JOB SUMMARY: The typical seasonal period for these positions is May through November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2025. This is an open continuous announcement. Applicants will be referred throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions are filled or announcement reaches the closing date. The first cut-off date is 11:59 pm (EST), January 17, 2025. MAJOR DUTIES: Operates heavy power equipment such as lawn mowers, portable snow blowers, and all types of hand tools (such as shovels rakes, lawn edging equipment, etc.), to maintain buildings, grounds, roads, trails, etc. Loads and unloads supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies, etc. Moves furniture, removes and sets signs, paints picnic tables and signs, rakes and waters lawns, trims trees and shrubbery, picks up litter, and cleans fire pits. Digs ditches and trenches with pick and shovel where soil is hard and compact and must grade or slope; occasionally breaks up pavement, soil, or concrete; mixes and pours concrete, asphalt, and hot/cold mix; fills and levels holes in damaged roads. Moves heavily loaded wheelbarrows and hand trucks; uses heavy type power mowers including adjusting blades, cleaning and oiling. Cuts heavy trees with axe or chainsaw; stacks heavy logs, lumber, and sacks of cement, etc., or performs other duties requiring similar judgment and comparable physical effort. Performs janitorial duties for buildings in the absence of janitor and as back-up support. Employment/Salary Ranges: Roger Williams National Memorial Park - May to November, Providence Rhode Island: WG-3 step 1 $18.99 to step 5 $22.16. Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park - May to November, Pawtucket Rhode Island: WG-3 step 1 $18.99 to step 5 $ 22.16 New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park - May to November, New Bedford, Massachussetts: WG-3 step 1 $18.99 to step 5 $22.16. Fort Stanwix National Historical Park - May to November, Rome, New York: WG-3 step 1 $19.80 to WG-3 step 5 $23.09 Temporary positions not-to-exceed 1039 hours in a service year may be terminated/extended based on management needs and can vary due to weather, project needs, or funding. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
