Seasonal Laborer; Trails

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This is an open continuous announcement. Applicants will be referred throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. The last cut-off date is 11:59 pm (est), February 12, 2026. Please see the "Next Steps" section for additional cut off dates.

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• Sequoia National Park – CA;
  Season May‑Nov;
  Government housing may be available.
• Kings Canyon National Park – CA;
  Season May‑Nov;
  Government housing may be available.
• Point Reyes National Seashore – Point Reyes Station, CA;
  Season Apr‑Oct;
  Government housing may be available.
• Yosemite National Park – CA;
  Season Apr‑Oct;
  Government housing may be available.
• Pinnacle National Park – Paicines, CA;
  Season May‑Nov;
  Government housing is available.
• Redwood National Park – Crescent City & Orick, CA;
  Season Mar‑Sep;
  Government housing may be available.
• Great Basin National Park – Baker, NV;
  Season May‑Nov;
  Government housing may be available.
• Crater Lake National Park – Crater Lake, OR;
  Season May‑Nov;
  Government housing is available.
• Olympic National Park – Port Angeles, WA;
  Season Apr‑Oct;
  Government housing may be available.

• Live and work out of remote wilderness camps for up to 8 days or up to several weeks/months at a time.
• Load and unload supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies, and pack animals etc.
• Maintain hiking trails, i.e., cutting back vegetation, cleaning drainage structures, clearing rockfall, and repairing trail and stock fences.
• Perform strenuous manual labor such as digging ditches and trenches with pick and shovel where soil is hard and compact and must be graded or sloped, shoveling snow requiring significant endurance for sustained periods of time.
• Mix and pour concrete, asphalt and hot/cold mix and fills and level holes in damaged roads/trails.
• Construct and maintain trail structures such as retaining walls, bridges, turnpikes, retaining walls, waterbars, and swales.
• Move heavily loaded wheelbarrows and hand trucks. Cut heavy trees with axe or chainsaw, stack heavy logs, lumber and sacks of cement or perform other duties.

The work performed requires very heavy physical effort. The incumbent routinely lifts, pushes, pulls, and carries items weighing 50 pounds, and up to 150 pounds (or more) with assistance. Grade 3 laborers exert very heavy physical effort in doing such tasks as frequently lifting and moving objects weighing over 50 pounds.

Almost all of the incumbent’s work will be outside in all kinds of weather conditions, and involve the possibility of bruises, muscle strains, cuts and scrapes, and other injuries. Work requires the employee to follow proper safety procedures and use standard safety equipment to avoid serious injuries. At the grade 3 level the tasks involved may result in more serious injuries than at lower grade levels.

The incumbent works the majority of time outdoors in temperatures ranging from 0 °F in the winter to excess of 100 °F in the summer.

Poor air quality afflicts Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, especially during summer months—generally May to October. High ozone levels may be the most harmful pollutant here. In summer months, concentrations often exceed the federal ozone health standards. For more information: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• Travel, transportation & relocation expenses will not be paid. Relocation expenses will be the employee’s responsibility.
• You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
• You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards.
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