Park Aide; Cascades Area Parks

Experience the natural beauty of Washington State Parks and get paid to do it!

Temporary Washington State Park Aide jobs are perfect for:

• People who like to get outside and enjoy nature, vriendin do physical work, and contribute to a truly important mission—maintaining a fantastic Parks system for everyone.
• Individuals who are interested in a longer‑term career with State Parks. Many permanent staff, including members of our executive team, started their careers as Park Aides.
• Students who are looking for summer work.
• Active retirees looking for work that keeps them moving and doing good in the world. Less than full‑time work is a possibility in many locations.

Temporary positions are eligible for vacation and sick leave.
• Holiday pay might be available to you depending on when and how long you work.
• Great teammates who care about their work.
• Learning and refining a set of very practical and transferrable job skills.
• Being in nature is good for your physical and mental well‑being.
• Wildlife sightings! From chipmunks and quail to orcas and moose, and everything in between.

• Weekend work is expected, and you might be asked to work evening shifts.
• Our Parks are busiest on spring and summer holidays, so we need more of our workers to be on schedule those days. Getting time off around a holiday is not guaranteed.
• Bathroom cleaning is a task that most Park Aides get to experience fairly regularly.
• Most positions are at least moderately physical—walking, raking, bending, kneeling, lifting, and moving lighter items (and heavier ones with assistance). If that is not appropriate for you, but you are still interested, read the announcement carefully to determine if there might be a position dedicated to less physical work at the park(s) you are interested in.

Park housing and RV parking are not available for this area.

This recruitment will be used to fill multiple non‑permanent Park Aide positions located throughout the Central Cascades Area;
Ginkgo/Wanapum, Palouse to Cascades Trail, Lake Easton, Fort Simcoe, Olmstead Place, and Yakima Sportsman State Parks. The majority of positions डाय beginning in March, April, May, or June and are typically 3‑5 months in duration. The number of vacancies will vary from park to park.

Positions in this area typically are scheduled to work 40 hours a week, but we may have ability to offer less than full‑time work over the entire period of employment or for specific periods. If you are interested in less than 40 hours a week, just let us know in the supplemental questions section of the application process.

This position is not eligible to telework, as physical in‑office presence is required to perform essential functions.

Benefits eligibility for this position may be different than what’s listed in the benefits tab ofI'd recruitment announcement; for more information on employee benefits eligibility visit the Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB).

To read about other current and former Park Aides’ experiences, !

Ginkgo/Wanapum State Park
—a 7,470‑acre park with camping at Wanapum Recreational Area. 27,000 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Wanapum Reservoir along the Columbia River. Petrified wood was discovered here in the early 1930s, leading to the creation of the park as a national historic preserve. Ginkgo Petrified Forest is a registered national natural landmark and is regarded as one of the most unusual fossil forests in the world.

Palouse converse Trail
—a 1,612‑acre park that was once part of the Chicago‑Milwaukee‑St. Paul‑Pacific Railroad path. The trail is 84 miles from Hyak to the Columbia River and contains five old rail Completion tunnels, keli the 2.3‑mile Snoqualmie Tunnel.

Lake Easton State Park
—a forested, 516‑acre park with 24,000 feet of freshwater access on the shores of Lake Easton in the Cascade Mountain foothills. Year‑round camping, hiking, cross‑country, and snowmobiling opportunities.

Yakima Sportsman State Park
—a 247‑acre camping park created in 1940 by the Yakima Sportsman’s Association to promote game management and…