Park Maintenance Workers

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Job Title:

Park Maintenance Workers - Lakeland

Job Requisition

Ministry:
Forestry and Parks

Location:

Lakeland District (including Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park)

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 and Maintenance Service Worker 2

Salary:

Maintenance Service Worker 1 (MSW1) – Park Maintenance Worker 1: $23.11 - $26.00 per hour

Maintenance Service Worker 2 (MSW2) – Park Maintenance Worker 2: $24.80 - $30.36 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:

Lakeland District is part of the North Region. One of the larger communities of the area is Lac La Biche, Alberta. This district includes:

• Beaver Lake Provincial Recreation Area
• Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area
• Poachers Landing Provincial Recreation Area
• Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park

If you enjoy working outside and are committed to caring for Alberta Park’s facilities and campgrounds, come join our Maintenance Team in the Lakeland District. We are looking for highly motivated, well‑organized, responsible Maintenance Service Workers for the 2026 summer operating season.

Individuals will be part of a team accountable for providing regular maintenance and operational duties that support the day‑to‑day operation of Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park, Beaver Lake Provincial Recreation Area, Pinehurst Lake Campground and surrounding campgrounds, day use areas, facilities and trail systems.

We are currently looking to hire:

• 2 Park Maintenance Worker 2 (MSW2)
• 1 Equipment Operator (MSW2)
• 13 Park Maintenance Workers 1 (MSW1)

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

• Lawn maintenance and minor repairs of facilities.
• Performing routine custodial and cleaning duties of park facilities.
• Operating mowers, weed wackers, and small hand tools.
• Responding to in‑person requests for information on area amenities and park conditions, as needed.
• Performing routine and preventative maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment.
• Completing trail and signage projects.
• Reporting all maintenance concerns accordingly.
• Being familiar with and practicing all pertinent Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) policies, procedures and protocols as well as the Facility Emergency Response Plan and protocols.
• 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 this position (MSW1).

As a 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…