
Classification:
Maintenance Service Worker 1, Maintenance Service Worker 3

Salary

Maintenance Service Worker 1 (MSW1) – Park Maintenance Worker 1:
$23.11 - $26.00 per hour
Maintenance Service Worker 3 (MSW3) – Park Maintenance Crew Lead:
$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 percent of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays
• 6 percent 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 our website at:

For more information on Park locations visit:

Whitecourt
:

Edson :

Position overview

If you enjoy working outside and are committed to improving a visitor’s experience when visitors come to visit a provincial park, and want to help promote customer service in the parks by maintaining clean facilities and campgrounds, join our Maintenance Team at any one of the listed Alberta Provincial Parks and Recreation Area locations within the Yellowhead Management Area. We are looking for highly motivated, well-organized, responsible Park Maintenance Workers for the 2026 summer season.

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

Locations and positions available

Whitecourt – Carson Pegasus Provincial Park

• 1 Park Maintenance Crew Lead (MSW3)

• 5 Park Maintenance Workers (MSW1)

Edson – Wolf Lake West Provincial Recreation Area / Minnow Lake Provincial Recreation Area

• 1 Park Maintenance Crew Lead (MSW3, works in both areas)

• 1 Park Maintenance Worker (MSW1, works in both areas)

As a Park Maintenance Service Worker (MSW1), duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Performing daily janitorial duties of park facilities such as washrooms, outhouses, picnic shelters, shower houses and any other assigned areas.
• Daily garbage and recycling removal.
• Performing landscaping and site servicing of campgrounds, day use areas and facilities.
• Operating equipment such as mowers, trimmers, pressure washers, ATVs, and UTVs.
• Assisting with trail, beach and dock maintenance.
• Installing and maintaining signage.
• Painting.
• Reporting all maintenance concerns accordingly.
• Assisting with hazard tree management and invasive plant management programs.
• Following all applicable Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) policies and procedures, including the Facility Emergency Response Plan.
• Completing administrative tasks such as timesheets, expense claims, commencement and termination paperwork, and online courses.

Please click on this link to view the job description for the MSW1 Park Maintenance Worker position.

As the Park Maintenance Crew Lead (MSW3), primary duties include assisting with and performing MSW1 duties, in addition to some front-line administrative and supervisory tasks such as:

• Serving as the onsite lead for a crew of maintenance staff, with accountability for direct site operations and providing input for task scheduling for other staff.
• Maintaining roads and parking lot areas.
• Supporting the operation of utility systems in accordance with…