Salary: $21.22 Hourly
Deadline to apply: 2/24/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oregonmetro/jobs/4825286/seasonal-park-worker
Number of hires: 20
Anticipated work dates: 4/2/2025 – 6/31/2025
Please note that Seasonal Park Workers are a type of Variable Hour Employee and shall work no more than 1,200 hours in a fiscal year.
Hello, we’re Metro! Metro is dedicated to shaping a better future for the greater Portland region. The work the people of Metro do every day benefits the lives of the people who live here, today, and tomorrow.
Looking for a fun and challenging job? Do you love working outdoors? Join the Metro Parks and Nature team as a Seasonal Park Worker to help create opportunities to enjoy nature close to home. As a Seasonal Park Worker, you will have the opportunity to work at many of Metro’s regional parks, cemeteries, and nature parks.
We're looking for people who share Metro's commitment to making sure that all our region's diverse communities, including communities of color and low-income communities, benefit from a world-class park system.
We are hiring seasonal positions that will be reporting to one of the following three (3) locations. Please note that these locations are not on bus routes or public transportation.
Shifts: All positions work a 10-hour workday, 4 days per week (40-hour workweeks).
Location # 1. Blue Lake Regional Park: 20500 NE Marine Dr, Fairview, OR 97024
Available Schedules:
- All schedules are Friday - Monday
- Day Shift: 7:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Closing Shift: 10:30 am – 9:00 pm
Location # 2. Historic Cemeteries and Nature Parks: 20500 NE Marine Dr, Fairview, OR 97024
Available Schedules:
- Schedules are Wednesday-Saturday or Sunday-Wednesday depending on availability
- Day shift: 6:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location # 3. Oxbow Regional Park: 3010 SE Oxbow Pkwy, Gresham, OR 97080
Available Schedules:
- All schedules are Friday - Monday
- Day Shift: 7:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Closing Shift: 10:30 am – 9:00 pm
Diversity and inclusion: At Metro, we strive to cultivate diversity, advance equity, and practice inclusion in all of its work. This means attracting and empowering a workforce that is inclusive of a broad range of human qualities. Workplace diversity is both a moral imperative and a business strength, essential to providing quality support and services to our region. Metro’s goal is to hire, develop and retain highly skilled and talented individuals across all departments and programs who best reflect the diversity of our community.
Learn more about Metro’s Diversity Action Plan
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED certificate or sufficient education to demonstrate the ability to read instructions and perform routine math with accuracy OR
- Any combination of education and experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the classification duties and responsibilities
- Customer service experience in a public setting
Driving Record Check
- The candidate selected for the position will need to pass a Driving Record check prior to being hired.
- Speeding tickets do not necessarily preclude employment and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Questions?
Recruiter: Jasmine Cárdenas
Email: Jasmine.Cardenas@oregonmetro.gov